Camping Gear Thread

Craig_ said:
What do you guys use for cooling while camping? I can get a cheap 12v cooler to plug into the car when driving but would there a way to plug those coolers into the electricity supply at the camp site?

Would something like this work?
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It will work but those cheap coolers are not good at least for meat, for drinks they are fine.
I would suggest proper camping fringe from snomaster, engel on national luna.
They are expensive but I do not know how I would manage without my Engel 40l fridge especially if you do not have access to shops for 5-7 days.
 
Craig_ said:
What do you guys use for cooling while camping? I can get a cheap 12v cooler to plug into the car when driving but would there a way to plug those coolers into the electricity supply at the camp site?

Would something like this work?
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I use a cooler box and just buy ice. Nothing fancy, just a cheap one I bought a decade back. I find it helps to unscrew the drain plug on it to let the water out else you end up with your frozen meat defrosted and a soup.

If you want to keep drinks and beers ice-cold, then you throw lots of ice and a bag or two of salt into a bucket/sealed cooler box. The ice will "melt" as it breaks downs the molecules ability to remain ice structure state (not an ice scientist so excuse my lack of correct terminology) leaving you with below 0C ice water. Not only will you have the coldest brew outside of the North Pole, but it can quickly chill your drinks.


Since most sites have electricity, I also have a 94L under counter fridge that fits into the car that I take with me. Considering they cost less than a decent 12V cooler-box, it is a better option for me. Actually going to be swapping it our for a 95L HiSense freezer asit not only makes transport easier as it uses a lid, but it also gives a bigger temperature range.

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aleksandar said:
It will work but those cheap coolers are not good at least for meat, for drinks they are fine.
I would suggest proper camping fringe from snomaster, engel on national luna.
They are expensive but I do not know how I would manage without my Engel 40l fridge especially if you do not have access to shops for 5-7 days.
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That would be first prize actually, budget is a bit tight though. I'll look around a bit more.
Other Pineapple Smurf said:
I use a cooler box and just buy ice. Nothing fancy, just a cheap one I bought a decade back. I find it helps to unscrew the drain plug on it to let the water out else you end up with your frozen meat defrosted and a soup.

If you want to keep drinks and beers ice-cold, then you throw lots of ice and a bag or two of salt into a bucket/sealed cooler box. The ice will "melt" as it breaks downs the molecules ability to remain ice structure state (not an ice scientist so excuse my lack of correct terminology) leaving you with below 0C ice water. Not only will you have the coldest brew outside of the North Pole, but it can quickly chill your drinks.


Since most sites have electricity, I also have a 94L under counter fridge that fits into the car that I take with me. Considering they cost less than a decent 12V cooler-box, it is a better option for me. Actually going to be swapping it our for a 95L HiSense freezer asit not only makes transport easier as it uses a lid, but it also gives a bigger temperature range.

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Yeah, I'll see thanks, that's seems like a good idea. Where did you buy the fridge, have you got a pic of it?
 
Craig_ said:
That would be first prize actually, budget is a bit tight though. I'll look around a bit more.


Yeah, I'll see thanks, that's seems like a good idea. Where did you buy the fridge, have you got a pic of it?
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Bought from Takealot many years ago for my wife's business and then press ganged it for camping after she no longer needed it.

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Craig_ said:
What do you guys use for cooling while camping? I can get a cheap 12v cooler to plug into the car when driving but would there a way to plug those coolers into the electricity supply at the camp site?

Would something like this work?
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Those 12v coolers are not worth it. They only cool to 15deg below ambient, and they're tiny.

I now use a dual door Snomaster...saved for a long time before I got it but I used to do it like this.:

2 cooler boxes - 1 for food and the other for drinks.
The drinks cooler was a 5/6 day Coleman extreme. Empty cooler goes into trailer (because it becomes way too heavy) then start filling it up. Only pre-chilled cans. Cans of beer and cans of soft drinks. Cans because glass breaks when they bump into each other. I didn't do the plastic 2lt of soft drinks because once it is removed that void fills with ice.

So once the cooler has the allocated rations of drinks, the rest of it gets filled with ice...and this ice is only for cooling, not consumption. I used a separate ice cream container of ice for this purpose. (I'm all about food safety)

Normally this cooler stays in the trailer and covered with a blanket for insulation and drinks are icy cold all week long.
 
Other Pineapple Smurf said:
Thanks for the replies, bought the Safari Senior Deluxe from Camp & Climb. They have better technical advice than the respected 4x4 Community forum.

Did a wet run today at home for next weekend. Set it up by shortass self, wetted it and then took it down again by myself this evening.

It's heavy, very heavy for my fragile carpal tunnel wrists but I had no problem setting it up as per instructions.

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The skull cap canapy is really nice. I should have no problem folding it into my senior gazebo to join it. Won't get the same snug fit as the gazebo attachment but will share photos next weekend. Decided that the Deluxe for R5700 was better than the standard with gazebo attachment for R5650. I can at least use this without the gazebo.

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Love that windows - it has double covers one on the inside and one on the outside. This is how it allows you zip up from inside or outside. The outside windows have guy ropes so you can peg them in the ground for shade.

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You made me so proud!!!
 
aleksandar said:
Can this be packed for a bike trip? Any links where to buy?
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Yes I pack everything on my bike. Bought the stretcher tent on Takealot
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So I'm really keen on this setup from Quickpitch.

The 270 Awning Shade and Wall Kit.


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My only gripe, is that there seems to be lots of gaps for water and wind to still get in.
Would like to really check the setup on someone's car first.


I'm not looking to go full overlanding yet, the 2017 2.2 XLS Ford Everest I got a couple of months ago is pretty entry level.
But it's fun and gives us much more space than our Aveo, for packing.

We're off to The Growcery on the Orange River just outside Vioolsdrif next month for a week, looking forward to it!
 
Shake&Bake said:
So I'm really keen on this setup from Quickpitch.

The 270 Awning Shade and Wall Kit.



My only gripe, is that there seems to be lots of gaps for water and wind to still get in.
Would like to really check the setup on someone's car first.


I'm not looking to go full overlanding yet, the 2017 2.2 XLS Ford Everest I got a couple of months ago is pretty entry level.
But it's fun and gives us much more space than our Aveo, for packing.

We're off to The Growcery on the Orange River just outside Vioolsdrif next month for a week, looking forward to it!
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It looks quite good but a couple of things to consider.

As you mentioned lots of gaps so its going to be warm weather only and no camping where there are animals roaming free(malaria mosquito's included).
You have to pack up the entire thing before you can drive anywhere else.(quick trip to the shops or an early morning game drive)
Wind, if there is a big wind storm it looks like it will need a lot of bracing.
 
Shake&Bake said:
So I'm really keen on this setup from Quickpitch.

The 270 Awning Shade and Wall Kit.










My only gripe, is that there seems to be lots of gaps for water and wind to still get in.
Would like to really check the setup on someone's car first.


I'm not looking to go full overlanding yet, the 2017 2.2 XLS Ford Everest I got a couple of months ago is pretty entry level.
But it's fun and gives us much more space than our Aveo, for packing.

We're off to The Growcery on the Orange River just outside Vioolsdrif next month for a week, looking forward to it!
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I have Hannibal awning, it is easy and quick to set up for a bit of shade and sometimes I link it to my tent.
This contraption looks quite complicated and in my case it would prevent me from driving around so I'm more in favour of having tent with some extension than space like this to use to sleep.
 
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