Coughs apologetically

[hotbot]

We have anew tent this year, and ds will be 3 and going on his first proper camp trip , only weekends before now.
I have bought, an inflatable sofa, and twinkly solar powered fairy lights. I won't be laughed off the campsite will I. Bc we were fairly hard and didn't bother with such fripperies.

[Bramblesinforrin]

I have a collapsible washing up bowl, collapsible bucket and collapsible large food prep bowls. :)

[hotbot]

Ok, I have now purchased a collapsible washing up bowl ,but it is purple and pretty.

[DameFanny]

I deliberately went hunting for flat pack vases after my sister sneered at another camper's vase of flowers, and I now keep one permanently in my essentials box with the bin liners, wipes and long matches. [ponce]

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Oh nono don't give up, we are telling you that you shant be laughed off camp!

[hotbot]

Ok, I give up , I am a mere beginner in this glamping malarkey.....

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Cheese our old childhood tent, a seventies frame with orange and brown swirly curtains had w hanging rail. V civilised.

Op I have battery fairy lights, chinese lantern type battery lights, miles of jolly bunting, a cutlery drawer separator for camping use only, a table perfect for card playing, wind up lamp, oh loads. Unfort am nursing a broken knee, no camping for me this year, booo.

[cheeseandchive]

My mum is the Queen of domesticated camping - everyone she goes camping with flocks to her tent.

She has carpet and, I kid you not, actual hanging rails built in to her tent.

[Blu]

I bought a £1 dustpan and brush in IKEA yesterday to de-crumb our tent.

That counts as sheer luxury in terms of domesticating our camping, I can tell you!

[PeasandCucumbers]

We went camping in half term with friends who took a hand held dyson to hoover the tent out before packing away. I thought it was a genius idea and a damn site easier than the dustpan and brush I always use!!

[MummyPigsFatTummy]

Good point hotbot - no reason at all . Can't imagine too many men packing a hoover for camping though. I have to sneak the rugs and cushions in when DH is not looking - I can just imagine the reaction a hoover would get.

[stubbornstains]

Mind you, I have been known to take all my sheepskin rugs to render my festival tent suitably cosy...

(No DH, that's my top packing tip )

[hotbot]

Mummy pigs, who says it needs to be a woman to Hoover!!!

[hotbot]

Ok.. Am now reaching a new level, Hoover and rotary washing line

[professorpoopsnagle]

At our last camp site a pitch hoovered their tent carpet as part of their striking process. I did find it childishly funny (but hey it's their holiday!)

I am not allowed to buy a tent carpet, we have picnic rugs which are by all accounts are tent carpet but make DH feel much better. They are big but don't fill the whole of the living area- just where we 'sit' if we sit inside and I agree they do make a nice difference.

I don't find anything inflatable comfortable so am a bit with sofas and would laugh. But you would be welcome to laugh back at my door mat, or rotary washing line, or anything else you like!

[ArtemisKelda]

I have an inflatable sofa to go in the caravan awning. It's ace and also becomes a bed.

We also have a ewbank (sp?) to clean the carpet, I find it really useful and can see it also working in a big tent.

[MummyPigsFatTummy]

Surely with tent carpet you can just pick it up and shake it outside the tent if it gets covered in bits? Why would you need a hoover ? Mind you, I would pay good money for a ring-side seat to watch a woman hoover her tent

[GobbySadcase]

I've got a tent carpet for this year. Sod being cold underfoot.

Testing it 4 weeks today in France

[memphis83]

We went camping last month and a family in a tent had tent carpet in all the rooms and also had their Dyson hoover that she used daily to clean them!

[usualsuspect]

Get a roof box if it doesn't all fit in the car.

[fridayfreedom]

Just remember all this stuff has to fit in the car!

[hotbot]

Well, am thinking I may need to leave dh behind...... Yes carpet will be luxury , came free with tent. Now where would I fit the Hoover. Now need bucket for shoes in porch ...ahem.... Already have purchased pop up,laundry basket from pound land, and string with pegs on.

Help me someone before its too late to recover my hardiness....

[stubbornstains]

Boot the size of Uzbekistan?

[TheOldestCat]

Love the idea of tent carpet! Will you have a tent hoover?

[usualsuspect]

As many comforts as possible I say.

I can't wait to use my new tent carpet.

[fridayfreedom]

We bought a second hand tent, the seller offered us a carpet as well...,. Sorry Scouty family .... We don't do carpets!!