We have just got back from our first ever camping trip. Two nights atTrencreek farm in Cornwall. Two adults, three children and two dogs and we loved it.
In our 48 hour mini holiday we have experienced blue sky and sunshine, gale force winds and pouring rain, which was great as we had borrowed a hook up, fan heater, table and chairs which made the evenings more comfortable.
Now I want to start buying some equipment of our own. We're on a budget with so many mouths to feed, does anyone know where I could start looking?
For cheap tents try Ebay - but only the branded ones. Some of the cheaper ones get a bad write up on the tenting forum so check out reviews before buying.
we got the strongest biggest table ive seen for only £20 from a discount shop called home bargains, still havnt seen another fold up table to match it.
i also shop at a wholesale warehouse called jtf, and they had some fantastic bargains , airbeds for next to nothing, fold up chairs tents etc etc. also towsure, for alsorts, we did a quick trip up the motorway from notts to sheffield and found it well worth a visit( cheap lunch in their cafe too , so can make a good day of it)
we started out with one of these for cooking, they cost about £12 now and they are great. ours still works, i use it at home now as i hate the electric hob! hope this helps you and your budget out
When we started camping we went to a very small site on the Lizard and did all our cooking on instant barbecues. My mum and dad bought us one of these: (campingaz party grill). We now have a caravan but still use the party grill for doing some things and have also used it at home during power cuts. The larger canister last us at least a weekend (2 adults 3 kids) doing atleast two cooked meals a day. The cast iron grill can be removed for cooking on a burner and it all comes to pieces and can even be dishwashed when you get home.