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Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:30 pm
by iNdlovu
Nice one harrys, what caravan have you got?
Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:20 pm
by Poplap
Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:40 am
by 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).
Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:53 pm
by harrys
iNdlovu wrote: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

Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:39 pm
by 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.

Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:04 pm
by 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?

Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:43 pm
by harrys
Yup you still need that plug thingy

Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:45 pm
by H. erectus
BluTuna wrote: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!!
Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:46 pm
by 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!

Re: Essential Camping Equipment
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:04 pm
by PRWIN
after this last trip, a cordless drill