camping advice - worth getting mini fridge?

miss*whisper

We have a 3 way fridge which runs off a gas cylinder, from the car battery while driving or from a hook up. Makes all the difference being able to have cold fruit juice and cold milk especially if camping for more than 2 days even in this country

chalky_75

Fridge every time thay are brilliant

buxtonrabbitgreen

I had a mini fridge and also a coolbox. The miini fridge was ok for 1pt of milk a bit of cheese and marg but not much more. Taking a normal coolbox as well, but with about 8 ice blocks so you can refreeze but still have some in all the time worked for us. We used to take a spare car battery for the mini fridge till we got electric hook up. Before all that it was the bucket of water for us too. Well I was in the girl guides.
catons of long life milk are useful too. They don't taste too bad when cold and you can keep them anywhere till you open them.

lovinit

we have been camping for a while and have recently invested in a 3 way fridge so that we can camp for more than 3 days.
i would def recommend getting a fridge if going for more than a couple of day

madley263

creased-leach wrote: »

Bucket of cold water kept in the shade has served us well for years!

i was just going to suggest this and/or a cool bag. think of the room in the car. we are always jammed packed so the thought of having to get a mini fridge in aswel is a no no for us

carlsberggal

We are very sad people as we take one of those full sized beer fridges away with us!! Makes a good stand for the tv as well lol!!!

buyitall

Aldi have one of their 'camping equipment' weeks starting from Thurs 11/6 and an electric coolbox is one of their specials. It's gone up £5 since last year. We have one and don't find it noisy:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week24thursday09.htm?WT.z_src=main

phizzimum

thanks for all the replies

I've ordered an electric coolbox from Amazon - more expensive than the Aldi one but it came with the mains adapter (and we don't have an Aldi near us anyway!)

stocked up on tins and packets (and a few treats) at the supermarket - now all we need is decent weather for the weekend!

minimoneysaver

If only I had a spare 14k, i'd buy the new TAB 400L caravan! It's even got a mini bathroom.
Southdowns | Tab Caravans T @ B 400L

phizzimum

arrived at the campsite on Friday - to find out that DH hadn't booked a pitch with electric hook up! All that worrying about a fridge for nothing :rotfl: