luxuries on trips away
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sun, 2019-04-28 18:59
Just curious as to what luxuries you take away that you couldnt or wont go without.
For us we gotta have the coffee machine and you cant go past a deep fryer .
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Dale
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Foxtel, arthritis medicine
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sea-kem
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Actually just discussing
Actually just discussing this today for our upcoming fishing trip. A good large selection of beers and some hand picked red wine by me (wine wanker here) ;)
Also good butchered meat.
Love the West!
Mulie
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Yep, I'd have to agree. Also
Yep, I'd have to agree. Also a camp oven goes well and a basic tool box can save the holiday.
Mulie
pelagicyachts
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x2 on the wine mate - in the
x2 on the wine mate - in the warmer weather I enjoy a chardonnay or two - I picked up some good stuff off graysonline which comes in 375ml (half) bottles - the upside to that is the half size bottle fits neatly in a stubby holder - perfect for keeping it cold + I look like my beer swilling mates.... :-)
sea-kem
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Ha ha I picked up some
Ha ha I picked up some really good gear from Gregson's auctions late last year with the closing down of Ku De Ta.
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meglodon
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Good decent chair to relax in
Also good supply of white wine
choc
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Always go with good
Always go with good meat.
Quality toilet paper. One thing no one should skimp on is toilet paper, none of that Clint Eastwood stuff.
Most important thing to take on holiday is family and friends, got them and every holiday is good.
Faulkner Family
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never thaught about the
never thaught about the rolls of comfort . damn good idea
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carnarvonite
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Date Roll
If you run out of date roll and have to use gum leaves, make sure you use the shiny side otherwise you will have an itchy ring for days after
Wannafish
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Transcool evaporative
Transcool evaporative air-conditioner, portapoti, quality toilet paper....
Camping in the tent in Exmouth for a couple of weeks twice a year, the Aircond makes a HUGE difference in getting a good nights sleep!
dmck
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sleeipng rough..
Jeeeesh..
enuff alkcohoil and you will sleep anywhere...
You milleniums need to toughen up.....
Wannafish
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Ha!! Millennials- I wish!!
Ha!! Millennials- I wish!!
big john
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Haha
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Silver Fox
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Mmm goon.....
Please pack a bottle of Hensche Hill or Grace ( 2012 ) aaaand a bottle of Ata Rangi Pinot for your Gnaraloo trip Andy .
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sea-kem
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Lol could be a possibillity
Lol could be a possibillity if I wasn't concerned about breakage, but will guarentee some crackers along for the ride.
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Faulkner Family
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you could take along chateau
you could take along chateau de cardboard . use as a pillow later and no chance af breakage
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Wes F
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Depends on where you are heading
If you have got a powered site and generally good camp ground facilities it makes life easier.
electric kettle, toaster, TV etc.
Out in the bush away from everybody, genset/solar power, chemo toliet for the missus and descent cooking equipment.
I always like proper cutlery, plates, mugs and drinking glass/cup none of that I'm camping plastic shit.
A good sturdy table and wash tub.
A comfortable chair, suitable clothing and bedding.
Plan meals according to what we have access to when away.
Remember the more you pack the heavier you travel.
Good planning prevents the missus having a crack at you for not packing every thing she needs.
So you can both sit back crack your favourite beverage and enjoy life because thats what it's all about.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Faulkner Family
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But when is it too
But when is it too much.
Getting stuff organised now and i can see the car and boat filling up fast. I know you gotta be confy. Sometimes you can go over the top. Got all the esential stuff along with small freezer and fridge as well as engle
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Wes F
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After you've done a few
After you've done a few trips you soon learn what and what not to take.
Enjoy still heading to Coral Bay?
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
carnarvonite
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Sooks
Bunch of sooks
When I was about 20, our weekend trips down the coast fishing from Fish creek all the way round to Preston beach , leaving after work Friday and back Sunday arvo. All we took, not including the usual eskybait, piss and such, was date roll, sleeping bag,frying pan and a billy. Quite a few times it involved 3 blokes trying to sleep in the front of a Valiant ute because it was pissing down
Mind you, now one appreciates a few comforts after some 40 years fishing
sea-kem
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Yep better break out the
Yep better break out the hard tack boys.
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Faulkner Family
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Gotta keep the wife happy
Gotta keep the wife happy john. I could go the bare minimum as long as i could keep drinks cold and fish frozen
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JohnF
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Beer
Beer
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Doc
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Umm, everything
Umm, everything
Billcollector
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That's not camping
That's not camping Doc....
Comfy swag
Cold piss
Thick scotch fillets
Good barbie plate
Shade
scotto
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shadecloth
cheap shadecloth makes THE BEST ground sheet for your living area. sand and grass falls straight through, leaves just get swept or blown off it. some small cheap tent pegs (the smaller and the more of them the better) are cheap a Bunnings.
power board and extension cords are often forgotten.
big tent pegs and decent guy ropes are important.
ant granules and outdoor surface spray are handy additions for keeping pest numbers down. use these before you set up.
i'm currently looking at a camping projector/audio set up for movies (more so for the kids).
all above are important items that make things easier, but the MOST important rule of camping is this:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH ALCOHOL. it WILL get drunk.
Markie
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Grass
Grass
dmck
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grass...
What if you dont smoke??
Markie
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Then....
Then dont bring grass?
Wtf ..
dodgy
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5 blocks of red cans and a 2
5 blocks of red cans and a 2 boxes of bbq shapes and I’m good for a week.
Add a couple of litre bottles of water for a rinse off before bed, that’s luxury.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
dmck
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I do miss the creature comforts...
Cold Cab Sav
Cold beer
real toilet paper
no grand children
paper plates
real glass drinking vessels (real glass glasses...???)
mozzie nets
someone else to do the cooking
Took a photo of a "first morning campsite" on an early fishing safari...
8 blokes...
about 100 empty beer cans
9 empty spirits bottles......
from there it just went downhill....