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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Redcherokee on October 04, 2012, 12:42:43 PM
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Having seen lots of cool gadgets that people like, I am wondering what people bought with high hopes, only to find it was utterly useless.
After carting the Waeco Fridge stand around for three weeks, it is going to be given away. Nearly got thrown in the bin half way through the trip when it bounced around in the trailer and got wedged in an awkward place. Seriously, the fridge can sit on the ground, and if I am worried about it getting wet underneath in heavy rain it can be brought inside or put in the Jeep. The stand is just awkward to carry for too little benefit.
What gadgets have you ditched?
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If you're chucking it I'll take it. 8)
Most useless thing I've taken camping was a pommie mate; sat around watching me do everything.
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12 volt jug, big dollars but takes forever to boil and uses too much power. Used for one trip never to be used again.
cheers duggie
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Having seen lots of cool gadgets that people like, I am wondering what people bought with high hopes, only to find it was utterly useless.
After carting the Waeco Fridge stand around for three weeks, it is going to be given away. Nearly got thrown in the bin half way through the trip when it bounced around in the trailer and got wedged in an awkward place. Seriously, the fridge can sit on the ground, and if I am worried about it getting wet underneath in heavy rain it can be brought inside or put in the Jeep. The stand is just awkward to carry for too little benefit.
What gadgets have you ditched?
We love our waeco stand! It packs up into a small bag a bit like a little camera tripod, no hassles at all......poor little stand getting picked on!!
Our most useless camping gadget would of been bloody air mattresses......cant beat the inner spring ;)
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Hi,
12Volt hair dryer.
cheers
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So far we've ditched alot of useless things. Can't remember what they all were, but they were useless. Weren't used after X trips ... gone.
Folding toilet seat with plastic bag holder - gone - replaced with porta loo.
Roast holding prongs - ain't doing nothing that a set of tongs can't do - gone.
Bread board with large burn mark from hot camp oven - no longer flat - gone. ;D Oops!
Fry pan - we've got a BBQ plate as well - gone.
Egg rings - never used - gone.
Anything associated with 18 year old male - never wants to come along now - gone.
30,000 knives, forks, spoons - there's only 2 of us - gone.
At least that's the idea ...
Kit_e
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If you're chucking it I'll take it. 8)
Most useless thing I've taken camping was a pommie mate; sat around watching me do everything.
Yeah mate and they dont even have to be Poms..Just once i would love for someone to pick me up,all the gear loaded and supplied,all the food in the fridge,and at Dinner time someone cook me a meal plus pancakes why i just sit on my fat lazy ass watching my mate do it.....Then be dropped off home and not have to unpack a thing...
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We bought a coleman coffee maker for the gas stove, it took so long to make a cup of coffee you could have driven 50km and back to the nearest town. And to top it all off the coffee wasn't that hot >:(
LB
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A few years ago we bought a $120 fluro light, Shaped like a lantern, rechargeable, 240v - 12v, cigarette adapter.
Heavy bloody thing as well.
Was suppose to last 6 hours, lasted maybe two if that and the light is as useless as a match.
This was before led's took off.
Sits in the shed on a shelf collecting dust, just waiting for me to find the energy to throw the buggar out.
:cheers:
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Having seen lots of cool gadgets that people like, I am wondering what people bought with high hopes, only to find it was utterly useless.
After carting the Waeco Fridge stand around for three weeks, it is going to be given away. Nearly got thrown in the bin half way through the trip when it bounced around in the trailer and got wedged in an awkward place. Seriously, the fridge can sit on the ground, and if I am worried about it getting wet underneath in heavy rain it can be brought inside or put in the Jeep. The stand is just awkward to carry for too little benefit.
What gadgets have you ditched?
Already gave ours the flick. The spring loaded buttons to hold it open would not release to allow it to be folded. When set up it the fridge was never stable on it (only a small fridge) More hassle then what it was worth. It is gone
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My Engel Fridge stand, got it with our 80 Litre Engel, as part of an extra pack, kept the fridge case/jacket (whatever it is called) and the wife loves the clip lock food storage containers though. The stand just didn't look stable enough for my liking.
Sold it to someone that was happy with the wobble, said they were going to put a small esky on it. So everyone is happy :D
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12 volt jug, big dollars but takes forever to boil and uses too much power. Used for one trip never to be used again.
cheers duggie
Yep, the wife bought one for the boat, which is just a floating camper, and i tell ya, that jug would take forever.
I cost a bit too, so i can't bring myself to throw it away.
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If you're chucking it I'll take it. 8)
Most useless thing I've taken camping was a pommie mate; sat around watching me do everything.
Not silly was he.... :cup:
BHG
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The Wife.................
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The Wife.................
How about those husbands who with out fail turn ferrel during set up and pack up ;D ;D ;D
LB
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Toasters for a gas cooker
They all fail, never get used
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Toasters for a gas cooker
They all fail, never get used
Ohh forgot about that one sooooo true ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
LB
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How about those husbands who with out fail turn ferrel during set up and pack up ;D ;D ;D
LB
Have you been talking to my wife......
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Our Ecopot, love the food but alittle inconvenient....i suppose I could plan better and use it more..
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We bought a coleman coffee maker for the gas stove, it took so long to make a cup of coffee you could have driven 50km and back to the nearest town. And to top it all off the coffee wasn't that hot >:(
LB
I bought a single cup stove top espresso maker. It comes with a little metal cup that sits under spout. The problem is to make the coffee the cup has to sit under the spout while the little pot boils so the cup gets too hot to hold. By the time it cools down enough the coffee is also cold. Useless!
Oh, and so are those combination folding table and seat contraptions. We finally got rid of ours. Replaced it with some blow moulded bench seats and a more sturdy table.
Cheers,
Big Tread
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One of the first portable gas hot water sevices. Cannot remember the brand. It was arecatangle blue box. Cost a bomb, failed first shower. Repaired under warranty. Failed again. Turfed it in anger. Replaced with a cheaper instant ebay hot water service.
Aldi blow up canoe. Took and hour to fill up the 30 or so air chambers, then folded in two when in use. Thrown in bin. The paddles still live in the tinny.
The now ex girl freind. Chucked out half a tonne of useless junk out of the camping kit. :D
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One of the first portable gas hot water sevices. Cannot remember the brand. It was arecatangle blue box. Cost a bomb, failed first shower. Repaired under warranty. Failed again. Turfed it in anger. Replaced with a cheaper instant ebay hot water service.
Aldi blow up canoe. Took and hour to fill up the 30 or so air chambers, then folded in two when in use. Thrown in bin. The paddles still live in the tinny.
The now ex girl freind. Chucked out half a tonne of useless junk out of the camping kit. :D
One of the first portable gas hot water sevices. Cannot remember the brand. It was arecatangle blue box.
Primus. Mine is also under the house from 7 years ago >:(
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How about those husbands who with out fail turn ferrel during set up and pack up ;D ;D ;D
LB
I wasn't that bad on the weekend :D
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Feral. That'd be me. Something I've got to learn is that all other people are not a smart as me :) :) and settle down a bit!!
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A few years ago we bought a $120 fluro light, Shaped like a lantern, rechargeable, 240v - 12v, cigarette adapter.
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Sits in the shed on a shelf collecting dust, just waiting for me to find the energy to throw the buggar out.
We have the exact same one - it's red. Exact same thing happened to ours - completely useless now. It was a birthday present, so I can't bring myself to throw it out. For now, it's the bedside light in our spare room (yes, we live like royalty).
Kit-E - if you don't want your egg rings I'll take them! We have a black hole in our camper that swallows egg rings so we never seem to have any. Always end up using a large cup to cut holes in pieces of bread to serve as rings.
Cheers!
Matto :)
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Kit-E - if you don't want your egg rings I'll take them! We have a black hole in our camper that swallows egg rings so we never seem to have any. Always end up using a large cup to cut holes in pieces of bread to serve as rings.
Matto,
Why don't you try some edible options! We don't mind the Onion Egg Ring or the Capsicum Egg Ring, but bread works too.
Kit_e
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My eldest Son, I love him heaps and he has many great qualities but sits on his arse and watches everyone else set up, including his little sister (6) and brother (4). He cant even be arsed to carry his bags.
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My eldest Son, I love him heaps and he has many great qualities but sits on his arse and watches everyone else set up, including his little sister (6) and brother (4). He cant even be arsed to carry his bags.
For the eldest .... just leave him ... your not helping him by doing everything for him .
My 12 year old looks after himself , sets up camp / cooks for himself and others if required , my 5 year old little girl does her fair share around the camp as well , otherwise she doesn't come camping .. plain and simple .
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Thanks ROckman, thats what we do, funny thing is he doesnt care.
He has recently started cubs and he was helping putting up tents, carried his bags so maybe he is on the up
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One of the first portable gas hot water sevices. Cannot remember the brand. It was arecatangle blue box.
Primus. Mine is also under the house from 7 years ago >:(
Thats the one. POS
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one of those wine bottle stoppers, the bottle always gets finished!!! :cheers:
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X3 on the engel fridge stand...... Although I still manage to take it with us each time and set the fridge up only to think that it is unstable and I should just leave it at home next time....... Which I never do!
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Toasters for a gas cooker
They all fail, never get used
x1000. Haven't seen a good one yet. Had the flat one with the mesh on one side, could never figure out which way up it was supposed to go ??? , just burnt the toast anyway; the round base type that hold 3 bits of bread......just warms them up till they collapse on themselves. Now i just butter both sides of the bread and toast it on the hotplate, works a treat and the kids love it ;D
Also, never had a problem with our Waeco stand. Works pretty well I reckon.
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Cant believe im the first to say...... 20L Solar Hot Water Camp Shower.
You know the one, its black plastic and you fill it up with water and put it in the sun all day and at the end of the day you get a shower - maybe!
Surely im not the only one that was stupid enough to buy one? To be fair to me I bought mine the fill up with water, hang up and use for washing dirty hands throughout the day. Brilliant solution to the how do I wash my hands without wasting precious drinking water or contaminating other water (meaty cooking hands) WRONG - it was a fail FAIL!
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x1000. Haven't seen a good one yet. Had the flat one with the mesh on one side, could never figure out which way up it was supposed to go ??? , just burnt the toast anyway;
Nup. Operator error...........we've got 2 of 'em, and they're great......... :cup:
(the gauze goes on the bottom, closest to the flame......)
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I'm reading thought this thread, thinking I must have some useless gadgets, then Lori posts!!!
Yep the solar shower, used once in the shed somewhere.
Re the toasters, I use mine mesh side up, it works ok. But I'll be sure to try it mesh down next time.
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Nup. Operator error...........we've got 2 of 'em, and they're great......... :cup:
(the gauze goes on the bottom, closest to the flame......)
Ahhh!......operator error is usually the cause of most of my problems ;D
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I have the espresso thing, very problematic. Even when you use a larger cup the thing then spits boiling coffee at you because it comes out in such a rush. Trying not to admit it's uselss though.
Gave away the table with fold up chairs, it was useless!
As for the solar shower, got one and it works fine. You have to get all the air out so the black bit is in full contact with the water. As for travelling with it full, well just put it in a tub because it will most likely leak. Am I in denial again?
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.............Gave away the table with fold up chairs, it was useless!...........
The steel/plywood ones are OK, had ours for many years, but dunno if they're still available.
But I agree, the plastic ones are crap........
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haha at the toasters being used upside down! The mesh is there to heat up and give a uniform heat to the toast......mesh side down always ;)
I have used those black solar shower bags and they worked well for me at the time
Another useless one is those coleman toasters that hold 4 pieces of bread, they fall apart and take forever to unevenly toast the bread!
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Love our mesh toaster and as above mesh side down, but I will admit that I didn't know this until a couple of months ago and thought they were a gimmick :)
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Thats the one. POS
X2000. Bought one if these POS (sorry to copy but its the most apt description) , on first trip pilot flame would not stay lit. Took it back, swapped for new one, guess what first time use same problem. Take it back, this time they want to repair it, no deal I say money back never again.
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Cant believe im the first to say...... 20L Solar Hot Water Camp Shower.
Hey, we love ours, got two of them and they get used on every trip. And even when at home... when we renovated our bathroom several years back, we used them to shower in the garden for a week. Kids loved it too. Funny thing though, after several days of sitting them in the sun and having a short warm shower in the evening, my wife asked me why we couldn't just full them up with warm water from the laundry. The silence was deafening, and we still laugh about it to this day.
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Cant believe im the first to say...... 20L Solar Hot Water Camp Shower.
You know the one, its black plastic and you fill it up with water and put it in the sun all day and at the end of the day you get a shower - maybe!
Surely im not the only one that was stupid enough to buy one?
We have 4 sitting in the garage, used on one trip and have lived in the shed for the past 10 years. Was in the sun all day long and didnt even get tempid. Were presents so cant throw them out. Still get asked if we still have them from the person who gave them to use.
Agree on the blue primus hotwater cube, we bought one, got it home, tested it, couldnt get warm water, took it back and exchanged it for the Coleman hotwater on demand unit, which has not missed a beat in 7 years. :) still going strong.
I think alot of us have those friends who come camping with you, and because you have the camper trailer think you have it all under control so dont offer to do a thing, and just watch you do everything, have to agree would love just once to be able to sit on my arse and watch others do everything, but pigs will fly first.
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We have the solar showers and they work fine. We also will top them up with warm water from a billy etc. keep them out of the wind though, this makes a big difference
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Wind up led lantern. Takes up some space, and only stays lit for the time you have wound the noisy, annoying, bent handle.
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Collapsible pantry - got it as a present - took one look and never used it.
Sonething I did use and never again was the black "solar" shower bag. We have a bucket for warm water and a 12v shower - happy days
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I think alot of us have those friends who come camping with you, and because you have the camper trailer think you have it all under control so dont offer to do a thing, and just watch you do everything, have to agree would love just once to be able to sit on my arse and watch others do everything, but pigs will fly first.
Yeah, these people don't really fit into the "most useless gadget" category but they do the same for your camping experience: diddly squat. What's worse is when these people don't even bring their own stuff as their attitude is "oh you have everything so why double up" which means they're under your nose for half the trip too (in my case this comment pertains to the wife's twin sister & her husband, God bless them!)
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quite often i would have to say the fishing rod :-[
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Wind up led lantern. Takes up some space, and only stays lit for the time you have wound the noisy, annoying, bent handle.
Yep I was trying to think of it.....and thats the one...........my kids play with it.
It was a present from soemone.
Cheers Nomad.
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Yeah, these people don't really fit into the "most useless gadget" category but they do the same for your camping experience: diddly squat. What's worse is when these people don't even bring their own stuff as their attitude is "oh you have everything so why double up" which means they're under your nose for half the trip too (in my case this comment pertains to the wife's twin sister & her husband, God bless them!)
I kind of agree with there is not point in doubling up but I just hate been taken for granted :'(
LB
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quite often i would have to say the fishing rod :-[
That's even funnier, given your username. :cup:
Cheers!
Matto :)
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I think alot of us have those friends who come camping with you, and because you have the camper trailer think you have it all under control so dont offer to do a thing, and just watch you do everything, have to agree would love just once to be able to sit on my arse and watch others do everything, but pigs will fly first.
We have an 18 year old like this. Needless to say, he no longer comes with us. His dad set him up with all the camping comforts he'd need. Used them twice ... game over. But at least I don't have to encourage him to participate all weekend and then have fights about it with the BF. :cup:
Kit_e
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That's even funnier, given your username. :cup:
Cheers!
Matto :)
username was going to be fishcatcher but that is inappropriate given my track record since leaving the north west coast of WA
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We have used those gauze toasters on the gas for years and they work really well. Evenly toasted in about 10-15 seconds each side.
And recently while away in the Peron Peninsular that solar shower bag we had in the shed for years was brought into action when the useless 12v shower pump failed. We were late getting it laid out in the sun (Clear side up by the way) so just topped it up with a kettle of hot water heated on the 3 burner gas stove. Just have some cold water already in the bag and watch your fingers pouring hot water into the bag.
Thanks for the tips about coffee makers and lights.
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We have used those gauze toasters on the gas for years and they work really well. Evenly toasted in about 10-15 seconds each side.
I'm starting to think its only me who can't figure those toasters out.
I must have bought a dud......surely it can't be just user incompetence :'(
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Yeah, it can be.... ya lumox
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Yeah, it can be.... ya lumox
Oh c'mon JC, he's only a brickie, give a bit of leeway (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
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I'm starting to think its only me who can't figure those toasters out.
I must have bought a dud......surely it can't be just user incompetence :'(
Yeah, it had me tricked for quite a while. I've had great success using them like this:
Using it kind of like a fry pan. Take the gauze, place it over the stove and let go of it. Place bread on the upper couple of bars that run across.
Previously, I put the bread inbetween. I have not had too much trouble with burning the bread, and it toasts pretty evenly. Would probably do even better if I turned the heat down!!!! But, i'm too impatient.
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Yeah, it can be.... ya lumox
Oh c'mon JC, he's only a brickie, give a bit of leeway (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing001.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Hey, no fair, ganging up on a poor defenceless brickie. It's what I would expect from the lawn mower man, but xcvator, quite frankly i'm disappointed in you. Us mexicans are supposed to stick together........
Oh, and i had to google "lummox"..........I'm now going to bed to cry myself to sleep :'(
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The gauze toasters work really well. Gauze directly on the flame and bread on top of the bars. Quick and easy enough for the kids.
What doesn't work well are the coleman 4 slice toasters. Basically these are a metal plate with holes and wires to hold 4 slices nearly vertical. Takes about 3 weeks to cook the 4 slices this way and around 37kg of gas. I wrote a letter to coleman about this product and didnt get a reply :'(
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Hey, no fair, ganging up on a poor defenceless brickie. It's what I would expect from the lawn mower man, but xcvator, quite frankly i'm disappointed in you. Us mexicans are supposed to stick together........
Oh, and i had to google "lummox"..........I'm now going to bed to cry myself to sleep :'(
Oh stop it, you'll have me reduced to tears soon....
Not from caring, just from laughing..... :D
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The Weather Bureau ... freezing cold my R's ... it got up to 30c over the weekend!!
Kit_e
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The Weather Bureau ... freezing cold my R's ... it got up to 30c over the weekend!!
Kit_e
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Yep another vote for air mattresses.
They will suck every ounce of joy from your trip. Whether by absorbing the cold from the ground leaving you freezing all night or by going flat inch by inch they are pure evil.
Air mattresses are land fill waiting to happen.
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I love my single cup espresso machine - you just have to be careful to have a small flame offset a little bit away from the cup side and put the handle of the cup off the side of the tray. 3 months riding around Europe it got used everyday nearly and is still going strong.
I also like my solar shower (although now have a drop in the bucket 12v cheapie).
For me the most useless thing is the fold up pantries/cupboards - what a waste of good (and precious) camping time!
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Yep another vote for air mattresses.
They will suck every ounce of joy from your trip. Whether by absorbing the cold from the ground leaving you freezing all night or by going flat inch by inch they are pure evil.
Air mattresses are land fill waiting to happen.
LOL! You need a blanket under you as well as over you. Best way to keep the air in them is to treat them with kit gloves and NEVER put them directly on the tent floor. Those foam squares are perfect to put them on. Don't ever buy a cheap one either.
If you take this advice you will have many years of service out of them.
Kit_e
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For me the most useless thing is the fold up pantries/cupboards - what a waste of good (and precious) camping time!
We have a fold up pantry thing which is awesome. The brand is Wanderer (I think), and it goes up in 5 seconds flat (well, it starts out flat, then it's up!!) The Oztrail one it replaced was crap. You needed a degree in structural engineering to put that thing up. It now resides in a corner of the garage reserved for things that "seemed like a good idea at the time" ;D
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For me the most useless thing is the fold up pantries/cupboards - what a waste of good (and precious) camping time!
I have a coleman fold up pantry and it folds into about the size of an attache case and erects in literally less than a minute...great bit of gear
The most useless bit of gear i have is one of those gas cooker things that are supposed to cook toast....
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...........The most useless bit of gear i have is one of those gas cooker things that are supposed to cook toast....
.....and around we go...... ;D
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We have a fold up pantry thing which is awesome. The brand is Wanderer (I think), and it goes up in 5 seconds flat (well, it starts out flat, then it's up!!) The Oztrail one it replaced was crap. You needed a degree in structural engineering to put that thing up. It now resides in a corner of the garage reserved for things that "seemed like a good idea at the time" ;D
I was about to post a similar comment but this says it all: have one of the crap brand cupboards, have taken it on the last 3 trips and not used it so its going to the garage corner in one of those little piles we all seem to have. The fridge stand is already there.
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Yep another vote for air mattresses.
They will suck every ounce of joy from your trip. Whether by absorbing the cold from the ground leaving you freezing all night or by going flat inch by inch they are pure evil.
Air mattresses are land fill waiting to happen.
...I didn't know you were supposed to sleep on them in a tent. I've only ever used them for sleeping while floating down the river... ;D
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the single slice gauze toaster is ok, but slow. the 4 slice round toaster(or should I say bread warmer) would have to be the worst gadget ever.
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When I first started reading this thread, I thought the people complaining about their fridge stands were being a bit precious.
So I dug my brand new, never opened, Engel stand from the garage and set it up. So far, so good.
Then I tried to collapse it . . . and found out why people complained! You can't get the buggers to fold up again. And while it may support a small esky, I don't think I'd trust it to support a full fridge.
It's gone into the discard box, joining the Treg hitch that was on my CT when I bought it. But not for long. What a useless piece of kit!
Cheers, Tony
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Um... used my toast maker mesh side down. Bloody brilliant. Thanks. Not wanting to sound stupid, but these things could use some instructions. Just a simple 'this side down' would suffice.
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Um... used my toast maker mesh side down. Bloody brilliant. Thanks. Not wanting to sound stupid, but these things could use some instructions. Just a simple 'this side down' would suffice.
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It's gone into the discard box, joining the Treg hitch that was on my CT when I bought it. But not for long. What a useless piece of kit!
Feel free to toss it in my shed, I love my tregg hitch, simple yet effective and would happliy stick one on my box trailer as well, would be a good way of stopping others from borrowing it >:D
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Um... used my toast maker mesh side down. Bloody brilliant. Thanks. Not wanting to sound stupid, but these things could use some instructions. Just a simple 'this side down' would suffice.
Um... there are only 2 options...how hard can it be ??? ???
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Um... there are only 2 options...how hard can it be ??? ???
Thats what i was thinking, but i'm not druel enough to print it out..... :D
Oh, unless it was BrickieMatt, then i would... ;D
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Thats what i was thinking, but i'm not druel enough to print it out..... :D
Oh, unless it was BrickieMatt, then i would... ;D
JC, you leave my mate alone and get back to (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-chores005.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) he's a really nice bloke :cup: (gotta say that, I might be going (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sport041.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) with him (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-happy088.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
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Um... there are only 2 options...how hard can it be ??? ???
How about an 'instructional' section - so trained toasters can post up a youtube 'how-to' video, amoung other things. ;D
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Um... there are only 2 options...how hard can it be ??? ???
Obviously VERY. With a 50 / 50 chance of getting it wrong ... there is a 90% chance most will.
How about an 'instructional' section - so trained toasters can post up a youtube 'how-to' video, amoung other things. ;D
Sounds like it could be a winner. ;D
Kit_e
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Obviously VERY. With a 50 / 50 chance of getting it wrong ... there is a 90% chance most will.
.....sad, isn't it??....... ;D ;D
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glad I can amuse. :cheers:
What can i say, it did not occur to me that I was using it wrong, I just thought it did not work very well...
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dont quite accept that Im the first do do this...
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....dont quite accept that Im the first do do this...
Don't worry, you're not....... ;D
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Um... used my toast maker mesh side down. Bloody brilliant. Thanks. Not wanting to sound stupid, but these things could use some instructions. Just a simple 'this side down' would suffice.
Thanks heath, vindication at last ;D.........
Thats what i was thinking, but i'm not druel enough to print it out..... :D
Oh, unless it was BrickieMatt, then i would... ;D
Didn't your mum ever teach you not to.pick on the dumb kid in class :'(
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glad I can amuse. :cheers:
What can i say, it did not occur to me that I was using it wrong, I just thought it did not work very well...
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dont quite accept that Im the first do do this...
No mate, you're not the first!
I'd also like to point out that it has been well documented that highly intelligent people and those with an insanely high IQ often have trouble with quite simple and menial tasks..........
......clearly i don't fall into that category, I just cant use a bloody toaster (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-angry002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
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bought a coffee percolator not cheap stainless 2cups does a great job has a stainless handle first time out grabbed the handle to pour yep u guessed it burnt the Shit out of the hand and to make matters worse when u tipped it up to get all of the coffee out of it what was left came out of the lid and all over the table best throw 10 mtrs with the good hand >:(
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El cheapo air compressors.. years back on the return from our first trip to Moreton Island ..plugged in the new compressor to air up.
TWO hours later as the barge was pulling into the Port at Brisbane and only two and a bit tyres reflated to highway preassure ( only small tyres on a Diahatsu F20 Scat ), found that the plug had melted inside the cigarette lighter socket ..had to cut the wires to turn the compressor off .
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The colemen 4 slice bread warmer, I don't know how they think a near solid plate of steel with a few small holes sitting under 4 vertical slices of bread is going to toast the bread, Plus I cant get the damn thing to fold flat so I have to pull it apart each time.
Then it's a pita >:( to put back together again when I forget how crap this thing is at toasting bread, maybe I should just toss it out
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Bought a spork. Spoon at one end, fork at the other with a serrated edge. Useless bloody gadget. Will go back to knife and fork and give myself an uppercut for good measure. Was made in Sweden.
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bloke in the club took his Spit for a roast once, and left the roast at home.
next time out, he didnt forget the roast LOL!!! - no, he forgot the rod that goes across the spit to sit the roast on.
one of them waffle iron things I find useless. have 2 never used em.
That and the Cobb.
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............one of them waffle iron things I find useless. have 2 never used em...........
.....waffle iron??....or jaffle iron??
If you're talking about jaffle irons, I NEVER go camping without them.....best things ever.....
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.....waffle iron??....or jaffle iron??
If you're talking about jaffle irons, I NEVER go camping without them.....best things ever.....
yea same thing ;D ;D
(http://actionbikeski.com.au/content/product/full/Cast_Iron_Camp_Jaffle_Iron_Double-2399-3396.jpg)
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yea same thing ;D ;D
(http://actionbikeski.com.au/content/product/full/Cast_Iron_Camp_Jaffle_Iron_Double-2399-3396.jpg)
Get 'em hot, liberally marg up the outside of the bread and the inside of the iron, lay one slice, apply filling, lay the other slice, close, trim edges, place onto coals, turn regularly, enjoy.........beautiful.......
Why don't you like 'em??
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I love jaffles when camping.
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Um... used my toast maker mesh side down. Bloody brilliant. Thanks. Not wanting to sound stupid, but these things could use some instructions. Just a simple 'this side down' would suffice.
No worries Heath - maybe whilst they were at it they could put a "Caution - Hot" sign on it too! :laugh:
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I love jaffles when camping.
x2 - just hate the hot tomato juice! At least it doesn't have "Caution - contents may be hot" inscribed on it.
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x2 - just hate the hot tomato juice! At least it doesn't have "Caution - contents may be hot" inscribed on it.
Maybe cut 'em open and let 'em sit before scoffing..........very hard to do, though....... ;D ;D
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It's a known fact that heated tomato is the only substance in the universe hotter than the sun, and also that it retains more heat than the concrete barrier around Chernobyl.
There is an underground movement working on using heated tomatoes to replace coal fired power stations.
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My most useless camping gradget was one of those round BBQ plates.
The single ring of jets combined with the corrugated surface ensured that anything placed on it would burn in the middle and remain raw on ther outside and they are impossible to clean. And try cooking a fried egg on the flamin' things >:D
(http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/blnc/121024/250r1/1522n0h_20.jpeg)
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I think alot of us have those friends( and FAMILY) who come camping with you, and because you have the camper trailer think you have it all under control so dont offer to do a thing, and just watch you do everything, have to agree would love just once to be able to sit on my arse and watch others do everything, but pigs will fly first.
After reading this post I thought it was just me whinging about doing all the set up! Now I realise all that theropy was a waist of time ;D
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Here's one!
Nitrogen filled tyres!
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=26569.0;topicseen (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=26569.0;topicseen)
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It's a known fact that heated tomato is the only substance in the universe hotter than the sun
Not quite, a molten marsmallow on fire to the lip is much hotter than heated tomato
GG
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The plastic 6 egg holder. It only Made omelettes. And that was before we left home. :)
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The plastic 6 egg holder. It only Made omelettes. And that was before we left home. :)
Yep.......agree with that one........
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How about those husbands who with out fail turn ferrel during set up and pack up ;D ;D ;D
LB
What a pisser, I showed my missus this and she couldn't agree anymore. My response was.....
The missus!
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It's a known fact that heated tomato is the only substance in the universe hotter than the sun, and also that it retains more heat than the concrete barrier around Chernobyl.
There is an underground movement working on using heated tomatoes to replace coal fired power stations.
Close, but the take away coffee from Orbost was still unbearably hot over an hour after purchase
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Close, but the take away coffee from Orbost was still unbearably hot over an hour after purchase
Old real estate agents trick.....microwave the coffee for 5 minutes before the meeting..........can't be touched for at least an hour.................
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It's a known fact that heated tomato is the only substance in the universe hotter than the sun, and also that it retains more heat than the concrete barrier around Chernobyl.
There is an underground movement working on using heated tomatoes to replace coal fired power stations.
hahaha........ i hear ya!!
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My most useless camping gradget was one of those round BBQ plates.
The single ring of jets combined with the corrugated surface ensured that anything placed on it would burn in the middle and remain raw on ther outside and they are impossible to clean. And try cooking a fried egg on the flamin' things >:D
(http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/blnc/121024/250r1/1522n0h_20.jpeg)
X2
bastard of a thing and NEVER could clean it
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The plastic 6 egg holder. It only Made omelettes. And that was before we left home. :)
Yeah we have a 6 and a 12 egg holder, problem is they cannot be filled with large eggs you can only half fill them ???
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Yeah we have a 6 and a 12 egg holder, problem is they cannot be filled with large eggs you can only half fill them ???
What's wrong with an egg carton.?
Its not like in Sri Lanka when we were buying eggs in a bag,filled with straw.
Double up if extra packing required.
Can use the egg cartons to block our the neighbors snoring after you've finished with it.
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What's wrong with an egg carton.?
X 2 ... if you need to ... start your fire with the empty carton ... line your broken box with an egg carton ... stop things from making the darm squeeky noise with an egg carton ... line something to show the thermal properties of an egg carton ...whack your partner on the head with an egg carton if you don't have the inner cardboard from Xmas wrapping ... line your drop loo bag with an egg carton ... we have mentioned carrying eggs with them right?
Egg Cartons ARE NOT USELESS camping gadgets.
I'll bet someone can come up with a few more uses for them.
Kit_e ;D
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The most useles gadget has to be those silly yellow plastic egg holders, there real good if you want scrambled eggs when you get to your camp :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I like my yellow plastic egg holders. Way more resilient when being pulled in and out of the fridge. Handy little handle and I swear it takes less space. Only had one prebroken egg. After that I stuffed little bits of paper towel between the eggs for rough trips, and no worries.
I actually bought a second one for long trips, since I can't do without my eggs for brekky.
Vive la difference.
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The most useless camping gadget i have ever used is those solar camp showers.
Dont get me wrong they could probably be a good gadget to someone but not me. I bought a coleman expecting it to be top quality mind you it did cost me about $20 but when you half fill it and then hang it up somewhere the bloody handle rips off and next minute your standing outside your shower starkers trying to fix the bloody thing, Probably isnt the best gadget i have ever used.
Hence the reason i have gone back to using our primus 12volt shower and comes packaged in its own little lunch box.
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I think we need to simplify this.:
Solar shower bags.
Plastic egg holders.
mesh toasters.
ribbed round BBQ plates.
fridge stands.
Pommie mates.
12v kettle.
12v hair dryer.
air mattress.
roast holding prongs.
Lazy friends.
Stovetop coffee makers.
lazy teenagers.
wind up lights.
collapsible pantries.
My own fishing gear.
weather forecasters.
sporks.
cheap air compressor.
Basically to sum it up so far..........................
How much could we have saved by reading this thread first.
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I think we need to simplify this.:
roast holding prongs.
weather forecasters.
How much could we have saved by reading this thread first.
Thanks for the summation ... I totally missed those two. ;D
Kit_e
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Thanks for the summation ... I totally missed those two. ;D
Kit_e
Ha ha, actually the roast holding prongs were your idea/suggestion. (See previous post)
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Ha ha, actually the roast holding prongs were your idea/suggestion. (See previous post)
And so was the weather ... no wonder I missed them. Ha Ha Ha ... Must be having a blonde day. Guess I'm just over the moon about being published for the first time.
Kit_e
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Actually,more than quite a few of them are yours kit e,
You are the oracle when it commes to camping!!
I've been known to waste a fair penny on 'totally useless camping gadgets'
Lessons learnt and knowledge gained.......
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I thought we all decided that BrickieMatt, was the most useless camping gadget ever. :cup:
Maaaate, :cheers:
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I thought we all decided that BrickieMatt, was the most useless camping gadget ever. :cup:
Maaaate, :cheers:
C'mon mate, I can open stubbies.......that's gotta be of some use doesn't it :'(
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You are the oracle when it commes to camping!!
More likely spent a few bob on completely useless camping gadgets and am now giving out free warnings! LOL.
Kit_e
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What about those tiny tent pegs that come with anything made from canvas/ nylon and the featherweight plastic hammer to drive them in. No, I never bought a plastic hammer.
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The plastic 6 egg holder. It only Made omelettes. And that was before we left home. :)
We took 2 of these touring through cape york. I think one broken egg for the whole trip. We kept them in the drawers rather then in the fridge though.
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those bloody egg carryers you know hold 6 eggs naaaaaaaaa egg carton is fine havnt broken an egg yet i yhink they made them for pigeon eggs :cheers:
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I was trying to help. With the egg thing. Wifey had complained about a soggy egg carton from an Eskimo and ice. We get farm free range eggs. And they don't fit!!
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We use the egg holders and have found them better than soggy egg cartons and less broken eggs the large size eggs not x large usually fit ok maybe we are just lucky with them. As for Toasters do not like the round base one that holds 4 pieces of bread and does nothing but make it seem stale. Do like the mesh ones after just using them on first trip on the weekend.
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those bloody egg carryers you know hold 6 eggs naaaaaaaaa egg carton is fine havnt broken an egg yet i yhink they made them for pigeon eggs :cheers:
agree!
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TIP: Look at the "Lock n Lock" Egg carrier... It's made for decent sized eggs ie up to 800gms
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TIP: Look at the "Lock n Lock" Egg carrier... It's made for decent sized eggs ie up to 800gms
X2. Best egg holder this side of a chook! ! We put a bit of bubble wrap inside the lid for added protection.
Their bread box and cheese containers are also great. Fully sealed, so no mouldy or stale food.
Great products IMHO!
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My 18yo son, pretty useless about the camp site...
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brickiematt trying to make toast :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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brickiematt trying to make toast :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Bah......toast is overrated anyway ;D
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brickiematt trying to make toast :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Yep, he had a 50/50 chance to get it correct and still couldn't turn room temp bread into toast to make toast soldiers for the boiled eggs he so lovingly transported in his magic bubble wrapped egg transportation system.
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X2. Best egg holder this side of a chook! !
HA!
:cup:
Cheers,
Matto :)
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brickiematt trying to make toast :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Yep, he had a 50/50 chance to get it correct and still couldn't turn room temp bread into toast to make toast soldiers for the boiled eggs he so lovingly transported in his magic bubble wrapped egg transportation system.
LOL ;D
Must be feeding time at the zoo; the animals are getting restless >:D :D :D
And I'd ask that you kindly leave my magic bubble wrap out of this.........
:cheers:
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So anyway, how are you Dufus?
I promise i won't touch ya bubble wrap...... unless of course, we both end up at the Nat. Meet later this year.
Geez, theres a reason to have a drink or 10 huh.
We can get pissed and run amok while playing with ya bubble wrap at 3am. :cheers:
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For those who need help with the camp toaster ;D
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For those who need help with the camp toaster ;D
Hey Wiggo, wherjaget that from ?
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hey xcvator
it was on the package when i bought it
campmaster brand
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Pretty simple really.
Don't see how you could get it wrong.......
;D ;D
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Pretty simple really.
Don't see how you could get it wrong.......
;D ;D
Better ask Brickiematt about that ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Better ask Brickiematt about that ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
it does say 'cook bread on each side until toasted' ....... doesn't say on each side of what though?
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For those who need help with the camp toaster ;D
I'm fine with step one, its the other steps i can't get right ;D
It's still the most useless camping gadget, but i have found a use for it; needed an aerial for the ute, so I bent the stupid toaster thing into the shape of Australia, bunged it onto the car and bingo, I can now get Italian Radio and 3KZ................
......that reminds me, gotta get me one of those stickers with the tram on it >:D ;D
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Got to step in and stand beside you brickiemat. :cheers: I've never bought a toaster that was so flash it came in a packet, and as such have never seen the instructors above....
And even if I did I would have chucked them out because who needs instructions to make toast rights?
Lol but I am making some great now that I've got it mesh down... :cup:
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I'm fine with step one, its the other steps i can't get right ;D
It's still the most useless camping gadget, but i have found a use for it; needed an aerial for the ute, so I bent the stupid toaster thing into the shape of Australia, bunged it onto the car and bingo, I can now get Italian Radio and 3KZ................
......that reminds me, gotta get me one of those stickers with the tram on it >:D ;D
yeah, but the original question still remains, can you make toast when ya camping yet?
Just leaving the loaf of bread out in the sun doesn't count either...... ya dufus.
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I don't think anyone has mentioned wind-up/dynamo torches?
We had a wind-up lantern for a short time and a also small torch..."no more batteries" was the mantra.
Reality is you get RSI winding up the buggers, they are dimmer than a room full of reality TV stars, and you are lucky to get halfway to the toilet block before you have to wind it up again.....
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I don't think anyone has mentioned wind-up/dynamo torches?
Great for kids though....
..... some phone chargers will fit and charge them to save you from RSI
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I don't think anyone has mentioned wind-up/dynamo torches?
Great for kids though....
..... some phone chargers will fit and charge them to save you from RSI
No deal X
These things belong at recycle world at your local tip.