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Caravan or Trailer Camping

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We started camping 6 years ago and here is some info to help make it a wonderfull experience

- Dont buy every gadget you see, u seldom use them and it only takes up space and adds weight to your caravan or trailer

- If on a tight budget use the food u would have used when you stayed at home, dont spend extra money on unnessary luxuries.

- If you camp with a caravan only pitch your rally tent and your ground sail, with practise it will take you about 20 minutes to set up.

- Lastly for now, just enjoy your trip and remember your holiday starts when you leave home.


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A small tip from my side concerning camping:

- Try and spend at least two to three nights in one camp, breaking down and setting up camp wastes a lot of time and becomes tedious.

- In the summer months it is always handy to have a spade with you. If you see the weather turning nasty, dig small trenches to channel water away from your tent.


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Great Advice guys!!

From my side:

- Especially with a tent, take a broom and saw off the top part. use this to clean your camping site of small rocks and thorns that could prick a hole in the tent floor.

- A ground sale underneath also helps, make sure it sticks out in front, just enough to wipe your feet before entering the tent - especially useful when raining.


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Rectangular rubber car matts placed at the tent entrance are useful for keeping gravel out of the tent.


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Take your wife with, it is much easier to set up camp quickly.


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forestgump wrote:Take your wife with , it is much easier to set up camp quickly.
And some beers to keep you cool while she is setting up camp Forest.


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I must say we had an interesting sighting while visiting Gump at Malelane Camp. A pensioner arrived with a huge caravan, unhooked it, and then manouvered the caravan using a remote control device! :shock:

Gump says there is an electric motor on two of the caravan's wheels...works very well. \O
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Camping is not what it used to be O** It has become glamping (glamorous camping ;-) ).


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To anyone who are interested in camping, the caravan expo is at Gallagher estate from 21 to 23 February, lots of caravans, trailers and camping gear to view O/\ we will be there on the 22nd :-)


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Will see how my things work out but would love to attend


Next trip to the bush??

Let me think......................
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