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Subject Topic: Roof Boxes What do you pack in yours?
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Personweeblewobble
16/8/2009 at 11:08pm
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We're off on our first camping trip on Saturday and wondering what we should pack in the roof box.. Any tips please?


PersonDavid Klyne
16/8/2009 at 11:15pm
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We have quite a large roof box and we tend to use it for all the bits that we don't use whilst travelling like the Satellite Dish and tripod, rotary airer and stand, mats, bits of awning, groundsheet.

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Personholymoley
16/8/2009 at 11:42pm
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We are off at weekend and using our roof box for first time, think hubby is planning on putting airbeds,sleeping bags, blankets, pillows etc in ours, basically anything bulky but not too weightly, didn't have one last time we went and the poor kids could barely breath in the back!!!!!


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17/8/2009 at 12:52am
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Anything not too heavy to lift up or take down with one hand.

Bedding such as sleeping bag, sheets, blow up air bed, pump for bed, fleeces

Camping chairs

Camping tables

Kitchen stand

Lights

Clothes and shoes etc...

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PersonHartley Hare
17/8/2009 at 7:10am
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On the car === Fishing rods, windbreaks, coats and kids stuff. Trailer one-- All Bedding and quilts.

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PersonCamp_Kid
17/8/2009 at 2:14pm
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Mine's new, so still experimenting.

But the idea is to put either stuff that's fairly light but bulky, or a bit messy up there:

chairs, table, water carrier, washing up stuff, pots/pans etc.


Personspudz
17/8/2009 at 2:16pm
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The light, bulky stuff, i.e sleeping mats, pillows, sleeping bags, fleece blankets, beach towels, etc.

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PersonDripping_Wet
17/8/2009 at 2:21pm
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Like most others the light bulky stuff.  Blankets, airbeds, sleeping bags, pillows etc  

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Personwendym100
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Same here ! We normally pack in the items that are lightweight so all the Sleeping bags , Holdalls with clothes, coats and shoes and also any fleece blankets I want to take..


Personpurplebean
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Like most others we put

chairs

inflating mats

sleeping bags

clothes

carpets

picnic blankets

wash bag

first aid kit

crocs

sandals

pillows

anything else that is small and can be crammed into a gap

just remembered that going we also have the utility tent up there, it is in the boot coming home


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PersonBunnyrabbit
17/8/2009 at 3:56pm
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We put the holdalls with clothes and towels and pack with pillows.

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Personweeblewobble
17/8/2009 at 8:32pm
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Thank you for your replies everyone we will go will soft light stuff then.


Personlynles
19/8/2009 at 2:14am
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anything bulky but light--sleeping bags/fleeces,table,chairs,toys,pillows plus windbreaks and flagpole get bungeed to the roof bars


Personriddles
19/8/2009 at 9:07am
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used to be the tent in the mallard.

Now, clothes, towels, bedding etc.

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