Right, we are going this weekend for first camping trip, come rain or shine...now....

[Gobbledigook]

...tell me, what are the absolute essentials that I need to go out and buy tomorrow.

So far we have:

Tent
Sleeping bags
Fleece blankets
Pillows
Plates, bowls, cups, cutlery

That's it! What MUST I get tomorrow at GoOutdoors?

A bucket with a lid!!!
Cork screw
Beds
cooker of some sort
pans and/or kettle

torches

We can't go this weekend

dusty re bucket with lid...is this for rubbish, or night time wee or both?

night-time wee I can never be bothered to traipse over to the loos in the middle of the night.

We can't go either this w/e. I was very looking at my friends well stocked camping boxes stacked up in her hall yesterday.

Ok a wee bucket I cannot believe I chucked out the lid on the dds nappy pail a few years back. What a complete doofus, would have made the perfect piss pot.

Disposable bbq lovely cooked breakfast.
Matches.
Bin liners (for rubbish/dirty cloths)

Wellies, waterproof trousers and cagoules, or snow suits. It's going to be damp.

Cool box?
Lamp for inside tent?
Loo roll

Mallet (for ground pegs)

hats, scarves and gloves. pack of cards, pens and paper

pegs - useful for doing food packs up and pegging up clothes/towels to dry

something to sleep on - we like self inflating mattresses - get the 5cm thick - 3.5 is a bit thin.

dustpan and brush to keep inside of tent clean

gloves and scarves? Are you sure - I am sat out in my garden today in a t-shirt!

Eek, will it really be that cold?!

Right, so,

Sleeping matress
Torch
Piss pot
Cooker and pans
Matches
Bin liners
Waterproofs
Cool box
Loo roll
Lamp

A hat will make a big difference in the evening trust me

Torches
Bucket with a lid to wee in
loo roll

It's still very chilly at night, and ltos of rain is forecast for this weekend, best of luck. I would have waited until summer for a first camping trip, it might put you off!

Washing up bowl
Fold away chairs
Fold away table
Windbreak
Empty container for water
Pinchers and egg flipper
Camping kettle
Hand mirror
Suncream
Lanterns

Oooh cant wait to go camping in Padstow in 4 weeks!

If you can get to Lidl, they have fab electric cool boxes for £29.99 - they are raving about them on ukcamping - then again... do you have ehu? cos if you don't then it is a bit useless

and yes it will be that cold!

mind you we're off to Scotland......

we also take hot water bottles!

hat really useful - it is in the evenings when it gets a bit nippy...I have been known to sleep in mine, though the forecast for where we are going (Rutland) is pretty nice!

wellies or crocs or flip flops - something that doesn't matter geting wet, and easy to slip on and off in and out of the tent

gas to power said cooker, and the bits to attach the 2 together!

Whereabouts are you Gobbledigook? I have just ordered a Cadac so am going to sell my campingaz cooker. I may be selling the gas bottle and regulator as well depending on whether I decide to change to Calor gas or not. I am near bournemouth

Ooh miles away from you dusty - in the North West!

Off to Go Outdoors tomorrow to spend, spend, spend!

Hope the blardy rain holds off this weekend - been glorious here today!

Enjoy your spending

Wow - had a blast! Stayed at Swallow Falls just out of Betws-y-Coed. We were so, so lucky with the weather - it was glorious!

Notes for next time:

Buy a 'toilet' for middle of the night desperation (it was all the champagne!)
Buy a washing up bowl
Buy a decent cool box (I'd forgotten how hot tents get on sunny days!)