The Camping Forum

[dadoc2001]

Mazda 5. Three of us, one of which is 19months old and I had to lower the seats that were not being used to get everything in

We are going away for another 5 days this Tuesday - determined to travel a little lighter this time

[Rob-merlin1973]

We are going away for another 5 days this Tuesday - determined to travel a little lighter this time

It never happens .... you pack light then think ...Oooo i have all that room i think i'll just put this in......

[ChrisR]

Having a car full of people is no issue.... Speed bumps are

Think its time to grow up and be sensible.

Oh and just for the record I'm not one of these muppets that drives like an idiot around towns or hangs around the local fast food outlet. Just have an interest in cars and vws inparticular.

[dicky cox]

we use a citroen picasso and a trailer we find it just the job for the 4 of us

[big paul]

Well we used to go camping in our bright yellow 2 door Fiat Punto, but now my wife has found out about glamping and our list of kit is now wrote on A4 paper instead of a stamp, we have had to get a Ford Focus estate , although we now have aquired a toilet tent so I guess a roof box will be my X mas present

[uptonfamily]

we have a meriva but have had to buy a roof box to make space in the boot to accommodate the new tent, footprint and carpet lol!

Not used it yet - first outing with the roofbox this weekend. If you hear of a major road incident in N.Yorkshire involving a flying roofbox - you know who to blame!!

Rachel

[Rob-merlin1973]

Don't joke i remember my dad having his on the range rover, full of diving gear, and pulling on to a car park with a height barrier.
Ripped the whole thing off the roof.
Was dying to laugh but he was so emarassed

[in-a-tent]

ROFL @ RR & Roofbox

We've got a Ford C-Max (a focus with a higher roof and bigger boot) there are 5 of us.

We used to use an Erde 143 trailer when we had the tent and it all just about fitted in, but we now have a trailer tent and most of the kit fits in (or is part of) that so now we only have clothes and food in the boot when we go away. Packing takes no time at all it's brilliant

[livsnana]

Oh dear, oh dear I think my husband wants to throttle me. I have bought so much stuff that I don't think its all going to go in our Mazda 3. We are pricing a roof box but I have gone over budget on the rest of the gear....ooops.

Sarah

[Admin]

Oh dear, oh dear I think my husband wants to throttle me. I have bought so much stuff that I don't think its all going to go in our Mazda 3. We are pricing a roof box but I have gone over budget on the rest of the gear....ooops.

Sarah

Happens to us all that one

[Rob-merlin1973]

Oh dear, oh dear I think my husband wants to throttle me. I have bought so much stuff that I don't think its all going to go in our Mazda 3. We are pricing a roof box but I have gone over budget on the rest of the gear....ooops.

Sarah

[norfolknutters]

Volvo V70 estate "big red" and a custom 5x3 trailer and still no room !! and kit keeps getting added to the list so just looking on fleabay for a artic

[livsnana]

Hubbie has just bought the roof bars and is getting a roof box. I was thinking, now we will have more room, should I buy a camping wardrobe, or will he actually kill me

[Rob-merlin1973]

Hubbie has just bought the roof bars and is getting a roof box. I was thinking, now we will have more room, should I buy a camping wardrobe, or will he actually kill me

LMAO

It's endless this buying lark is

[Wayne]

I take a Xsara Picasso with a decent-ish boot, a roof box and a trailer with high sides and its still a problem getting a weeks worth of gear in for 5 of us

Looking at more trailer mods and maybe (big maybe) swapping the car next year. I keep looking how I can trim down the amount of stuff, but we enjoy camping just the way we have it now and I don't really see why I should limit our enjoyment of camping.