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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby dadoc2001 on Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:56 pm

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 :oops:

We are going away for another 5 days this Tuesday - determined to travel a little lighter this time :lol:
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby merlin1973 on Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:22 am

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...... :D
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby ChrisR on Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:53 am

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

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. :D
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby dicky cox on Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:29 pm

we use a citroen picasso and a trailer we find it just the job for the 4 of us
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby big paul on Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:07 pm

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 :lol: :lol:
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby uptonfamily on Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:13 pm

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!!

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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby merlin1973 on Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:42 pm

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 :oops: :D :D
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby in-a-tent on Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:46 pm

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 :-)
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Re: what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby livsnana on Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:13 pm

Oh dear, oh dear :lol: 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 :oops: but I have gone over budget on the rest of the gear....ooops.

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what car/van do you use to go camping?

Postby Andy on Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:12 pm

livsnana wrote:Oh dear, oh dear Image 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 Image but I have gone over budget on the rest of the gear....ooops.

Sarah


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