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What's your favourite bit of kit for your van?

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  • 15-10-2012 9:19pm
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    Sapsorrow
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    Being new to campervans I'm curious as to what little things you guys always have on stand-by in your van, your favourite thing that's really convenient, useful, entertaining or comforting for missions?

    I have a feeling mine is going to be those little packs of ready to eat panchetta cubes from Aldi. Perfect to chuck into an number of campervan meals! Being a major girl-nerd I've also taken to leaving my crochet stuff in the glove box. My boyfriend has added his sketch book and pencil set. I'm buying some hot water bottles and thermal socks tomorrow to leave in it too.

    So what about you guys?


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    Aidan_M_M
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    Books! And some nice biscuits! And a Leatherman tool.


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    spaceHopper
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    Beer - plenty of beer


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    m8
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    Box of tea bags....tea just tastes nicer in the van ;)


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    T650
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭T650


    m8 wrote: »
    Box of tea bags....tea just tastes nicer in the van ;)

    And from a proper ceramic mug - not a melamine one :)


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    shaysue
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭shaysue


    Tea bags, wine, ceramic mugs and proper glasses. SWMBO swears by her Remoska cooker!


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    killalanerr
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    levelling chocks i woundnt go anywhere without them,when you have the van level it makes life so much easier


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    Sapsorrow
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    New additions to my list...

    Slipper socks (lined with fluffy fleecey stuff) from pennies for putting your feet up with a cuppa
    A pack of new socks for after walks and hikes
    Floor wipes (campervans in Ireland don't stay clean for long I've just learned!) and dettol wipes
    My new dish drying mat from Aldi
    A dust buster for getting rid of all the dirt that manifests out of no where

    My absolute favorite thing at the moment is my gorgeous yellow vintage Brexton hamper, the ones originally sold with vw campers back in the 60s..

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    My dad also has a really great torch from Lidl or Aldi a few years ago, it has a magnet so you can stick it somewhere handy, a little flashing red light so you can find it in the dark and a glass breaker and blade to cut through seat belts, not very nice to think about I know but a great piece of kit just in case! will be keeping my eye out for one in the future.


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    Sapsorrow
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    killalanerr wrote: »
    levelling chocks i woundnt go anywhere without them,when you have the van level it makes life so much easier

    Yes! Our van has gone walkabout 3 times on us now! Luckily it didn't get very far :)


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    ? How does a campervan go walkabout? mine has a thing called a handbrake:confused:


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    Sapsorrow
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    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    ? How does a campervan go walkabout? mine has a thing called a handbrake:confused:

    Our's has a really really crap one


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    Irishgoatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,741 ✭✭✭Irishgoatman


    Perhaps there's a little too much activity going on in your 'van ;).


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    Sapsorrow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Sapsorrow


    Irishgoatman wrote: »
    Perhaps there's a little too much activity going on in your 'van ;).

    :eek:


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