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Subject Topic: Best camping gadgets? Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonLianne1978
15/2/2018 at 10:29pm
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What are your best camping gadgets or best buys?
I’ve just got some solar lamps that fold flat but then pop out into a box which gives off a pretty decent light. Will be good for the kids in the pop top at bed time.

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PersonGreg M
16/2/2018 at 6:45am
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Hi Liane,
Been having a think on this one.
Not really a gadget but we always take a cheap over door coat hanger (like in link below),and folding plastic step.
Nothing worse than going to a shower block and finding one hook in the cubicle where your clothes normally end up soaking wet. The folding step can either be used as a seat or keep you off the soaking wet floor when you are changing.
The problem with gadgets ,they tend to take up precious room.
Regards,
Greg

http://www.wilko.com/towel-rails-stands-and-hooks/wilko-over-the-door-hooks-chrome........

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PersonGeoff48
16/2/2018 at 8:07am
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My "waiters friend" for opening wine and beer bottles and was given to me free of charge by a friendly waiter.


PersonLorfal
16/2/2018 at 9:30am
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Poilson electric paella pan. Large cooks anything and is lightweight and only cost me £20


PersonDeborahTurner
16/2/2018 at 9:36am
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I have a couple of butchers hooks / S hooks in my wash bag as over-door hooks.

Diablo Toasted sandwich maker for use on my little gas stove, or a pie iron for the fire.

Vango Eye Lights: can be twisted to fix to anything. I use one as a close up reading light rather than lighting up the whole tent. The batteries last for ages.

Swiss Army Knife with bottle opener, corkscrew, scissors, screwdriver, tin opener and good blades.


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PersonBelper Bloke
16/2/2018 at 10:04am
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A bit of an open door question, to depends what type of camper you are. I like to not try to make my tent home from home, so I have a few basics that work for me.
You need to have a good bed and be warm, so a good air bed, sleeping bag, and hot water bottle, proper pillows, torch, and a pee pot.
Good folding chairs, folding table to cook on. That’s a start, just be warm dry and expect bad weather.

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Personduffs54
16/2/2018 at 10:52am
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Swiss army knife here as well, always take plastic cable ties,
Gorilla tape, clip on battery hanging light bulbs, citronella tea lights.a double sided carving knife, one side serrated for baguettes, the other sharp for meat.




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PersonMummymills
16/2/2018 at 2:58pm
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My collapsible water dispenser is ace. I got for a steal in B&M last year, & it has its own little stand.
Also can’t live without resealable sandwich bags. Great for everything, from storing pegs to marinating meat before the obligatory bbq!
Gadget-wise I’d probably say our multi-point USB plug thing (that’s the technical term). I can charge our USB light, phone, iPad, and fan all using only one socket on the EHU. They’re all low wattage so no fear of blowing the on-site electrics.


PersonGeorge-Mildred
16/2/2018 at 3:58pm
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My most useful gadget for camping? Mr George to tow the caravan !!! Seriously tho, when tent camping it was a swiss army knife type thing, can do allsorts with it from opening bottles to mending things.


Personalibali65
16/2/2018 at 9:01pm
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An Aeropress for that morning coffee.

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Aug - carfest south


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Personnicolaburns
17/2/2018 at 9:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Greg M on 16/2/2018
Hi Liane,
Been having a think on this one.
Not really a gadget but we always take a cheap over door coat hanger (like in link below),and folding plastic step.
Nothing worse than going to a shower block and finding one hook in the cubicle where your clothes normally end up soaking wet. The folding step can either be used as a seat or keep you off the soaking wet floor when you are changing.
The problem with gadgets ,they tend to take up precious room.
Regards,
Greg

http://www.wilko.com/towel-rails-stands-and-hooks/wilko-over-the-door-hooks-chrome........


Over the door hook, what a brilliant idea! The showers are always a pain. I'll be putting on of those on my shopping list!



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