Must have 'Bits n Bobs'

Spare reading glasses, I could not manage without them.

Distance glasses.

Sunglasses :lol-049:
 
I am very fond of my bamboo back scratcher. Terriffic fun at traffic lights, when the little darlings in the car alongside see you scratching your back, you can see them squirming! He he.
 
Ed on Tour said:
All great items, although the fridge should be 1 to 4 degrees, as the danger zone it 5 to 63 degrees but i might be being a little pedantic here
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Could be me who's out of touch with current thinking. I did my food handling certificates,30 years ago and we all know how things come into and out of fashion... Butter, skimmed milk, breast milk, margarine. Wine.
The Labour Party... It's so hard to keep up!
Still a thermometer is better than none.
We carry up to 6 months supply of insulin in the fridge. Our pharmacist recommended that we don't let it go below 2.C. That was 3 years ago.
Maybe that ruling has changed since then?
 
I've never thought about a thermometer for the fridge! Still, it's so tiny it doesn't hold much so I don't buy loads of fresh meat, fish etc. It's why I never have anything if someone suggests a barbie.
 
Two identical packs of playing cards... Light,low-tech, cheap.
If there's no broadband or radio signal,we can occupy ourselves for hours with a couple of seriously evil games... And you only need one light on into the wee small hours.
Rummy Cub and Double Patience .
If we meet you somewhere remote, we'll show you.
Bring plenty of small change.
 
A clean watering can. No matter how long your hose is, the tap will be another yard away. Great for busy Aires, you can get a couple of gallons while people are swapping round and you do not have to leave your prime spot. :)

Richard
 
Pauljenny said:
Could be me who's out of touch with current thinking. I did my food handling certificates,30 years ago and we all know how things come into and out of fashion... Butter, skimmed milk, breast milk, margarine. Wine.
The Labour Party... It's so hard to keep up!
Still a thermometer is better than none.
We carry up to 6 months supply of insulin in the fridge. Our pharmacist recommended that we don't let it go below 2.C. That was 3 years ago.
Maybe that ruling has changed since then?
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Recommendations are between 3 to 5C definitely below 8C One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend to be set at 5ºC is because of listeria.
Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know that listeria grows nearly twice as fast at 8°C as it does at 5°C, hence the recommended 5ºC, which helps keep you safe from listeria. Below 3 and you start to lose nutrients from some foods.

As a aside
For some fruits that need to ripen, keeping them in the fridge can affect the taste. The most important food not to keep in the fridge are potatoes, when these are stored in the fridge the starch in the potato is converted to sugar. When baked or fried these sugars combine with the amino acid asparagine and produce the chemical acrylamide, which is thought to be harmful.
 
If there are 2 or more of you the a spare ignition key incase you loose the original.
 
Ed on Tour said:
Not talking Big Buys (Water Heaters, Solar Systems etc...)

What are your favourite little 'Bits n Bobs' you bought for your camper?

I like travelling with:

Wet Wipes, always a useful thing to have in the camper, although I am currently reading about their environmental impact being quite negative.

Bluetooth Speakers I slip one in my pocket and I can womble about inside and outside (most cooking is outside) enjoying my favourite tunes at a volume i can enjoy, without annoying other pitches.

Bungee Hooks Lots of various sized to secure this and that

Mini Slow Cooker The ultimate 'Meals on Wheels' and 12 Volt too

Pressure Cooker Cook inside, when necessitated by time of day or weather, without the need for 'Bacon Scented Curtains'

4 in 1 Cigarette Lighter Adaptors is it ever possible to have too many?

What are your must carry, little items and why? (I have opened an E-bay browser, in anticipation)

:camper:
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Wouldn't be without my spice & herb collection, & my wok!:tongue::tongue::cool1:
 
sasquatch said:
A very useful thread,especially as my vehicle was stolen in June with all my gear in it! I am now in the process of reloading my new van,this is a good memory jogger.
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Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope it wasn't too painful a good vehicle can be like a family member! Hope your new motor makes you happy:have fun::drive: Bit of luck Karma's gonna get em for you:hammer::hammer::mad2:
 
small spirit level
maps
magnifying glass
insect bite cream and tablets
first aid kit
fire blanket
fire extinguisher
puzzle books
binoculars
camera
funnell
small manual face fan
sun glasses/hat


bits n bob box containing

sewing kit, tape of all sorts, string, selection of screwdrivers, pliers, spare batteries, cloth shopping bag, duster, jump leads, screws, paperclips, stapler, string,
 
spare pair of glasses as you don't know when your are going to fall off and sods law they will break
 
Fazerloz said:
Recommendations are between 3 to 5C definitely below 8C One of the main reasons fridge temperatures are recommend to be set at 5ºC is because of listeria.
Listeria is a food poisoning bacterium that is psychrotrophic – in other words it likes cold temperatures. From the growth models, we know that listeria grows nearly twice as fast at 8°C as it does at 5°C, hence the recommended 5ºC, which helps keep you safe from listeria. Below 3 and you start to lose nutrients from some foods.

As a aside
For some fruits that need to ripen, keeping them in the fridge can affect the taste. The most important food not to keep in the fridge are potatoes, when these are stored in the fridge the starch in the potato is converted to sugar. When baked or fried these sugars combine with the amino acid asparagine and produce the chemical acrylamide, which is thought to be harmful.
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Thanks for that,sir. Having been retired over 17 years, I've not been keeping up. I'll take that on board.
It certainly supports my suggestion that we should all have a fridge thermometer... Especially those of us who overwinter in warm climes.
 
Main things now in or on van are,spare wheel long nut breaker bar axle stand 6 ton jack spare wheel nuts multimeter fuses bulbs/all led,ins tape wind up torch which flashes & head torch,t/rope,jump leads ,fan belt ,small tool roll,first aid kit,spare under pants as mum always said to just in case a hospital viz,only joking.
Soon to be fitted will be fire ex & blanket.
Main thing is a m/phone,someone will help me maybe.
 
That's easy my mobile phone!! Comes in handy for keeping the door open and also picking your nose
 

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Watering can, soon to be a collapsible one made of silicon and my collapsible bucket also made of silicon. They both save loads of space in the rear locker and the bucket fits under the grey water outlet easier.
 
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