Tent pitchers - Gas or Electric?

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How do you do your cooking and lighting (torches excluded) once you've pitched your tent?

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Meeja said:

Simes205 said:

Surely this lot spoils the idea of living under canvas??

Perhaps for some, yes. But it works for us.

+1

We cook with an electric 2-plate stove for breakfast and a disposable BBQ in the evenings (naturally!)

Electric kettle for a brew.
Electric toaster.
Plug in mini-fridge to keep the beer and cheese chilled.

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Chrisgr31 said:

The way people vote will presumably depend where people camp. If you camp on sites with electric hook-up, then using gas for lighting or heating is just daft, as you have paid for the electric to do that so might as well use it.

If camping on sites without electic hook up then gas is the way to go. Using a generator is just a no-no!

I won't go to a campsite that doesn't offer electric hook-up.
However, these sites almost always also have non-electric pitches.

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StoatInACoat said:

We have a leccy fridge that can run off the 12v in the car or mains but we never want to leave it running off the car and never get access to a hook up.

That was one of the reasons we began using a hook-up.

I had a 12v coolerbox running in the boot for a few days. It was no surprise when the car failed to start due to a dead battery.
D'oh!