I buy frozen raw Asian flat breads that cook with a dab of oil in a frying pan. I get the smell and taste of fresh bread in the morning without the bother of an oven.
I take a karate punch pad camping, it's a padded foam shield that you wear on your lower arm and allow training partners to punch. I makes an excellent pillow and allows a bit of kick-box training while camping.
Bread makers etc, phfff, mere amateurs, we used to take a full bar, with kegs (Note the plural!) of fine English ale, beer chiller, beer tap, the whole caboodle, all set up in a horse box, for our lads trips to France (pretence of going to watch Le Mans 24 Hr motor race!) for a few years. None of this 8 Euro a pint Europ**s icy lager muck for us from local bars, sat in a French field drinking our own perfect temperature fine ENGLISH ales at about a £1 a pint (wholesale cost, mate was a publican!)!
We also had a industrial grade marquee as a dining room/kitchen, domestic gas hob, domestic fridge, domestic freezer, domestic microwave, domestic double drainer sink with pumped water in the 'kitchen', and of course the large gas 'oil drum' BBQ! ... and a fairly HD generator (no EHUs!) to power us up. Only people that came close to us were the professional catering outlets!
All around us were folks under bivvy tarps and in canvas coffin tents, eating manky looking takeaway hot dogs and drinking cans/bottles of WARM lager from the local shops! It was a pitiful site seeing all these poor envious souls looking in on us tucking in to our full roast dinners and quaffing foaming pints of ale! We did take pity on a few and share a little, we're not totally heartless.
You think there must have been dozens of us for all that kit, no, only about 8 or 10 of us, we were NOT slumming it like the peasants all around normally did.
Monty the whole point of inviting the chosen few in to quaff you foaming ale is to show them around so making them envious enough to spread the yarn of your excess luxury!
It's disgusting, but I love it.
We have a Nespresso coffee machine. We have one at home and got a smaller one for the van. My wife ordered a big batch of pods recently and got a free machine! Handy if one breaks.
We bought a 12/240 v compressor fridge from Halfords as they we're on offer last year, great in the awning or in car when travelling. It was useful this year especially as caravan 3 way fridge struggles in high temperature. I have fitted fans in it which help.
The compressor fridge can be used as a freezer, you just set the desired temperature.
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A stove top oven for my Coleman 424 Dual Fuel Stove that was never used except to test it at home on the gas hob!
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I bet nobody else takes a pottery dog? We found a yellow Labrador in a charity shop, looks just like our old Harry, apart from the gender, it has nipples! Anyway, the boy/girl will now come on all our trips.
Quote: Originally posted by Bramston on 18/8/2023
Monty the whole point of inviting the chosen few in to quaff you foaming ale is to show them around so making them envious enough to spread the yarn of your excess luxury!
It's disgusting, but I love it.
I think we did get referred to as 'the poncy bar stewards up at the big tent' by some of the hoi polloi (in a tongue in cheek way) - the envy was a tad tangible! The option was there for all, it's just that we planned and put it into practice!
Amazing family weekend with old steam engines, classic car displays, market stalls, and full catering and bar. And camping on site - Save £25 by booking in advance.
Topic: Most niche bit of kit?
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