Camping Ideas and Tips

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Latest Enlightening Purchase….Costco £21.99 + vat…..( the internal solar powered battery can be replaced making it environmentally friendly so it’s not a throw away unit :) )

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ps the bottle fell in the basket …Oops :inlove::inlove:
 
Had a night in Dorset , the Minster Polar screen cover was covered in frost by the morning, the inside of the window no condensation no ice.
We also plugged in a heated blanket that worked a treat

Polar screen cover
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edit: Minster Polar screen cover

Minster Products Ltd

Minster Products Ltd
www.minsterproducts.co.uk


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Dellmassive said:
COFFEE POT . . .

if your a coffee lover, then this little gem should be on your radar . .


At home we have the Delonghi & Philips Bean-to-cup machines - which are fantastic,

the problem is they are big and bulky and not so great for taking out with you.

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So what about camping?


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well this is where this "Moka Pot" comes in.


put ground coffee in the middle holder, water in the bottom - then chuck it on the stove.

it works by the boiling water in the base starts to pressurise, this forces boiling water and steam up through the coffee grinds to the top section.


they are great.


we are greedy so have the 9cup version ( that 9 espresso cups btw - so 2x good mug fulls of super strong espresso)






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About this item​

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but they also do the 1,2,4,6 cup versions,


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this is ours . .


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look how happy i was to get it - lol (it was a gift from the famalam last year)


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this is how we use it . . .


just drop it on any stove to boil like any kettle.

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using it loads of the last year we have a few mods for it.


it get super mega hot . .


so we use these heat mats, to stop you burning your sides and tables and stop the unit sliding about . .




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we also use one of these thermos flasks to make a large coffee by doing a MOKA POT full, then add same amount of boiling water, then add milk etc . .

we then have a large flask of fresh coffee that will last a while ( i for the morning while we are making breckkie etc)






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just donr for get your coffee . . . .




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I use one of these at home @Dellmassive and can confirm your findings, tis ace!
- so much so that we have bought another one for the van :thumbsup:

ps: oh we have the 6 cup version
 
Dellmassive said:
You mentioned those fold up storage cases. . . .

thats a good one for this thread . .

we have about ten of them, . . . . . the brother has a few as does the father - he keeps his as a "boot tidy" in the back of the car.


i started with the Vango version, bough from Go Outdoors. . . years ago

they call it a - Vango Folding Organiser





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since then I've added more to the collection from Lidl, Aldi and anywhere they popped up.


for camping i use them to keep stuff organised.

for example.

i keep the pegs and mallet in one.


i keep the handy spring clips in another.

i keep the USB leads, battery packs in another.

the missus keeps random kitchen bits in another.



the idea is at the stuff stays in the organiser. . . . then at the end of the trip just lifted up and dripped into the really useful plastic storage boxes . . .


lets see if i can find any pics of ours . . .



ok here we go . . . .

here at BTCC Brands hatch keeping all the pegs, guys, cable ties, straps for the gazeebo on one place . . .

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here keeping tent pegs, mallet and puller to hand . . .


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here with clips, straps and skyhooks. . .


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keeping cables and electrics in one place here . . .

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kitchen stuff . . . .


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you get the idea . . . . .

well handy little storage things . . .
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I reckon you must be close to completing Amazon?
 
Any recommendations for an outdoor mat/rug to put outside the campervan? Ideally waterproof resistant and as lightweight as possible. Just looking for something to put on the floor when we are travelling without the driveaway awning, just the Fiamma F45. Thanks.
 
interbear said:
Any recommendations for an outdoor mat/rug to put outside the campervan? Ideally waterproof resistant and as lightweight as possible. Just looking for something to put on the floor when we are travelling without the driveaway awning, just the Fiamma F45. Thanks.
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Try this…..

www.theoutdoormattingcompany.co.uk

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A question, is a fire extinguisher compulsory in a campervan in the UK or mainland Europe as it's a legal requirement here in Australia ?
Just wondering after reading an earlier post.
 
No not compulsory, but most do. I carry a Fire Stick.

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Fire Extinguishers

What type of extinguishers are you guys using in your campers? So much conflicting info online it's hard to know what's best. Some say powder is best others say you won't be able to see anything after a second with powder. Some say AFFF suitable for all types others say not suitable for...
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I've got the same as @Loz. These posts have prompted me to check if it's got an expiry date and the answer is 16 October 2023. I suspect it would still be good for quite a while after that but for the sake of £50 or thereabouts, it's not really worth taking any chances. The manufacture date was 17 October 2018 and it was purchased May/June 2019.
 
Loz said:
No not compulsory, but most do. I carry a Fire Stick.

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i just had to look that up . . . .


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