Jen and I started off with a bit of a lie in on Saturday... Well, Jen lay in, and I knocked together a batch of Apple and Cinnamon Muffins, which went down an absolute treat...
Once we both readied ourselves to actually do something outside, we head across to Grangers Camping World in Nunawading, with the purpose of buying a 5-man Caribee Challenge 6, which, despite the name, is a 5-man tent. The guy we saw at Grangers in Dandenong 2 weeks ago was at Nunawading (turns out he is the boss), and suggested we look at the Aussie 6, which is a geodesic design, rather than a 2-pole configured sleeping area, with a larger vestibule, and continuous floor. Once we looked at that, we decided the sleeping area was a bit small for a queen sized air matress, so settled on the Aussie 8!!! So far as I can tell, they are made under license by DMH. The closest I can find on their website is the Murray 6. I'll post some pics of our baby up once we try putting it up!
Last purchase at Grangers was an Oztrail Easy Table 4, which will fit in the vestibule of the tent, very nicely, with an armchair on each side, on those warm, mosquito friendly nights!
Lastly, at Grangers, we bought a stove top grille, which is non-stick, and will sit nicely on the cartridge stove. Quite a few of the www.offroadsubarus.com guys have bought them, and they work a treat, much better than a frypan.
Next, we were off to Anaconda, for a sausage in bread, and a wander, and to pick up a few more items!
Anaconda, for the uninitiated, is a lot like REI in the US, but a little smaller.
At Anaconda, we bought a Coleman Quilted Air QuickBed, which will take "Princess Camping" to a whole new level. We also picked up a 240 volt air pump, also by Coleman, which will run off the Waeco inverter, I picked up on eBay a couple of months ago.
Last, but not least, we bought a Coleman retro-styled rechargeable lantern, which will charge from the car, as well as mains. Very funky, and no gas, or mantles to burn or anything...
We're going to give everything a trial run, down at the farm over Easter...
Stay tuned for updates, and photos!
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