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Hi all

we are going camping in aug and i am trying to find something to erect outside tent to keep cooker etc in and to cook outside.

i dont really want a gazebo as they are too big, does anyone have any ideas of a home made shelter? i waas thinking of a windbreaker and some kind of tarpaulin over the top but not sure how i would do this

please help, any suggestions welcome xxxxxx

Loads of people here use this and swear by it.  Outhouse Utility Tent

Hi Jo, I bought one of these (although it is slightly big at 2, x 1.5m)

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/membershop/bd_outhouse.asp

Or there is the Khyam Canopied Windbreak, but do a search on these as I think people had problems using them last year

http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1428744-10475506?url=http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Outdoor_Megastore_Khyam_Accessories_244.html

Hi Jo.

Welcome to the site. Try this link http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/membershop/bd_thehut.asp

If thats not what your looking for then most of the big brands do a 'Dayroom' type tent. The prices start at about £90. They are normally 3m square but are much sturdier than a normal gazebo. Sunncamp also do a smaller utility tent but their website is being reconstructed at the moment so try looking at the on-line retailers.

Good luck

Dave

hi

thanks for the info

only trouble is they dont match my tent(is that sad?)

i have a rage bergen tent in grey and orange

A note of caution - the Khyam gazebo thingy isn't fully waterproof....

It'll stand a shower, but not pouring pouring rain.

We have a (sadly) long list of options

a) Khyam Screen house to provide large covered communal space when camping with friends

b) The Outhouse (as mentioned above - see pic in profile of outhouse in action as a shower room). It packs really small and goes up quick.

c) Weschel light weight tarp with assorted porch poles nabbed of old tents, which, with wind break, makes a semi covered outdoor space for cooking. (See pic in profile of tarp deployed between 2 tents)

So we can have any and every combination. In fact ,we have worked out that we could create an entire network of connected tents and shelters so we could have a kitchen, a bathroom, bedrooms and a dining room and be able to move between ten under cover! (Wouldn't want to pay the pitch fees for it though!)

hi val

thankyou so much for your reccomendation. showed hubby this evening and he totally agrees its fab.

we have ordered one and cant wait for it to arrive.

thanks again, had so much valuable ideas from this sit, i love it xxxx

sorry i meant site xxxx

Val,

I love the look of the Kyham windbreak/shelter that you posted!  Would you say for a cooking shelter it would be more or as adequate as the outhouse that people on here use?

I was going to get one of the outhouses, but this looks really good, and I like the price!!  Would it stand up to a fortnight break you reckon?

Steve