Your Camping Trips

[fossyant]

Trip went well last week. Ice cream, coffee, cake, beer, paddle board, bit of a dip in the sea and a bit of walking. Oh and a new flag pole. Meet 'Shaun'

 

[fossyant]

Big trip planning finalised now. This is for our 30th Wedding Anniversary. (We are going to Italy in October for the propper celebration as MrsF hates Ocober (anniversary of brother and father's deaths).

We've just decided to start the camping trip with a nice Spa Break at a hotel on the way to Anglesey - one night. Got it for a very good price booking direct with the hotel. Looked at a couple of other hotels, and it seems they want an extra £100 just to use the Spa facilities - e.g. swim and a sauna - blooming rip off (pushing the price to £250 with no food). Just paid £328, which includes two meals (dinner and breakfast), a bottle of prosecco, 50 minute spa treatment each, and three hours in the Spa/pool.

Then we have 3 nights camping in Benllech, 1 night at Portmeirion camper park (including evening meal at the Castle - highly recommended to anyone with a camper - blooming bargain when two days access to the village is included in the price, and use of the hotel facilities including heated outdoor pool), then two nights in Mwnt, a night at Whitesands and finally 3 nights in Tenby. We've still a week off work after this, so who knows where we will go - depends on the weather !

 

[NorthernSky]

hi folks
any recommendations for good power bank for charging phones etc (assuming you don't have electric hook-up)
i have a small one but it failed miserably on my last camping trip.
also, how do the bigger power banks perform in the long term. mine would likely only be brought out each summer. something that would last would be nice, would pay a little extra for that.

 

[albion]

Yes, the Iniu ones are fine. I have a few of the above, regularly on offer near £13.
This smaller Inui one with the code there is currentiy about a tenner.
Www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PNL5STG
Theoretically, good for two phone charges.

 

[albion]

If its just for phone then I have this one, it will give my phone (Motorola G32) a full charge 3 or 4 times, even if the bank only has 10-15% power left it will still give the phone a decent charge.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07YPS5JC5?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

Now on offer too. Click the compact shape Mini size one. And 'redeem' the code there for 49% off.
Offers codes are often of very short duration. Specifies 20AH too.

 

[Dan Lotus]

hi folks
any recommendations for good power bank for charging phones etc (assuming you don't have electric hook-up)
i have a small one but it failed miserably on my last camping trip.
also, how do the bigger power banks perform in the long term. mine would likely only be brought out each summer. something that would last would be nice, would pay a little extra for that.

I have an older model of one of these makes:
Power bank
And bought one for my Dad as well (Both 3 years ago) - both have been faultless, and have semi regular usage, but hold their charge really well.
Charging them understandably does take a while, as it's a substantial battery, but they have 3 outgoing ports, one of which enables quick charging on my Honor 90 phone, and does an excellent job, the other two are normal charging speeds, and you can charge multiple items.
On my older one the bit I really like is at the press of a button, and whilst it is charging devices, or being charged, it displays the battery percentage, rather than just 5 lights.
*watching a video review on this one, it seems to have gone back to led lights instead of a percentage.......

Mine is 23800, this one is 26800, stonking value.

Actually, it seems this 20,000 version looks to be the replacement for my version, this one is 3800 less, likely due to all of the integrated cables - not sure if I like that idea or not:

Another power bank

 

[matticus]

<unwatching, as the thread is mainly about vans and power-packs! Please carry on without me ... >

 

[fossyant]

<unwatching, as the thread is mainly about vans and power-packs! Please carry on without me ... >

I'm off camping from Friday in the tent ! As for power banks....

Anker or INIU. The guarantee with both is sound - Iniu just replaced a powerbank I'd had for 10 months as it stopped working - guarantee is 3 years. The 20,000 mah will do a good 3 recharges of a large smartphone. We use an Anker 800 plus (and solar) to run the cool box off grid.

 

[matticus]

Campsite Recomendation: Philpin Farm Campsite, Ingleton Not tried yet but its a tent only none EHU site, £10pppn. Just close to the Ribblehead Viaduct. WIll try to get a couple nights in there in Sept.

Bliss!

It is a small 2 tiered sites with areas at the bottom and top of a small hill, the car park is adjacent to the top area as no cars are allowed on the camping field. Philpin Campsite is a basic campsite - there are no electric hookups, no vehicles on the camping field, no caravans or camper vans.

We have a Toilet and shower block which also includes washing up facilities

The old barn is available to sit eat and socialise in if required it also has free wifi and charging lockers

Barbeques allowed if raised off the ground strictly no fires

At weekends Philpin Snack bar is open in the barn. Available on request to purchase on the Campsite are;

• Cooked breakfasts and packed lunches
• Homemade cakes
• Socks, gloves, hats and rain ponchos.

We have strict no noise policy between 11pm and 7am
Limited mobile reception ask to use landline in emergencies

 

[albion]

Powerpacks are an essential ingredient of camping. Even more so when camping devoid of a car.

 

[dicko]

The New Forrest was always our favourite this is St Leonard’s near Ringwood in the eighties, not there anymore. We usually had the whole place to ourselves as not many knew about this site.

 

[Baldy]

How did you get that in your barbag??

 

[Jameshow]

The New Forrest was always our favourite this is St Leonard’s near Ringwood in the eighties, not there anymore. We usually had the whole place to ourselves as not many knew about this site.

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Wrong thread should be on the classic car thread🤣🤣🤣.

 

[Jameshow]

Have some fridge feedback

I bought this one: Hi Gear 28 Litre 12V 240V Cooler

I ran it over the weekend at various power levels. At full whack it will go down to about 2.5c with an ambient temperature of 21-23c. That would be no good for sleeping though as its noisy. Reducing the power to minimum it went to around 4.5c, about 50% power was 3.5c.

Campsite Recomendation: Philpin Farm Campsite, Ingleton Not tried yet but its a tent only none EHU site, £10pppn. Just close to the Ribblehead Viaduct. WIll try to get a couple nights in there in Sept.

If going for a weekend freeze 4 pints of milk and it will keep the cool box cool for the weekend saving loads of power. Don't open it unless you need esp during middle of the day

 

[fossyant]

We run our leccy cool box off an Anker battery pack (big one) - it draws about 60w when the sun will pull in 85 w from the solar panel, so does us 3 days usually (turning off at night).

"Van Diesel" is now packed for our trip (min 11 nights, possible 16). All the seats are out, and the bed system is folded out and set up, so we can pack tent, paddle board and all sorts of crap under it. Means we can still sleep (without a major shift about) on the one nights in the van between the longer stays in the tent.

I took out the two single middle seats, and one of the single rears. I could see we needed more space for the bulky tent, so got MrsF to help lift the rear double out - my word it's heavy. But that's the advantage of a van/car - it all comes out. MrsF was insistent the van is set up to sleep in, even if we are using the tent for the longer stays (i.e. no setup for the short stays).