Collapsible Colanders and other Things That Become Something Else...

[Quenelle]

We went on a family day trip to Go Outdoors at the weekend (what else is there to do on a wet Saturday?) and I got extremely excited when I saw the Outwell range of collapsible bowls and especially the collapsible colander. It's £4.95, collect from store only.

Further scouring of the web came up with this cheaper one from Home Bargains. Only £1.99 plus 50p delivery.

Does anyone have either of these? Is the Outwell one much better than the HB one?

I'm definitely going to get a couple of the large bowls and I think the knife set looks fab. It would be nice to have all matching I suppose.

I absolutely adore camping things that turn into other camping things. (I am still waiting for someone to invent the foldaway camping vase.) Does anyone else have anything that folds, collapses (on purpose) or otherwise becomes something else, that I probably don't might need?

We're off for the first time this year tomorrow and have invested in the outsell knife set and collapsible colander so will report back next week!!

Trout - that looks fab but rather too expensive as it'd only be used for a few weekends each year!

I love that kettle too but there's no way I could convince DH. I'm having trouble convincing him about the Uni-Tool.

trout - I saw that kettle and wondered how safe it is. There's something about a folding kettle in particular that makes me a bit wibbly

Only used it when we were camping lite at a festival... But yeah it was fine.

oh quenelle i can hardly bear to tell you but i got a collapso bowl from HB just last week for £1.99. it's the same brand as the colander you linked to. i say 'it'. i bought two, obv. i very nearly went to bed hugging them, i was so delighted.

Aitch I'm very of your bargains. I need to get to a HB. There isn't one in our town but there's one near the PILs so I think a visit is in order.

Aitch I'm very of your bargains. I need to get to a HB. There isn't one in our town but there's one near the PILs so I think a visit is in order.

they are good, i think, and they weren't involved in the workfare thing recently. (probably treat their staff like shit, mind).

I've just picked up collapsible bowl from b and m £ 3.99 they had the dish drainer and a collapsing bucket and a seive! Brilliant quality,

I too am the proud owner of a collapsible colander from home bargains. Last years range was white and green. This year I need a bowl to match.

Most of my camp kitchen wad bought in home bargains on one trip to make sure it all fitted in a basin which means it all gets packed away together after each trip.

I'm sad I know.