I am trying camping!!!!

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OMG have I gone crazy, I have convinced myself that I can save money on my epic European motorcycle trip by doing a spot of camping and not in Hotels each evening. Anyone got any tips as never camped out in my life. I have bought a wigwam type tent as it looked easy to put up and have a sleeping bag. What else should I buy? I want to look great and obviously I look great in general. So any tips from experienced campers would be appreciated.
 
bright_Spark said:
OMG have I gone crazy, I have convinced myself that I can save money on my epic European motorcycle trip by doing a spot of camping and not in Hotels each evening. Anyone got any tips as never camped out in my life. I have bought a wigwam type tent as it looked easy to put up and have a sleeping bag. What else should I buy? I want to look great and obviously I look great in general. So any tips from experienced campers would be appreciated.
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You'd be much more cozy with a caravan like @Ind spark has :p:D:D:D
 
spannerw said:
I am doing NC 500 next week on my bike.
Cooking equipment, sleeping bag, roll mat, mosquito spray, puncture repair kit.
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I did the NC500 last year, stayed in b&Bs and hotels and it cost over £900 for the week. Thats why I am thinking cut the bill in half at least on a 5 week trip by camping
 
I'm quite an experienced camper in a sense, I used to take a trip each year to camp on top of a different mountain, for that you need very light kit and a keen eye on the weather but the morning step out is pretty inspiring.

If you are camping next to your transport all you need is a tent, sleeping bag and a decent mat, campsites have toilets and showers and can usually fit a one man tent in, only thing I would add is a good pillow.
 
Make sure the sleeping bag is a decent one, a good nights sleep is important, I always bought a back packers sleeping bag they are lighter and pack down smaller than a camping sleeping bag plus a liner (the liner is important easy to wash and dries very fast), it shouldn't be very cold so a lighter weight bag should be ok make sure its water proof.

And if you want real luxury a sleeping mat.

I never bothered with a tent just a waterproof sleeping bag cover, a small gas ring and a decent billy can for coffee and a spoon for any food you may want to cook yourself, a multi tool penknife is very handy along with a small torch and a long waterproof Poncho.
I had to carry what I took and did many trips so had it down to a serious minimum, not so bad if you have wheels.
 
Cris 11 said:
Make sure the sleeping bag is a decent one, a good nights sleep is important, I always bought a back packers sleeping bag they are lighter and pack down smaller than a camping sleeping bag plus a liner (the liner is important easy to wash and dries very fast), it shouldn't be very cold so a lighter weight bag should be ok make sure its water proof.

And if you want real luxury a sleeping mat.

I never bothered with a tent just a waterproof sleeping bag cover, a small gas ring and a decent billy can for coffee and a spoon for any food you may want to cook yourself, a multi tool penknife is very handy along with a small torch and a long waterproof Poncho.
I had to carry what I took and did many trips so had it down to a serious minimum, not so bad if you have wheels.
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Excellent tips here. Thank you from Screwfix member No1
 
Alan22 said:
I'm quite an experienced camper in a sense, I used to take a trip each year to camp on top of a different mountain, for that you need very light kit and a keen eye on the weather but the morning step out is pretty inspiring.

If you are camping next to your transport all you need is a tent, sleeping bag and a decent mat, campsites have toilets and showers and can usually fit a one man tent in, only thing I would add is a good pillow.
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I hardly dare answer to you Alan as I am afraid you come up with some weird animal that I need to avoid which are attracted to tents
 
Cris 11 said:
Make sure the sleeping bag is a decent one, a good nights sleep is important, I always bought a back packers sleeping bag they are lighter and pack down smaller than a camping sleeping bag plus a liner (the liner is important easy to wash and dries very fast), it shouldn't be very cold so a lighter weight bag should be ok make sure its water proof.

And if you want real luxury a sleeping mat.

I never bothered with a tent just a waterproof sleeping bag cover, a small gas ring and a decent billy can for coffee and a spoon for any food you may want to cook yourself, a multi tool penknife is very handy along with a small torch and a long waterproof Poncho.
I had to carry what I took and did many trips so had it down to a serious minimum, not so bad if you have wheels.
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Any recommendations for the sleeping bag and a liner? Not too sure what a liner is
 
Have the chicken evicters not refurbed my caravan round your place yet, you could borrow that after doing a check on wellwishers fusebox installation.
 
arrow said:
Have the chicken evicters not refurbed my caravan round your place yet, you could borrow that after doing a check on wellwishers fusebox installation.
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And don't forget checking coloumbs barristers wig for flees.
 
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