good idea gong somewhere not too far away the first time. Have you bought a tarpaulin to put down under the tent to keep everthing clean? I know you have a groundsheet, but a cheap tarp from b&q is only about £6 and it will keep your groundsheet and inner tents clean, much easier when packing up, all the tent goes back in the bag clean, and you clean the tarp off when you get home. If the tarp is bigger than the tent, tuck it in or cut to size, and don't leave any bits of tarp or groundsheet sticking out under the edge of the tent, or the rain will run in and wet the inside of the tent. Have a great time.
Hi muskwit, welcome to ukcs, I've gone full circle too, tent to caravan the tent then caravan, and now waiting for A new tent to arrive. you're so right, much more fun in a tent. I'm even thinking of giving up electric, but not entirely sure yet. I'd forgotten about the electric twin hobs, my sister used one of those last year in her tent, very good.
We take our Beauclaire, it's brilliant for every type of cooking.
We also take an Hinari Air cooker. This is thermostatically controlled up to 230 degrees with a timer. It has a rack with long & short legs. Long if you want to brown things, short if you dont or if you're roasting a chicken or something. In this I cut a whole chicken in half, open it out & lay it on the rack. When I think it's 20 mins away I stick a pack of frozen roasters around it, do some veg & bingo, a nice roast. You can literally cok anything in it, treat it as a fan oven.
We also carry two of the small single gas burners, the ones with the hairspray size canister in, the canister lasts about 2 hours & so far ours has always run out half way through cooking. I guess the only time any gas supply runs out is when it's being used.
hi muskwit,sorry for asking but how did you get electric double ring from argos for 19.99,i use one for the summer cos i turn my aga off,too hot,and just replaced mine and had to pay 39.99 so you got a good deal.
Quote: Originally posted by lat123 on 02/7/2006
hi muskwit,sorry for asking but how did you get electric double ring from argos for 19.99,i use one for the summer cos i turn my aga off,too hot,and just replaced mine and had to pay 39.99 so you got a good deal.
That's why we find the Hinari air grill so good lat123, we have the same problem as you with the aga & the beauclair, air grills & gas rings come into their own then. They're brilliant as replacements for the big old cast iron jobby when the suns too high.
Quote: Originally posted by beefysmum on 30/6/2006
If you are getting the electric, poundland do a great little clip on light fitting, takes ordinary lightbulbs, we use the low energy ones in ours, as they don't get so hot.
It's like a big plastic bulldog clip with a fitting like you get in a table lamp, small to pack and weighs hardly anything, and you can clip it to a table or whatever, or even hang it up on a bit of string if you have a lamp loop in your tent.
Poundstretcher also do a clip on light. I think it is a bit more expensive at £2.99 (not sure) but it does have a longer flex on it which is useful if you're trying to reach a suitable 'clip-on' point. We have both a Poundland and a Poundstretcher one and the poundstretcher one is far less hassle.
Would totally agree about using the low-energy bulbs - no worries then if the bulb happens to brush against the tent.
Sorry 4 not replying sooner, but went camping for 3 weeks to test out this new cheap tent! And what a bargain it has truly proved to be. Whilst 2 other tents blew away down the site like to race horse's in the derby, this one stayed intact! By the way its a 6 man bought from Lidls for £35.00! LOL!!
2006 Summer Tour
Ormskirk May
Cornwall June
Christchurch June
Ullswater July
St.Michaels on Wyre August
Wastwater September
Glen Nevis September
Arkholme October