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OK, so we are going on our first "try before we buy" caravan trip.  We are hiring a 6 berth with fixed bunks, this is being put on a site for us so we basically just turn up.  I am taking the kids first and having a couple of days on my own (kids 10 and 2) then my husband is joining us for the weekend.

The chap we are hiring from will show us how to use everything and is putting the awning up etc and the caravan comes with everything eg plates, bottle opener!!!   The only thing we have been told to take is bedding, towels and clothes - but what else should I really take?

And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

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Quote: Originally posted by ajc104 on 19/5/2009

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OK, so we are going on our first "try before we buy" caravan trip.  We are hiring a 6 berth with fixed bunks, this is being put on a site for us so we basically just turn up.  I am taking the kids first and having a couple of days on my own (kids 10 and 2) then my husband is joining us for the weekend.

The chap we are hiring from will show us how to use everything and is putting the awning up etc and the caravan comes with everything eg plates, bottle opener!!!   The only thing we have been told to take is bedding, towels and clothes - but what else should I really take?

And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

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Quote: Originally posted by ajc104 on 19/5/2009

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OK, so we are going on our first "try before we buy" caravan trip.  We are hiring a 6 berth with fixed bunks, this is being put on a site for us so we basically just turn up.  I am taking the kids first and having a couple of days on my own (kids 10 and 2) then my husband is joining us for the weekend.

The chap we are hiring from will show us how to use everything and is putting the awning up etc and the caravan comes with everything eg plates, bottle opener!!!   The only thing we have been told to take is bedding, towels and clothes - but what else should I really take?

And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

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Quote: Originally posted by Dreadnought on 22/5/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by ajc104 on 19/5/2009

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And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

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Under the front seats there is normally storage space, we find it great to keep our 2 y/o safe by shoving him in there for a while  

 

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Quote: Originally posted by ajc104 on 19/5/2009

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OK, so we are going on our first "try before we buy" caravan trip.  We are hiring a 6 berth with fixed bunks, this is being put on a site for us so we basically just turn up.  I am taking the kids first and having a couple of days on my own (kids 10 and 2) then my husband is joining us for the weekend.

The chap we are hiring from will show us how to use everything and is putting the awning up etc and the caravan comes with everything eg plates, bottle opener!!!   The only thing we have been told to take is bedding, towels and clothes - but what else should I really take?

And any advice regarding keeping my 2 year old safe (out of harms way) whilst I'm doing the cooking????

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Are you taking a tv or dvd player with you?  Could your son be persuaded to sit for a while in the end bedroom watching something with colouring books or cars to play with whilst you are cooking.  The surfaces in our new Ranger are quite high so little ones shouldn't be able to reach up and pull anything down and the same rules as at home apply, i.e all pans to the back of the hob, knives and sharp items pushed away from the edges. 

I don't know how well behaved he is or if the older ones can be trusted but if they are old enough couldn't they take him off for a little walk or to the play area when you are cooking?  Campsites are safe places and if you could get a pitch near the play area you could still keep an eye on him?

Would plywood wedged in between the gap in the end bedroom sliding doors and somehow wedged against the beds work like a stairgate trapping him in the bedroom but without having to close the doors work?

I'm sure you will have a great time...