The camping essentials - I've found a bargain which you all need to know about thread...

[deepkittycaz]

1 minute ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I'd keep an eye on ebay for a second hand good one close to you - especially in the winter months after this years festival season. 

Ooh thanks. Good shout. ?

[Quark]

Big warehouse sale on at Blacks at the moment. Picked up the Eurohike Ribble 3 down for  £125 to £45, at least 25% off a big old range of stuff online and in store

Sounds like a fucking ad when I read that back....

[mandolin]

On 6/29/2018 at 2:13 PM, chuckles07 said:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/the-handy-thgt-garden-trolley-small-109-x-50-x-25cm/7098d#_=p

 

this is a bit dear but I have had one since 2009 and it has been used at 20 odd festivals inc 8 Glastonbury. Dream machine for tents, booze and a bench seat at the tent. The business. 

We’ve got one of those and I’ll admit it is absolutely the business but we’ve changed our car and can’t seem to fit it in now without getting rid of some of the stuff we would like to use it for.  How do you manage it - have you found a way of breaking it down without a ridiculous amount of time spent on the rebuild?

[SighMo]

On ‎6‎/‎29‎/‎2018 at 2:13 PM, chuckles07 said:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/the-handy-thgt-garden-trolley-small-109-x-50-x-25cm/7098d#_=p

 

this is a bit dear but I have had one since 2009 and it has been used at 20 odd festivals inc 8 Glastonbury. Dream machine for tents, booze and a bench seat at the tent. The business. 

https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/tfgear-juggernaut-barrow-p271537

I sold my smaller trolley and upgraded to one of these beasts. A bit expensive but it'll hold a couple of tents and all the booze in one trip. The sides fold down and it fits into my Peugeot 307 easily...with the seats down of course.

[chuckles07]

4 hours ago, mandolin said:

We’ve got one of those and I’ll admit it is absolutely the business but we’ve changed our car and can’t seem to fit it in now without getting rid of some of the stuff we would like to use it for.  How do you manage it - have you found a way of breaking it down without a ridiculous amount of time spent on the rebuild?

I know what you mean. I take the handle off and turn it upside down with the flaps reversed so they are same side as the wheels. Slide it in wheels up. This allows you to put stuff ‘inside’ as it were. Can get it into the back of a Golf with the 2 seats in the back down. So you can only get 3 passengers in but we manage to get all the kit and booze in. 

[mandolin]

1 hour ago, chuckles07 said:

I know what you mean. I take the handle off and turn it upside down with the flaps reversed so they are same side as the wheels. Slide it in wheels up. This allows you to put stuff ‘inside’ as it were. Can get it into the back of a Golf with the 2 seats in the back down. So you can only get 3 passengers in but we manage to get all the kit and booze in. 

Thanks for your help. I think we’ve found the problem .  4 of us drive down together so we can’t put the seats down.   Might actually get one (or two) of the passengers to get a coach without having to carry anything much.  Might not cost much more than buying another quality trolley if we do it right. All assuming any of us get tickets obviously.  

Edited to say that no, I’m not crazy.  While we all traditionally travel from Sheffield our 2 back-seat passengers (daughter and partner) travel to us from Ireland.  It may be cheaper for them to fly closer to the site and then then a coach/train/whatever from there.

Edited August 8, 2018 by mandolin

[semmtexx]

Halfords have got groundhog pegs on sale. 8 for £2.50. Having recently tried to get normal pegs into dry stony ground and succeed in only bending them all I wished I'd had a few of these in my bag. 

https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&categoryId=319907&productId=1330533

Edited August 12, 2018 by semmtexx

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

21 minutes ago, semmtexx said:

Halfords have got groundhog pegs on sale. 8 for £2.50. Having recently tried to get normal pegs into the ground and succeeded in only bending them all I wished I'd had a few of these in my bag. 

https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10151&categoryId=319907&productId=1330533

I see that you've moved on from late night bikini porn! lol  Those do indeed look the part. I've lost track of how many bent normal tent pegs I've got. I somehow can't seem to be parted from them. They are about as useful as a balloon or holding anything down, but still they've got to stay. Everynow and again, I get a lump hammer out and straighten them, while under my breath saying 'You will work, you will work, you little bastards!'. It is never the case though. Once back in the bag with the 'hard knock' tent pegs that actually work, they just mentally disintegrate, and start dreaming of having been used to make tea pots instead. So, then you take them out of the bag, again, put them in your one hand, and bash their little heads with a hammer in to the ground. Only this doesn't happen. Instead their structural integrity resembles that of Bambi's legs,and they buckle in a spectacularly spastic fashion. 

So, yes, the above pegs seem like they may be the business.

Excuse me.

Edited August 12, 2018 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[Username50]

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ozark-trail-2-person-pop-up-tent-625-asda-instore-3009969

 

Ozark Trail 2-person Pop-up Tent £6.25 @ Asda instore

[semmtexx]

4 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

I see that you've moved on from late night bikini porn! lol  Those do indeed look the part. I've lost track of how many bent normal tent pegs I've got. I somehow can't seem to be parted from them. They are about as useful as a balloon or holding anything down, but still they've got to stay. Everynow and again, I get a lump hammer out and straighten them, while under my breath saying 'You will work, you will work, you little bastards!'. It is never the case though. Once back in the bag with the 'hard knock' tent pegs that actually work, they just mentally disintegrate, and start dreaming of having been used to make tea pots instead. So, then you take them out of the bag, again, put them in your one hand, and bash their little heads with a hammer in to the ground. Only this doesn't happen. Instead their structural integrity resembles that of Bambi's legs,and they buckle in a spectacularly spastic fashion. 

So, yes, the above pegs seem like they may be the business.

Excuse me.

Not to mention Bambi's legs but when the buggers bend I aways bash my fingers!!

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[semmtexx]

Have a look at these bad boys. Not cheap but they look like the canines knackers to me. 

https://www.campingworld.co.uk/Mobile/en/Delta-Ground-Anchor-Ultimate-Tent-Peg/m-m-7008.aspx

Covered in the, admittedly, not initially promising sounding page of "tent pegs explained" 

https://www.campingworld.co.uk/en/News/Tent-Pegs-Explained/n-296.aspx

[semmtexx]

Right. Back to the bikini surfing... ?

Edited August 12, 2018 by semmtexx

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

50 minutes ago, semmtexx said:

Right. Back to the bikini surfing... ?

Be careful out there. You can come across (yes, I did actually say that.) the wrong stuff you know. One minute your just one of life's puerile perverts looking 'stuff' up, and the next your trying to fully comprehend stuff like this;

[mike86]

Anyone seen any good tent deals recently? 

[semmtexx]

On 8/13/2018 at 12:25 AM, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Be careful out there. You can come across (yes, I did actually say that.) the wrong stuff you know. One minute your just one of life's puerile perverts looking 'stuff' up, and the next your trying to fully comprehend stuff like this;

Hey up Yog. I can't see the pic. Has my ip banned it?!?!

[paddyclark]

4 Person Inflatable down to £200 at Halfords

https://www.halfords.com/camping-leisure/camping/tents/urban-escape-4-person-inflatable-tent?krypto=CEwfV6sqMX6a6%2B4%2BzxOgQqGEY8PNGhQpnxLiRkD2VgYlaPgArodl%2F15TBDCyjkdgaNq9GOgWmpvBOO9lUfenQbbOL%2BApwe4KHRtxpbPPNjqiR0l0kT3eKUOy%2BuZksdGy71h1pWYLJh6GnFRK5leI1ceqjT9IgcEuMRUa5iNmcq%2BDJvKuo%2BEvdSjQxjR7jMU%2B4GFwB%2Ffgn6npaCpcZpT8Nw%3D%3D

I have the non inflatable one and the previous 3 person one as my festival tents.

 

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

On ‎8‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 11:14 PM, semmtexx said:

Hey up Yog. I can't see the pic. Has my ip banned it?!?!

Hello semmtexx,

Only just seen this post. Can you see it now (see below);

[alanr]

3 hours ago, paddyclark said:

4 Person Inflatable down to £200 at Halfords

https://www.halfords.com/camping-leisure/camping/tents/urban-escape-4-person-inflatable-tent?krypto=CEwfV6sqMX6a6%2B4%2BzxOgQqGEY8PNGhQpnxLiRkD2VgYlaPgArodl%2F15TBDCyjkdgaNq9GOgWmpvBOO9lUfenQbbOL%2BApwe4KHRtxpbPPNjqiR0l0kT3eKUOy%2BuZksdGy71h1pWYLJh6GnFRK5leI1ceqjT9IgcEuMRUa5iNmcq%2BDJvKuo%2BEvdSjQxjR7jMU%2B4GFwB%2Ffgn6npaCpcZpT8Nw%3D%3D

I have the non inflatable one and the previous 3 person one as my festival tents.

 

 

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[TheBurns]

I need a new festival rucksack, what size does everyone else use? My last was 35l so I ended up carrying another back on my front so want a larger one

[semmtexx]

7 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Hello semmtexx,

Only just seen this post. Can you see it now (see below);

No, sorry!?

Can you on my reply?

[vintagelaureate]

6 hours ago, TheBurns said:

I need a new festival rucksack, what size does everyone else use? My last was 35l so I ended up carrying another back on my front so want a larger one

Think mine is 65l with a capacity to expand - Go Outdoors had a great sale on them a few weeks ago.

 

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

2 hours ago, semmtexx said:

No, sorry!?

Can you on my reply?

Sure can.

I'll PM you it. But brace yourself!

[semmtexx]

2 hours ago, Yoghurt on a Stick said:

Sure can.

I'll PM you it. But brace yourself!

Cheers Yog! Brace brace!

Edited August 23, 2018 by semmtexx

[Quark]

22 hours ago, TheBurns said:

I need a new festival rucksack, what size does everyone else use? My last was 35l so I ended up carrying another back on my front so want a larger one

Yeah, mine's a second hander from family but I think it's a 65l. I find that I can get 5 days' worth of gear in there without the need for a second bag, IF I'm taking spirits.  If cider/beer is involved then it needs a front loader just for booze

And that's a change of top, socks & undercrackers for every day, waterproofs, sleeping mat & bag, wash stuff& loo roll, plus a few other bits & bobs.  Tent is either a hand carry or strapped onto the bag.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

16 minutes ago, Quark said:

& undercrackers for every day

What strange talk is this?