What goodies to buy to better my CT experience?

[jagfromaus]

Ok so ive finally got myself a CT and have an accumulation of various camping gear from my tent days but alot of its had its day and thanks to a 50th birthday yesterday and a number of BCF and Bunnings vouchers and want to buy some goodies and just wondering to hear from people what their MUST HAVE items are apart from the big ticket items like fridges.
For example, these camping type cupboards/pantries etc does anyone rate them? Most of our travels will be in van parks on powered sites so what about elec bbq's/ grills or should i still go gas for all that?

[Isitangus]

A long extension cord on a reel and a good power board!


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[Vk3bq]

Get a webber Q BBQ.

[muzza01]

I have one of these cupboards Jagfromaus.  They are good, make sure you get one with the hard top so it can be used as a bench top as well.

[GeeTee]

If you don't already have these, buy a dedicated set of cutlery, plates, cups and BBQ tools. Some people try to pack all this stuff from their home kitchen each time they camp...

BCF stocks some old-school enamel plates/cups that are great.

Many, if not most, caravan parks have a "camp kitchen" so if you spend more time in parks that in the bush, it's a good idea to have all your cooking/eating gear 'portable' in a tub so you can easily carry it to the camp kitchen and have a nice feed

[tagman]

Get a webber Q BBQ.

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[dungee]

Beer

[ivan]

Stainless steel cutlery and a basket to carry to camp kitchens.Bunnings have free ones you just buy something and they don't even charge you for the basket when you walk out.Oh and you can't beat a good led torch.

[scarps]

good camp chairs.

Also don't fall for the old try this, need this, must have this routine. If you haven't needed it to date, think twice about if you need it now. Everything you buy will need to be unpacked and repacked adding time or minimising relax time.


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[Sawed-Off]

Floor for under the awning, and a level. Nothing worse than sliding out of bed.. 

[BernieS]

A camp table that allows you to sit with your legs under the table when eating ie no restricting cross bars.

That's gonna be my next purchase

[POD]

BEER.

[MDS69]

A camp table that allows you to sit with your legs under the table when eating ie no restricting cross bars.

That's gonna be my next purchase

Bunnings do a good size table (well for us anyway 2+2) blow mould approx. 600 x 1500 and fairly thin and light. No cross bars to get in the way. We did have one of the bigger ones that fold in half for transporting but it is heavy although the bench space was good to have. A trade off I suppose.

For cooking gear perhaps look at gas over electric for the chance you may go bush. Also post and pans, look for ones that can go over a fire ie not plastic or timber handles, again for the off chance in the future you may go bush or not have electricity. Hill Billy do some good stuff.

[KingBilly]

I will try to rank our most useful/most liked accessories:

1. Drifta kitchen (not really an accessory but makes camping so much easier)
2. Weber Baby Q
3. Comfortable camp chairs
4. $3 camp stools from KMart which we use as foot stools
5. LED lights (beats torches)

Plenty of other stuff we carry but without the above, camping would be so much less enjoyable.  We had folding cupboards when we were tenting but haven't used them with the CT.

KB