Around the Cadac with bunting, tealight chandeliers and fairylights on the EHU

[notwavingjustironing]

Gawd, the minimalists will kill us.....

It was Someone Else's idea, all right?

Carry on where you left off, be it owls, bins, sharks, tins of vodka, karaoke etc. [grain]

Thanks, Funtime

And originally I loved the Trangia but was worried about the meths! I'm such a scaredy cat about fire.

Also disappointed that the Trangia site states that it's 'ethanol that has made undrinkable through the means of additional additive'. Party poopers!

It's slower than gas lovecat, but gas bottles give me the willies . The little kettle (enough for about 3 mugs) takes between 5 and 10 minutes to boil solidly, depending on how much meths is in the burner. You need to make sure that you've got the hinge thing fully open. An open pan of water is 10 minutes but once boiling it's the business. I do boil in the bag rice for 4 and leave the sachets in the hot water while I heat up chilli or such. You can also do stuff like Thai curries without any fuss as well.

People can laugh if they want, but I love my little Trangia. I can feed a family of 4 without the bulk of gas stove and bottles.

Trangia looks cool too, but oh I dunno - not gimmicky enough for me maybe!

Or maybe I am a poser and would want something that others would covet!

Gimmicky is not an option for us, I'm afraid. We have to get 2 adults and 2 children plus all equipment into a ford focus (no roof box or trailer). If it doesn't pay its way, it has to stay at home .

A bigger stove would mean less wine !

We have a Renault scenic, so a bit more room thankfully. I get how gimmicky can be bad - but a Cobb and a Tripod are the ones I really want. :)

And I get your worries about lack of wine fun

DP has gone out for chocolate. Both DDs are asleep - its a bloody miracle!

Have done a two week stint in France with a couple of trangias - once you get the hang of them, they are brill I think and meths is widely available. Funtime - am I right in saying you can use petrol at a push? Can't remember. I make a mean moules mariniere sur la trangia.

pmsl at scaryt off her tits on pain killers [grain]

yellow - you sure you haven't been visiting the neighbours again

I'm sure that petrol would work, although I'd never risk it!

Moules Mariniere sur la Trangia sounds ace . Thanks for the faita tip on the 'one stove' thread yellow, I'll give that one a try at the weekend .

I've been on the paint strippers for 2 days. So far this thread is making me laugh so much my tummy aches - you lot are mad. Loving the bankers draped over the sofa upthread.

Ooh, and hellooooo slubber! Not completely sure what some of those words meant, it must be my sloppy German and not your beer.

PS: Not having some midlife crisis after being a perfect teen - have been stripping varnish from wood. People slapping varnish on beautiful wood should be shot. Anyone thinking sniffing paint strippers is a good social activity should go out more. Preferably to a well-ventilated area...

Goldfish moment: love the new thread title!

I'm liking the sound of moules mariniere sur trangia too! Sure it would be just as good sur camping gaz stove . one to add to the one pot list...

A pleasure opn the fajitas tip Funtime!

Jetli are you trying to imply that I am drunk? I'll have you know that I have only JUST poured myself a glass of wine! I have will power honest!!!

cross posted MisSal! You'll not like my lacquered oak floor boards then!

Have to say I do agree with you though. I'd have liked the waxed ones if I didn't have 2 children and 3 cats and am far too lazy to do all the necessary maintenance

YD

I feel somewhat nauseous following half a tub of Haagen Das & some Gu chocolate rolls

Nono Yellow, I fully appreciate floor boards - hell, at the moment I'd take bright pink plastic carpets over the formerly cream ones we have. Disastrous effect of toddler incompatibility never to be under estimated. This, however, is an old and scruffy antique dropleaf table. It was abuse towards tabledom, honestly. I feel I have liberated it (it being the wood and my mucous membranes).

Ah, and now that I've had a look at the bin - Bramble, you are brilliant!!

Still enjoying the effects of co codamol.

I made a nutella cake in a mug with the small one today. 90 seconds in the microwave and we were eating cake lovely warm, chocolately cake.

Did I see that Slubber's been enjoying consuming lichen....bearing in mind I'm half cut here?

Yes we are fuckwits also owners of cream carpets which was a fairly silly choice given that we have 3 cats and 2 kids and WE CHOSE THEM

In fairness we have wooden floors / amtico downtairs and the carpets are just on 1st and 2nd floor. So not as bad as it could be apart from the first step on the stairs that for some unknown reason our cats have decided to use as a toilet. Nice.

And good luck with the table - sure it will be lovely once you have done and the lung disease will be worth it [grain]

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Good god my last post is barely legible.

MisSal would love wooden floors. We just have manky carpet. That we put in, it's grim and since dh cleaned the awning (yep, in the house) it smells of old cheese.

Which reminds me. If anyone can remember the smelly frog incident from the first thread? The wardens thought it might be....wait for it....stinkbomb fungi. I kid you not. However they couldn't find any round the pitch. So it was smelly lumpy hoppy frogs. But it has gone. You have no idea how pleased I am about that. As you were....

Sorry, I've been out having a roller disco on slubber's drive with the locals,the ehu boom box and the flashing fairy lights really went down well. I've got to get back now, the karaoke is raving.

brambles - you are gonna be in soooo much trouble...

scaryt - 90 sec microwave cake?? In a mug?? Linky, please!

That might be a life-saver. For me, I mean, not the DSs.

Nutella Mug Cake [big grain]

There was no fannying around with whipped cream or making it look pretty, we just went straight for demolition.

Damn. I'm MAKING that tomorrow! It's worth buying Nutella for.

(I'd imagine it's a bit like a Gu choc pudding?)

Slubber was here, cooooool. I am still wiping the wine from my nose after seeing what bramble did to her bin. You must have set her anti bunting senses into overload!

Wow you guys talk lots when I am away slaving x-raying holiday makers who have fallen over on the beach at the coal face. I'm very proud of SeaShells hitting her IV mark every time, it's a sad but true fact that I really miss sticking needles in people.

Whoever was worrying about a bad back and camping, mine is normally better when I'm on a SIM with minimal pillows than at home. (I did take note of your name but my phone has changed it to ScRu)

Thank you reshape for the tarp info, we have been having trouble with ours and DH is very pleased with a new way to try next time.

Well our camping on Sunday was lovely up to the point where DH became really poorly and spent the night round the campfire shaking and being sick. Had a hectic morning at work hiding the children from patients until he could see a Dr and get himself sorted. He's booked in for cystoscopy which secretly makes me snigger as it seems like some sort of payback after I gave birth to his three (HUGE) children with no sympathy. (I'm not a very nice person am I?)

Oh boy, off to bed soon, this work lark is great up to a point but you don't get much time to yourself do you? [grain]