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Hot Topic (no new replies) Back to basics
Posted by pencamper on 28/09/2024		 22 Replies
2,508 Views 		Last reply bridgeywidge
on 26/7/2025
 Hi, not posted on here for a very long time as we left camping and went through folding campers and then to caravans then on to seasonal pitches and now kids have grown and not bothered anymore we sol....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) A few pics and question about tarps
Posted by Campernic on 24/07/2013		 79 Replies
24,968 Views 		Last reply Bramston
on 25/7/2025
 I have just spent a fortnight camping. It was incredibly hot and the tarp was well used. I was using the tarp in a traditional dining fly way, and sometimes used an extra two poles to lift up a corner....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Double 4 season sleeping bag
Posted by juice on 18/07/2025		 3 Replies
484 Views 		Last reply juice
on 19/7/2025
 Hi all im contemplating a new double sleeping bag as my wife suffers with the cold ,im not wanting to break the bank but if anyone gas any recommendations would be apricated. weight doesnt m....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) OUTWELL HARTFORD CANOPY
Posted by snowgoose on 04/04/2006		 13 Replies
1,533 Views 		Last reply dharmaman
on 15/7/2025
 Has anyone erected the new Outwell Hartford Canopy.  Ive just bought mine and erected it but hadnt time to put the tent up.  If you have one and have attached it to your tent did you atta....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Reversing with a small, low trailer
Posted by tentation on 26/06/2013		 50 Replies
25,448 Views 		Last reply Colin21
on 10/7/2025
 Hi. I've recently bought a bargain wooden trailer - 5ft x 3ft. It's lovely, but when I was trying it out (I've never towed before) I did have to reverse a short wa....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Keeping dog cool and comfortable camping
Posted by honeybean on 07/07/2025		 6 Replies
1,203 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 08/7/2025
 Does anyone have any recommendations for keeping my dog cool on a camping trip? I was thinking of buying a cooling mat. Are they worth it and which would you recommend. I know my boy will l....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Powering small cool box
Posted by GlennHam on 24/06/2025		 10 Replies
704 Views 		Last reply Fiona W
on 02/7/2025
 Hi. I have a 30l cool box that runs off my car battery or electric hook up. I want to power it myself to allow wild camping. What will sensibly power it? A solar panel? Or something else? It is 5....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Waterproofing unused tent
Posted by Monkeyspankz on 29/06/2025		 2 Replies
400 Views 		Last reply Monkeyspankz
on 30/6/2025
 Hi all, just to give a little context myself and the wife purchased a hi hear kalahari 8 eclipse around 2013/14, for one reason or another we never used it, untillnthis weekend, complete gamble withou....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) New campers and `learning the rules`
Posted by Milady B on 22/06/2025		 27 Replies
1,700 Views 		Last reply Milady B
on 28/6/2025
 How did you learn the unspoken rules of camping? I spent some time away this week and saw a few eye-opening things - kids running through awnings, whole families taking shortcuts through pe....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Getting ready for girly camping
Posted by amywilliams on 20/05/2025		 9 Replies
825 Views 		Last reply blueexpo97
on 17/6/2025
 Hi all Getting ready for the first camping trip of the year, this time with my friends! Wish us luc....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Decent double air bed
Posted by wokey on 18/05/2025		 5 Replies
711 Views 		Last reply taafe75
on 02/6/2025
 Hi everyone. I'm not new to camping but sick of airbeds that go down during the night. I bought an expensive one before but had a tendency to leak through the self inflation pump so my question....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Coleman Event Shelter Deluxe
Posted by Billyy on 31/05/2025		 2 Replies
608 Views 		Last reply seanfdh
on 31/5/2025
 We have just come back from our first camping trip of the season with one pole broken on our event shelter. Have been searching for a replacement B pole (red taped, leg pole) but without much joy....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Double guy rope
Posted by kb36 on 26/05/2025		 7 Replies
528 Views 		Last reply Bramston
on 27/5/2025
 Does anyone know what these are called and where i can get replacements? It's for a vango awning. ....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Campingaz 400sg stove
Posted by Oatly on 26/05/2025		 0 Replies
307 Views 		Last reply Oatly
on 26/5/2025
 Hi, after some advice/help please! (Again!) We have purchased a 400sg stove, and I cannot get it to work, and I am pulling my hair out. Purchase a new gas cylinder yesterday so t....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) First camp of the year
Posted by Somersetcamping on 16/05/2025		 7 Replies
501 Views 		Last reply KeldaMacFeegle
on 24/5/2025
 It's still a week away but we are all really excited and looking forward to being away in the tent again, w.ego next Friday! We are going to our go to camp site in Cornwall Tr....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Namiot campus super duo
Posted by Anne-marie Moore on 14/05/2025		 2 Replies
392 Views 		Last reply Anne-marie Moore
on 20/5/2025
 Hi there. We were gifted a campus super duo tent recently but have come to find there are no poles. I have googled it and it seems like a foreign brand and I'm struggling to find replacemen....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Newbie camping stove advice needed
Posted by kickstartmyheart on 24/04/2025		 5 Replies
1,080 Views 		Last reply suns
on 20/5/2025
 Hi, I'm looking to buy a camping stove and getting really confused about what gas cylinder, regulator and hose I'm going to need for it, thinking butane rather than propane? Stove I'm l....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Exploring Interest in ‘Security’ Tents
Posted by LCCamper on 03/05/2025		 11 Replies
964 Views 		Last reply Bramston
on 10/5/2025
 Hi all, I’m researching interest in a next generation tent designed to enhance peace of mind and personal security while camping. This short, anonymous survey will help me to understand ho....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Aged to perfection!!
Posted by 3madboyz on 12/04/2010		 25 Replies
5,403 Views 		Last reply 3madboyz
on 09/5/2025
 I thought for something different (and for some of us to get our nosing at other peoples gear fix) we should start a thread of pics of retro tents and gear as there is no section for the older model....   ....more
Hot Topic (no new replies) Towbar Tents
Posted by robclane on 16/08/2024		 23 Replies
4,141 Views 		Last reply blueexpo97
on 05/5/2025
 So what do all you people think of towbar tents, especially the new Thule Outset towbar tent? I've just got mine (�2800) and have erected and inspected it and will add to my comments....   ....more

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