Advice on camping

[car10002]

Hi everyone

Just wondered with a tent how you’re going to get the comforts you would in a van and cabin because as most of you’s know it’s going to be a long time before having own van because.

1. Want the ed sedan to do up soon as and still trying to get that and

2. Need to sort storage out first and waiting until am able to buy.

What aircons are people using in tents to make them cooler and what heaters are people using in winter to keep warm .

What tent would be easiest and quickest to setup with minimum effort that has the comforts of a van until am able to have own van, can think of the jayco jpod types and would build a slide on box that looks like the jayco jpod that allows you to slide on and take off to use trailer as a work trailer but got to build trailer first

And where am living at moment it’s hard to find space particularly where you can use a welder to weld chassis for trailer.

Does anyone know how much it’d cost to pay a engineer to weld the chassis together if you paid them to do it and you hire a car trailer to bring it home.

Would buying a basic box trailer be better then you just add accessories you want to it.

Back to the camping bit, was wondering what’s the minimum gear you would need to do it until you can build up.

Can think of

Bedding
Food
Fridge (have a 15l one so far)
12v lights (have some)
12v sockets (can make some 12v boards)
12v battery (have the battery box plus dcdc charger for car and carry around, just need batteries)
Cooking gear
Cooker
15a ext cord if using at holiday park (because as/nzs3001 requires you to still use a 15a cord from pedistal to your site)
Rcd power board (if using 240v)


Have probably missed a few things as minimum.

You can always build up later

Could you fit a 40-50l fridge in a boot in a sedan (it’d be hard to fit probably)

As lifestyle is changing would it be ok to keep the ba and put up with it till it dies completely which might be a long time or might be never or past 300,000 or 20 years if you like it or can’t yet afford next car you want or would you be better to try and find a way to change it before that time comes

Looking for friends similar age to camp with but need to get setup first