Camping advice... =/

topgun06

topgun06

topgun06

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Hey all!

I'm after a little advice so I've come to consult my fellow OcUkers.

Basically I'm going camping with a few mates on the 16th next month in Newquay for a week. I've woken up this morning and it hit me that I have nothing ready!

As I have never been camping before I have little equipment and experience, and not knowing what to buy and what I will need.

So I would be very grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction. What will I need to take? any tips etc

Thanks a lot! :D
 
tent, groundsheet, sleeping bag, stove, food & change of clothes?


ask you pals what they are taking
 
Take half of what you think you need - I always take too much stuff.

Tent
Sleeping Bag
Pillow
Some clothes
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Fold away stool/chair - very important that one!

Don't bother with books or your ipod - you won't use them and they'll only get wet.

There's enough takeaways in Newquay so you won't have to worry about taking a stove, and if you fancy you can always get a disposable BBQ and some grub from the supermarket.
 
You'll also need a rollmat/self-inflating sleeping mat. You'd be stupid to simply sleep on the bare floor of the tent.:)
 
My basic list if I am going anywhere:

Sleepingbag
Airbed
Light source (candles not ideal but ok if you are careful!)
Tin/bottle opener
Small (as possible) sound system
Toilet roll (*just* in case)
Coolbox if required

My top tip for camping, lemonade is not very good at extinguishing fires. About ten of us were all crashed out in a large tent when a tea light started melting the tents floor. A mate chucked a load of lemonade on the candle and I have never seen pillar of flame quite like it. Although muggins here was by the door, I was in one of those hooded sleeping bags with just my face showing. So all I could do was panic wriggle around like a slug while my mates stampeded for the door!

Since this enlightening moment, my friend became.......a fireman :)
 
Tin opener! See i would have never thought about that.

The person who cut my hair last mentioned something about a mattress or airbed which does not actually touch the ground. Never heard of them before :confused:
 
topgun06 said:
Tin opener! See i would have never thought about that.
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well you would need one if you intend on taking tins, unless of course one of your mates are taking one


are you going proper camping ? ie out in the stix for a few days at a time?
 
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