Well done Valbarley getting all that gear into your Ka.Have you ever thought of getting a job with The Great Suprendo?
I don't want to be a kill-joy,and I know camping kit is light weight these days,but,everone shoud read their manufacturers guide book as to the maximum permitted weight for the vehicle as overloading is an offence,and eventhough it is unlikely,should you get stopped and weighed,just like a goods vehicle,if you exceed gross vehicle weight or your vehicles axle weights,you will be prosecuted.Also,you should check on the roof load capacity that they recommend which can be carried safely.
Guess What,Guilty As Charged on most camping trips,just like everyone else I know.
Late March,Torremelinos (No tent,taking mum-in law away.82 yrs old you know) Late June,Picardie France.(1st time on continent).
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Quote: Originally posted by M0KAS on 09/2/2011
I think Val needs to give us all packing instructions :), I manage Ok with my tiny corsa, but i wouldnt mind getting more stuff in it, one thing though, where is your gas bottle??, I take a 6kg propane with me, but this year i have to somehow get a gas BBQ in there now, and this is without a roofbox...Shoehorn anybody ??????
We just be VERY careful in what we buy for camping. I use the fold'n'go for shorter trips and the coleman unleaded for longer trips. Smaller to pack and no big gas bottle to carry. We try and use things that will fold completely flat too and we are in the fortunate position that our car boot has loads of little compartments and can hold our plates, cups and kitchen stuff. The coolbox is used to keep things in too. As for the roofbox, we only put lightwieght bulky things like the sleeping bags and things like that in it, and possibly clothes too if we can this year.
The one thing to remember is safety. If you pack the car to the rafters (and lets face it most of us do), just be careful that you dont get pulled over by the boys in blue.
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Cool campers use Delta Pegs.
The happiest people aren't the ones who have everything they are the ones who make the most of everything they have
When i have packed my car up for the next trip, ill have to take images, as i have been able to load the cr with everything, and not have to fold down the rear seats or place anything on the parcel shelf, think that has gone out the window this year though.... but I will see what i can manage,
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Gelert Ottawa 4, with canopy, groundsheet and carpet. Airbed and bedding. two folding chairs and a folding table Cool Box (Full of Beer and Ice) Laterns and Tourches Cooking and eating stuff Two adults with clothes.
I must admit, every time we go I dont think it will all fit, but it always does. And when packing up to leave, I get a audience of campers who dont belive I can it all in :)
I think you should video it and put it on u tube make good viewing
My challenge this year to get into my little 97 corsa is:
Atlantis 5 Tent, Groundsheet,Carpet
Double Sleeping Bag
Single sleeping bag.
Double air bed and 12v pump
Double Burner Cooker
Table for cooker
6kg Propane
Double Burner BBQ
28l Electric Coolbox
14l Coolbag
Box of pegs and spares (Buscuit box)
1 Hurricane Lamp or Dual Fuel lamp & Fuel
Box of plates, cups, pans and cooking utensils
Large Wok
1 rechargeable Spotlight, 1 torch.
1 chair, (used to be a double)
1 First aid kit
1 fire extinguisher.
1 holdall for clothes & towels
socket distribution board on 25m EHU
Additional Extras depending on what's needed::
1x 40amp power supply
1x 21ft mast (7ft when collapsed)
20 meters of wesflex 103 feeder.
50 meters of 3mm insulated wire
2ft of 4" drainpipe
only additions this year are the BBQ and a change of tent,
Should be fun I guess
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I had another thread about this, but it seems appropriate, here:
You can do roof boxes cheaper than you'd think. If you buy at Halfords, it will cost you about £300 to get a decent box. But, you can buy bars online for maybe £50 (less if your car already has rails on top). And, roof boxes are the sort of thing that people will buy, realize they never use, and sell on Gumtree. You can do a roofbox for maybe £100 if you work at it a bit.
Ooohh, am loving the plastic drawer idea.... but, do you put them in the car ready made up? Not sure where they'd go in our Astra, I usually put plastic boxes on the back seat full of bits and pieces like kitchen stuff, etc. But we do need things like wardrobes and stuff for this year as this will be our first proper year of camping so if I can suss out the drawer thing, that would possibly be a better option than the wardrobe units (and probably cheaper too!).
Will definitely be looking to get some of those then. I have a set in our utility room but they're full of stuff so will need another set. What a brilliant idea! Thanks!
I have a Renualt Laguna (big Boot and small trailer) family of 4 + 1 dog, and now 1 granny addicted to camping coming too.
Still struggle for space, although sleeping bags are laid out on back seat, always have something or other on floor that we have to put our feet on, I take clothes in a suitcase and just use from suitcase. But might try the Plastic drawer idea.
It's a sense of achievement getting it all in, if we have a pit stop on way to campsite it's an ordeal to get us all back in comfy again.
All part of the camping experience and we always somehow manage.
Really enjoying this thread, my husbands left me and taken the car so my son has put me on his insurance so I can borrow his car to go camping, hes got a corsa so I was wondering how Id get every thing in there.
My first trip out will be easter and my youngest son is coming with me, we wont have a roof box but some really good ideas on here, ive just bought a outwell Carolina S tent and my son will be in his pop up, so really trying to streamline everything else down.
Iv'e got a picnic rucksack that had a good size zipped bit on the back for bowls, mugs, chopping board ect.. all the kitchen stuff goes in there and its really easy to find stuff and dosn't take up a lot of room, but need to sort out a kitchen stand thats light and not to bulky, so keep the ideas coming as im going to need all the help I can get to get everything in there.
I've been to Argos today and got some drawers and vac bags..... but I think maybe smaller vac bags might be better as I got the jumbo ones and I thought maybe if I can condense the stuff small enough to fit in the drawers that would help me more so am going to get some smaller ones - only problem is, they're currently out of stock! Thanks for the great ideas!
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Topic: Packing the car
