Archive for the ‘Camping Gear’ Category

Your caravan is your own bit of travelling space. It can move around from campsite to campsite over the course of its lifetime, but the interior space will always be just as you left it. This is one of the reasons why caravanning holidays are so popular, that and the fact they are cheap as chips. However, if you really want to feel at home away from home there are few mod cons and creature comforts you should install in your caravan. Here are a few tips on how to kit out your caravan. 

Choose the right caravan for you and you’re halfway there

Once you’ve purchased your caravan, which you can do via Park-Resorts using its used caravan sales link, you can then spend some time thinking about how you’d like it to be kitted out. Just as with your home you can choose the colour scheme, the layout and the type of kitchen and bathroom units you want. You can now choose from three models of caravan from Park Resorts and you don’t need to worry about being tied down, as you can even move you caravan to another Park Resorts park for free. Once the layout, colour scheme and kitchen design are sorted, the fun really begins. Read the rest of this entry »

Even in the middle of winter, there are some of us who love camping and will look for cheap camping equipment for camping even if we aren’t heading out any time soon. If you are like me, you are always looking for some ways to find bargains.

One place I have recently discovered is any kind of store that sells equipment for people that work out of doors. We have one here in New Westminster that sells rubber boots for fishermen (they are amazingly good!) as well as all kinds of rugged boots for construction workers and inexpensive tarps and rain gear that will help keep you dry. Read the rest of this entry »

Backpacking is the ultimate in getting away from it all. Not long ago, with the weight of most backpacking camping equipment, you needed to find a trusty muscle-bound friend to carry your 200 pound pack to truly backpack in any kind of style. Read the rest of this entry »