so what do u do if u can't fit everything in the car

[babyjjbaby]

going camping on sunday and am beginning to wonder how we r going to fit everything in 2 adults a bbay and 2 dogs into a saab convertible with a huge tent and everything else which goes with camping any1 got any tips on how to fir everything in and what do u do if u really can't fit everything in lol

Weed out your stuff to genuine essentials. Excess stuff is a huge nuisance, anyway. Why is your tent s big for two adults and a baby?

What is your packing list as it stands?

Borrow a trailer?

cycle along behind it??!!!

make dh run behind
hire a bigger car

or jsut leave some stuff behind
(travelling with the roof up means more room in the boot)

hire a bigger car - not much boot space in a convertible and nowhere to put a roof box

get a small tent is probably the cheapest solution

take less stuff

buy a smaller tent

leave the dogs behind?

Leave DH behind?

Leave the ba... oh no, never mind.

leave dh behind with tent and book into hotel?

Trailer. We have a mul;tipla which we fill on an ordianry outing so for camping we trailer it.

Was about to post get a roof box but luckily reread the OP and saw the Convertible bit.

stay home yourself - send dh on his own with the kids while you have a lovely relaxing time at home

we got a big tetn so we can stand up in it and have room to move if it rains it is a kyham touere 600 and got it second hand for a good price also wanted seperate bedrooms for 5 nights me and my ma going am thinking it is a bit too big now but never mind
list what i can think off top of my head
tent
buggy 2 airbeds
sleeping bag
single qquilt
2 chairs
table
wash up bowl
2 plates
2 cups cutlery
dog bowl
light
electric box
heater
clothes bare minium hoping to wash and dry overnigt
laptop

laptop heater electric box what are all they for

wash and dry clothes overnight?

i think that is optimistic are you camping in the UK

yeh i know lol the laptop so we can watch the tele at night or a dvd if it is wet
electric box to run mini 4l frige just for some milk and butter heate rcos my ma insists on having one i wouldn't tho

better to wear dirty clothes than try and dry them overnight and have to put them on wet in the morning.

leave heater, laptop and e' box at home

no cooking things?

you are taking a television? dvds?
and a fridge?

no wonder your car is full

take a book and a pack of cards

no i am not taking a tele dvds r already in the car to watch on laptop laptop is hardly big is it oh yeh a one ring cooker thing

www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/2608273/Trail/searchtext%3EMINI+FRIDGE.htm thats the fridge only small

well hire a bigger car if you must take all these things or take two cars

can't afford to hire a car and haven't got 2 cars just wondered if any1 had any tps on like how to squash things down or anything

must admit if i had the money i would buy a smaller tent but one which u can still stand up in

The whole point of camping is going back to nature. You don't need heater, laptop and electric box at home and get a ice box with some ice pack's.

FWIW when i was a child we went camping for 2 weeks in a hillman Imp (this). This was with 2 adults and 3 children.

If you need to prune I think you can go without the

single quilt
2 chairs
table
electric box
heater
laptop

can you ditch the buggy too? they take up shed loads of room.

if i had my way i wouldn't be taking it i wouldn't have electric full stop but my ma wants it i really don't want it but she said she won't go without electric

aha we have the solution

leave electric box, fridge and mother at home

lots of space in car now

single quilt got to go cos my ma needs a quilt i could cut back on one chair ma needs a chair cos she has a bad back and rods in her back table i'll see what she says lol electric box i don't want electrice but she does laptop i would be happy to leave but she wants it

i just want to go basic camping wished she'd understand this

oh yes. ditch your dear mother unless she comes in handy for tent erection and/or storm emergencies.