The Camping Forum

[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.

[livsnana]

I think some people enjoy what I would call basic camping and would say that was what camping was all about, then others prefer a few more luxuries (like me). My Son who is 18yrs old thinks I have lost the plot with all that I am taking (and really i am just starting off, not got all i want) but then he goes camping with just a tent and a sleeping bag! If your going for more than a day or two, then you need to be comfortable.

Sarah

[Wayne]

Sarah, very true.

I can go camping with just a rucksack on my back for the night on my own. However when I have the OH and 3 children with me (one of which is 6months old) we have to take a lot of stuff that seems luxury, but is a actually basic when a baby is part of our group. We do like to be comfortable, but we also like to get back to basics and play games (NO TV), our latest craze is having pub style quizzes in the evening. We managed to pick up a couple of quiz books for a £1 each and the kids think its great to see if Mum is cleverer than Dad

[livsnana]

I agree re the TV, I think thats part of what appeals to me about camping. Having conversations not being sat in front of the goggle box, or computer, or playstation etc.

[Wayne]

Yeh, agree.
Whilst we did take the PC on the last trip, it seemed like a chore to get it out and switched on. We really did only take it for downloading pictures from the camera.

[Admin]

, our latest craze is having pub style quizzes in the evening. We managed to pick up a couple of quiz books for a £1 each and the kids think its great to see if Mum is cleverer than Dad

So will you be doing one of these quizzes on the campout???