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11/4/2019 at 12:27am
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I don't have half the gear you seem to have but it still feels like a military operation every time I go camping.
On a couple of occasions I have packed up camping completely and sold all my gear only to find I was having withdrawal symptoms so had to buy it all again...and it always costs more when you have to buy it again!
I decided the solution was to cut down on as much gear as possible and just take my basic needs but then I decided I needed a heater so bought an EHU unit. Then of course I had 3 sockets to make use of so I bought an electric kettle and toaster...and microwave...and electric airbed pump...and...well, you get the picture.
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11/4/2019 at 9:11am
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Like Katieep, we eventually stumbled from enormous bill-of-lading with "tenting gear" to a caravan.
I miss the simplicity of being in a tent, but I love the flexibility of having a caravan - being able to easily do an "overnighter" (there are six of us).
What I have realised is that there is a trap even with caravanning that there is an amazing amount of stuff you didn't realise you needed.
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11/4/2019 at 9:15am
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Your need for an item is inversely proportional to the space to accommodate it.
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11/4/2019 at 10:10am
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There is plenty of space in my tent for stuff I need but the more space I fill with stuff I need the less space there is for me.
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11/4/2019 at 10:11am
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We don't take that much stuff, never having got involved with EHU.
Simply basking in the sunshine of my presence is enough to bring joy to my family.
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Yep, OP a camper after my own heart, check out my gallery kit photo.
Like you we wan’t as many home comforts as is possible, and that includes full en-suite in the tent and 1m satellite tv system.
For us it’s a 1,115 miles to the campsite in Frejus, from home here in North Manchester, and that journey involves 3 over night stops at Premiere Classe budget hotels, the road trip is all part of the holiday experience for us, and we just love it.
Although this year, due to a change in company car policy, we will be going camping lite, so no trailer.
On the upside, the 6 hours that it takes us to set up all the kit, will be greatly reduced this year.
It is quite a daunting prospect, although the £50 saving on the ferry crossing is quite welcome, we have done camping lite before, so I guess we can do it again.
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