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Bossynix

09/7/2013 at 12:42pm
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Quote: Originally posted by bellringer18 on 08/7/2013
like yer thinking bossynix.i bet we all take to much i say every yr gonna cut down but never do.

I normally have a clear out when closing the van down for winter, then when she comes out and I give her a spring clean I end up buying more stuff so I don't think we ever cut down!

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bellringer18

09/7/2013 at 3:14pm
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pound shop.lakeland.about 5quid difference.i use bright plastic pegs,just the job.

minicamper2001

13/7/2013 at 6:42am
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Quote: Originally posted by warbis66 on 07/7/2013
Oli: all the French always have a tablecloth, I like to blend in!!!!!!!

Hey, don't forget the pot plant with the pot wrapped in tin foil to put ON the tablecloth if you really want to blend in!

longcol

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Nexus 7 tablet - my internet access / e-mail / music player / e-reader / map book / radio that fits comfortably in my shorts pocket.

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alan29

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Cadac.

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We find that our heavy damask tablecloth is heavy enough to not need weights. Anyway the napkin rings also hold it down.

We cannot go abroad without the trouser press, it saves the valet so much work.

alan29

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Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 13/7/2013
We find that our heavy damask tablecloth is heavy enough to not need weights. Anyway the napkin rings also hold it down.

We cannot go abroad without the trouser press, it saves the valet so much work.

A couple of weeks ago in the Dordogne there was a family camping opposite us with an old Bentley. We wondered if the pup tent was for the butler.

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warbis66

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SG Thomas;
Very good!!!!

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bridgeywidge

17/7/2013 at 5:00pm
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Coloured nightlight holders and citronella candles. I love sitting out with them glowing in the dark.

Oh, and another tablecloth lover here; I use clips to keep it from blowing away, like the kind artists use to hold paper on their easels.

The wipe-clean fruit print PVC adds such a touch of class

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christian3

17/7/2013 at 6:54pm
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What is it with the Table cloths, Soo British Lol

bellringer18

17/7/2013 at 7:09pm
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think not so french.

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bridgeywidge

17/7/2013 at 10:49pm
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...And also useful for stopping ketchup, jam and other goo from sliding in between slatted tables...

Form, function and kitsch.

I think the Shaker maxim of 'Beauty rests on utility' is a useful one for camping too. Well, it's a good excuse for the solar Chinese lanterns

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Bellmeister

18/7/2013 at 3:14pm
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So many good gizmo's.
Mine are:
My mini Eurohike steel lantern/torch.
Outwell fold up BBQ.
Swiss type army knife.

Sooooooooo many tho choose from, I give up.

rabbitboy

20/7/2013 at 10:51pm
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Bread bag, like this , but cheaper - can't remember where

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bigtoe

21/7/2013 at 8:16am
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Not only a table cloth, but a red gingham table cloth! ...wipe clean as mentioned, is obligatory :-)

The very best gizmo is our Quechua pop up 'awning'..the gizmo being the 'pop up'. After a long sweaty drive it's up, pegged and full of equipment in minutes. Über convenient.

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Aug.......somewhere else in France

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As we're on the 'abroad' thread, it has to be the universal sink plug, without which wet shaves and laundry become very difficult:

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