Essential Camping Equipment

[iNdlovu]

Nice one harrys, what caravan have you got?

[Poplap]

CWF! I suppose you are right.


Amoli, I think after a few dops of Frangelico one might find that you have no brakes.

Places like Outdoor Warehouse & Makro make a killing on things that look great and people say "Oh look isn't this a good idea" buy it, load it and never find a use for it. It happens all the time.

I get it! Like our Seven Man Tent and Venter Trailer.


PS. I quite like our Dietz lantern. Bungalow or camping, it works like a dream.

[ceruleanwildfire]

Frangelico is not that bad. Similar to your normal Amarula Cream. If Fangelico were firelighter fluid then Mampoer and WitBlitz would be Aviation Fuel. Okay I see your point.

@iNdlovu, I thought that my list was the comfort/extended list. Bare bones list would be; Sleeping Bag, Biltong and... of course... Frangelico. (Although it not as nice at room temp as it is on ice).

[harrys]

Nice one harrys, what caravan have you got?

A Gypsey Regal 1996 model , It's a bit heavy for my 2.4 Nissan d/cab but I've bee towing since April 2006 and no problems..........yet only petrol consumption 5.5 km/l

[iNdlovu]

We had a new 2000 model Regal, which I kept for all of 3 months. They are beautiful caravans, but I got clostriphobia not being able to take the back roads to places. SO enjoyed it for a while, but she soon agreed that traveling on highways was for the birds. So we sold it...and kitted out the Landy instead, now we can go anywhere we want as it used to be before the Regal, only in a little more comfort than it was in the old days.

[Richprins]

One always had to remember that blue plug thingy to put into the power points at the campsites as an adaptor for 3 point plugs...don't know if that's still necessary?

[harrys]

Yup you still need that plug thingy

[H. erectus]

Thor's tentpeg hammer! About 30cm long and weighing in at just over 1Kg.

Set aside Thors hammer!! An axe serves dual purpose other than
splitting wood!! Save in weight and use the back-end of your chopper?axe
to pin tent pegs!!

[Theuns]

We don't use electricity at all, only our Dietz lantern for lighting outside and a led light for inside the tent. Other essential items are my flame rod to start the fire and the Hippo paraffin stove to boil water...I just love that stove! Oh yes, and my multi tool Swiss Army knife which Lisbeth gave me!

[PRWIN]

after this last trip, a cordless drill