Okay, so the sales are definitely over now, and this is in no way justified, but it is just after pay day… I’ve been having another look around my stuff (moving flats soon – perfect excuse) and thinking about what else needs replacing to make my caravanning life easier.
Last time I identified wellies and picnic baskets, and this time, what really leaps out is a sleeping bag. It seems like such a basic, but I go through at least one a year. I find my particular speciality is going to a party, taking the wrong one, returning the one I inadvertently stole and never getting my own back! I spent years buying the proper four seasons ones with all the extras, using them less than 10 times and then losing it and buying another. Last summer I was so fed up I bought the cheapest sleeping bag I could find (£5.99 from Sainsbury’s. And it had a nice leaf pattern on it). My friend warned me that was a bad idea, but I told him he was being a snob, and set off with it, in October. Bad idea – I nearly froze!
I’ve decided, after all this hassle, the best idea is not to buy a cheaper sleeping bag, but a more distinctive one. I found this amazing one on amazon –
It’s kind of like a giant babygro for adults, made out of duvet. And it’s bright yellow. This has the obvious advantage that no one will mix it up for theirs if they’re staying in one of my spare berths, and also that if it’s still nippy the next morning, you can get up and go to breakfast still wrapped in it!
Mind you, I got so excited I emailed the link to my friend C, and she sent back a confused note asking why I had a sleeping bag anyway, as I had a caravan. Apparently, she uses sheets and blankets in her motor home, and says that that was the whole point of getting one rather than a tent – so she could have everything she liked to keep around at home. I thought this was really interesting – I love the feeling of knowing that it’s not home and the normal rules are a little suspended – a bit like being a kid again. A sleeping bag is part of that really. I’d be interested what everyone else thinks about this!
Another thing I like in my caravan to show I’m on holiday is a stock of well loved travel mugs to take on morning strolls. I found this hilarious one – the Not A Paper Cup -
It’s really funny; it’s made to look just like a paper starbucks cup, but it’s ceramic, heat keeping and reusable! Genius!
Tags: Camping, Caravan, Caravan Insurance
