weekend in a caravan what to take?

doraexplorer

we are off on our sun weekend holiday to embo this weekend :j :j woohoo a caravan !

we are there friday till monday . planning having breakfast and lunch in the caravan and going out for dinner at night.

theres 2 adults and 2 kids. What do i need to take with us for using in the caravan? proberly a silly question but i dont want to get there and find i should have taken something . i also dont want to have to buy anything there i have at home , that i can take with us . if that makes sense


thanks very muchly !

robpw2

duvets pillows its gonna be cold this weekend.

other than that a book to read

tanith

Not sure if you mean food as well but we always take tea, sugar, milk, bread, bacon, eggs, cereal, butter,jam, sausgages, beans and soup, tea towels, bath and hand towels, washing up liqued and a bleach cleaner ( I always bleach the sinks before use) . Couple of bin bags, extra bedding (quilts can be thin) games, cards, books, decent tin opener, as we always like a fried brekkie on holiday I usually bung in my largest nonstick frying pan :eek: Sorry but we eat healthy for the rest of the year....

Waterproof coats and good walking shoes .. its going to be wet... if I think of anything else I will come back...

squeaky

This should help a bit too

Caravan and Holiday Cookery (merged)

doraexplorer

thank you tanith, never thought about tin opener but did think about a bottle opener. i did pay the extra 10 pounds for bedding but will take our quilts as well. i will also pack my frying pan .

robpw2 i am hoping the weather is going to be good. but will pack jumpers just in case.

my DS asked me mummy what will me and daddy do all day when your sunbathing :rotfl: is that really what he thinks i do all day when we go abroad! :rotfl: ... planning lots of walks will need our rain coats me thinks !

thanks squeaky will have a look there after tea tonight.

tanith

Dora the pillows can leave a lot to be desired I always take my own... also we take a mug each from home as the cups are sometimes very tiny...

trying-very-trying

Oh, I do love these caravan breaks.
I always take an electric fan heater. Fair enough, the campsite will often provide you with one if you complain about being cold, but you will have to wait a while.
Everything else is usually provided, but if you have a favourite can opener or kitchen knife, then yes take that with you, but mind and pack it again when you're coming home.
HAVE A NICE TIME!!!!!!!!

squeaky

There might be some useful threads here too...

caravan threads on Travel, Trips & Holidays

buyitall

I would take plenty of alcohol as it is usually more expensive to buy it on the site shop. Also dishcloths. Something for Ds to play with, inside and out - football, colouring, books, ds lite etc
Would definitely agree with the heater suggestion if you have one - the bedrooms are often freezing!
Maybe look on the Days Out board or google local attractions/restaurant-chains so that you can print off money-off vouchers before you leave?

robpw2

i love camping its a great back to basics weekend no tv,

take a radio . ans some board games its a time to spend with family .
take sweets chocolate and other such treats .
Take a flash light or two (its a nightmare trying to light matches in the dark and if you go with my mum the minute you get one to light she blows it out going thats a good one we wil use that later.

Leave the mobiles in a locked box and dont use unless emergency . leave the cc's at home and have a great adventure.

I would take ginger beer too always good fun when sitting round camp fire .

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Fen1

Loo paper.

Critical one, that.