We manage 4 of us in a VW golf plus roofbox. I would recommend multi-layer packing as suggested. Our hammers go in the grill of the cooker, we pack our kitchen bits in a plastic stacker box and then wash up in it if we need to. The thing which has helped most is rationalising clothing. I now take 3 pairs of trousers, 3 shorts, 3 t-shirts, s long-sleeved tops, and a jumper in red, white and black which means everything goes with everything. Same for the boys. I am hoping mum will see the error of her ways this year and follow suit not throw in extra bits (which then turn out to be too small!). We have also bought some crocs clogs which are so comfy that we will only need 1 pair of shoes. I've got us all mummy sleeping bags this year too as they are smaller.
I love th challenge each year of getting it into the car and the looks on people's faces when we unpack it all!
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Remember a good wife always helps her husband with the dishes.
I remember our camping holidays in a mini when my sister and I lay with our noses pressed against the roof as we slept en route to the campsite. Happy days. Just think what I could get in the Golf if the kids could sit/lie on top of it!
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Remember a good wife always helps her husband with the dishes.
Also use a collabsible yellow bucket bought from a camping shop in the Lakes.
Microfibre towels are also wonderful. I didn't believe they would work but they do - but I would recommend the larger sizes. They dry the body really well, dry themselves very quickly and are tiny.
We have a rubber trug from a garden centre,you can fit it into any space available & when you put the pots in it it folds together at the top so you can carry it with one hand.
Quote: Originally posted by Vygotsky on 15/4/2007
This is what worries me. we are thinking of getting a couple of vacuum gags for the pillow etc. I have heard that you can use the air bed inflator thingy (I'm sure its got a proper name!) to suck the air out. How long does this take as its a struggle enough to be off site by 12 at the moment. Is it fairly quick? Claire
YES the air bed pumps do 'suck' the air out of the vacuum bags quite efficiently ... takes about 3 minutes for a large vacuum bag ... quicker than trying to shoe-horn the bedding into small bundles!
Also use a collabsible yellow bucket bought from a camping shop in the Lakes.
Microfibre towels are also wonderful. I didn't believe they would work but they do - but I would recommend the larger sizes. They dry the body really well, dry themselves very quickly and are tiny.
We have one of those folding washing up bowls, although I imported mine from Cabela. Its a great space saving solution - I'm not keen on things that are a fixed shape when it comes to packing, especially if they are round. And I'll second the recommendation for Microfibre towels as well.
Vacuum bags are great, we use the vacuum at home and the (mains) air bed pump while we are away to deflate it. Obviously the air bed pump takes a little longer to deflate the bag.
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