Your Must Take Items

[Urchy87]

Hey

Up until recently buying a Camping Trailer I have camped with the bare basics. Now I have a bit of storage available I can afford to sacrafice a little room for 'stuff'. A bit about us, we have 2 young boys. One is 3 and the other is 6 months old.

I was curious what items you can't leave without. This doesn't have to relate to having children but just getting a bit of an idea about what those things are that aren't obvious but make camping life easier or more enjoyable.

Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your responses.

Urchy87

[scrapsD40]

Coffee maker & Chocolate

[glenm64]

Camp oven
Torches and spare batteries


Cheers Glen

[listo]

Beer. Icy cold beer. Can make do if anything else is forgotten.

[briann532]

Beer. Icy cold beer. Can make do if anything else is forgotten.

Yep. I'll second that.......

[Rumpig]

Same stuff you took basic camping,  just now you have a better sleeping area. Keep it simple, more relaxing time, less setting up and packing up time then.

[Urchy87]

Some good suggestions here guys.

Good point rumpig and listo you are on the mark with beer.

Scrapsd40 I like a good coffee so that is a tempting suggestion.

[Rumpig]

Not only do you have a better sleeping area now, you should also have all your cooking gear (pans and oil etc), cutlery, plates and cups etc packed in the camper ready to go, no need to pack them in the fourby to head away. Having the camper just makes it easier to get away on weekends, doesn't mean you have to take anything extra with you.

[dales133]

Thats exactly what im looking forward to the most.
Being able to throw it on the hitch and go whenever ive got the chance with a stop for groceries on the way

[cruiser 91]

Don't forget the Aeroguard Mr Walker!
Now days it's Bushmans

[raider]

Your wife or your girlfriend.... but never both 

[oldmate]

Yep, got to agree with Rumpig.  We still camp with the same "stuff". It just now it all has a place of its own to call home and is easy to access, as well as being ready to go at anytime. Which is the reason we got a camper. Not so we cold take more stuff.

Cheers

[MrCruza]

Keys for the feckin camper!! Twice now I've left them at home   

[GUEY]

Wet wipes, lot's and lot's of wet wipes. Plus disinfectant wet wipes.

[Merts]

One of these.
It's the simple things, made easier, that I appreciate.

http://www.2daloo.com/

[Traveller]

Keys for the feckin camper!! Twice now I've left them at home   

This is why the missus has a spare set. Stupid part is I also included a spare key for the fourby, but where is the handbag if I lose the keys, in the fourby.

These days our must take item is a Thermos thermal pot, can't believe how useful it is. One awesome feature is cooking the evening repast while having breakfast, then arriving at night to a still warm meal, luxury. Another bit of luxury is a set of slippers for inside the trailer on cool evenings if we don't have a fire. Couldn't travel without them now.

[glenm64]

I leave a spare set of van keys in the car.

Cheers Glen

[tracker]

Just don't forget to take common sence ....If you take that ....all else will fall into line...Just my 2 bob's worth.
                                                                       Cheers Tracker.

                                                                 
                                                                   

[MrCruza]

This is why the missus has a spare set.

1st time I left them I made sure that I had spares on my keyring, all except the water tank as we only have one of those. Guess which one I needed last outing..   

[gphcald]

Keys for the feckin camper!! Twice now I've left them at home   

Most cars have a key that will only open one door (normally the rear door, get this key (it wont have a chip in it) and tape it to the underside of the car VERY securely. Then hide a spare set of keys in the rear of the vehicle. Problem solved

[Hewy54]

And even if you take your keys with you, remember to take them out of the camper when you pack up. Had a quick pack up one trip when it started to rain, and forgot to to take the car keys out of the safe place in the camper so had to put it up again to get at them. Everything soaked by the time I found them.

[Urchy87]

Keys for the feckin camper!! Twice now I've left them at home   

Funny you say this. When I went to get the gas certificate done for the road worthy I had to do a 60k detour back home when halfway to town I realised I left the keys on the table so I had an early introduction to that lesson.

Wet wipes, lot's and lot's of wet wipes. Plus disinfectant wet wipes.

They can be handy. We have young kids so these are always in abundance wherever we go.

Not only do you have a better sleeping area now, you should also have all your cooking gear (pans and oil etc), cutlery, plates and cups etc packed in the camper ready to go, no need to pack them in the fourby to head away. Having the camper just makes it easier to get away on weekends, doesn't mean you have to take anything extra with you.

This was part of the reason for getting the camping trailer. At the moment we have stuff spread out everywhere and it's always a nightmare when it comes time to packing. Looking forward to being able to just drop it on the towball and head off.

There is some great ideas in here.

Thanks.

[speewa158]

Get a pen & paper to wright down all the   " Stuff   " you forgot to bring  .
All the   " Stuff  " did bring should have a ring of tape on it . As you use it peel off the tape , after 6 months ditch the  " Stuff  " that still has tape on it . Dead weight in the CT   

[Urchy87]

Good idea speewa158. A will do that for sure.

[gronk]

Get a pen & paper to wright down all the   " Stuff   " you forgot to bring  .
All the   " Stuff  " did bring should have a ring of tape on it . As you use it peel off the tape , after 6 months ditch the  " Stuff  " that still has tape on it . Dead weight in the CT   

Not sure where to put the tape on the missus    Seriously, because she comes in the 4wd, I suppose you can't add her as dead weight for the camper ??