We are thinking about what we need for our caravan. Bought it recently, haven't had one before. Does everyone keep crockery etc in the van all the time and are sleeping bags better than duvets.
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Denise, have a look in the General forum tital make a list, most of what you are looking for is in there.
Crockery is a matter of choice most people I know buy a melamine set form a caravan shop 1/ less weight and 2/ to stop it breakingf in transit.
Duvets or sleeping bags. For me duvets and sheets every time I cant stand sleeping bags, this is just a preference though
Happy vanning
Crockery is a matter of choice most people I know buy a melamine set form a caravan shop 1/ less weight and 2/ to stop it breakingf in transit.
Duvets or sleeping bags. For me duvets and sheets every time I cant stand sleeping bags, this is just a preference though
Happy vanning
Hi Denise,
It's best to use either melamine of plastice crockery as they are usually stored in the overhead cupboards and the weight needs to be kept down. They also don't break when you go over bumps.
We keep everything in the 'van except the sleeping bags and duvets. We use Duvets for us and bags for the kids.
It's best to use either melamine of plastice crockery as they are usually stored in the overhead cupboards and the weight needs to be kept down. They also don't break when you go over bumps.
We keep everything in the 'van except the sleeping bags and duvets. We use Duvets for us and bags for the kids.
Hi Denise,
We started out 10years ago with Melamine.The only drawback is that the cups stain very easily,so this year hubby has said that we are taking "proper" cups !!
We also started with two King sized sleeping bags,and I made an inner sheet which was easier to wash than the sleeping bags.However,we now take a duvet and much prefer this.
Leaving things in the 'van is very much up to you,and where you keep it.We leave the basics in,but remove everything of value.
During the winter when we are not using it,we completely remove everything.
Hope you enjoy yourselves.
We started out 10years ago with Melamine.The only drawback is that the cups stain very easily,so this year hubby has said that we are taking "proper" cups !!
We also started with two King sized sleeping bags,and I made an inner sheet which was easier to wash than the sleeping bags.However,we now take a duvet and much prefer this.
Leaving things in the 'van is very much up to you,and where you keep it.We leave the basics in,but remove everything of value.
During the winter when we are not using it,we completely remove everything.
Hope you enjoy yourselves.
We had light weight melamine that has been replaced over the years by similar better quality gear from french store on holiday there.
We keep everything in the van and even have Caravanning clothes and shoes. It just means we hitch up and go without leaving anything behind.
We keep everything in the van and even have Caravanning clothes and shoes. It just means we hitch up and go without leaving anything behind.
Denise,
Can't stand melamine, I know it's light but it's disgusting.
Instead we bought a set of plain opaque white Luminarc glass plates, bowls, and cups - from an Auchan hypermarket - the Luminarc glass is reasonably light, break-proof, and half the price of melamine. Luminarc is nice to eat from and the package we bought came in a neat box too.
Fitted sheets and fleece blankets work for us.
Robert
Can't stand melamine, I know it's light but it's disgusting.
Instead we bought a set of plain opaque white Luminarc glass plates, bowls, and cups - from an Auchan hypermarket - the Luminarc glass is reasonably light, break-proof, and half the price of melamine. Luminarc is nice to eat from and the package we bought came in a neat box too.
Fitted sheets and fleece blankets work for us.
Robert
Just because you are in a caravan doesn't mean you have to compromise. Live as you would at home.Everyone to their own but we use porcelain crockery,crystal glasses, proper placemats and often dine by candlelight
We hated melamine and plastic, so compromised and went for glass - the Arcopal stuff and bought boxed sets in French supermarkets. Feels like china, but is lighter and we haven't broken any yet. Also - wine (particularly red wine) is disgusting out of plastic. We carry a few cheap wine glasses (short-stemmed for preference) for this. They DO get broken, but rarely in transit!
Like cris,we keep our van fully kitted out all the time.In winter, a thermoststically controlled oil-filled radiator costs pennies to run and keeps everything cosy ready for the off if the mood takes us.
Thank God for that!Tina is perfectly correct of course. However size doesn't always matter.
Lisa
We ae with you Jo. We use Arcopal - it really is far superior to melamine! Can't stand drinking out of 'plastic'.
Arcopal is a French brand of toughened glass, a bit like Pyrex, but they make crockery, etc. The most reliable source is, as has been said, a French hypermarket, but I did buy mine in a John Lewis sale a few years ago, so it is worth keeping your eyes open! Our mugs and soup/cereal plates are Arcopal, because we found that melamine seemed to leach the flavour from drinks etc, but we have stuck with the melamine plates that came with our first outfit, over 20 years ago. Our glasses are Luminarc, another French brand, bought in hypermarkets. We have beer glasses and small, short-stemmed wine glasses and have kept the cardboard sleeves that they came in to protect them 'on the road'. This seems to work pretty well - we haven't needed any replacements in 5 years of use.
I think as far as overall kit goes, initially, you just have to opt for the minimum that will see you through, taking stuff from home if necessary. Once you have had a few trips away, you will begin to know what is important to you and gradually you can begin to add the things you know that you need and ditch the items you find you never use.
I think as far as overall kit goes, initially, you just have to opt for the minimum that will see you through, taking stuff from home if necessary. Once you have had a few trips away, you will begin to know what is important to you and gradually you can begin to add the things you know that you need and ditch the items you find you never use.
Thanks for that crissie, I will look out for it when next in franceArcopal is a French brand of toughened glass, a bit like Pyrex, but they make crockery, etc. The most reliable source is, as has been said, a French hypermarket, but I did buy mine in a John Lewis sale a few years ago, so it is worth keeping your eyes open! Our mugs and soup/cereal plates are Arcopal, because we found that melamine seemed to leach the flavour from drinks etc, but we have stuck with the melamine plates that came with our first outfit, over 20 years ago. Our glasses are Luminarc, another French brand, bought in hypermarkets. We have beer glasses and small, short-stemmed wine glasses and have kept the cardboard sleeves that they came in to protect them 'on the road'. This seems to work pretty well - we haven't needed any replacements in 5 years of use.
I think as far as overall kit goes, initially, you just have to opt for the minimum that will see you through, taking stuff from home if necessary. Once you have had a few trips away, you will begin to know what is important to you and gradually you can begin to add the things you know that you need and ditch the items you find you never use.
we have only had our van since May, and I think in our case we needed to actually go away in it to see what we needed. Obviously we kitted out with plates, cups, duvets pillows etc (which we leave in van) but on a recent trip I discovered the following things make life a lot easier -: 1)Clothes Airer (that you hook onto window) as nowhere to hang and dry wet towels, this solved that problem 2) pop up laundry basket, this folds flat when not in use and we used it to put all our dirty laundry, we could then carry this straight into the house when we got back and straight to the washing machine, 3) sink plunger, as we discovered the pipes in the van block very easily, 4) gas lighter, to light cooker and barbie. All of these things we brought from a local market where we were staying for less than 10 pounds for the lot, oh and don't forget a bin. Hope this helps. Joanne
and always remember teatowels and dishclothes as the mrs says so easy to forget???????scower as well, not brillo rusts??????
basically we have, sorry had, a copy of everything that we use at home more or less, some of it was even better than what we have in our home!!, we used to leave it in the caravan then the only thing we had to put in was our clothes, however, since we lost the lot when we got our van stolen we will no longer keep anything in the van. you will be surprised the amount of moneys worth of stuff you have in!!
bev
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