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 Equipment review is only to be used as a rough guide ,what works for us may not work for someone else 

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Eezi awn roof top tents and shower skirt

Footloose 4x4

The tents are made in South Africa,very well made, simple to put up and take down. They come with a matress that folds up with all your bedding,fully water proof and a built in mozi net.

Easy to set up,

comfortable,hard wearing and safe from creepy crawlies.

Once set up vehicle cannot be moved.   

Coleman Duel Fuel Stove and lantern

Any good camping store

Once you've got use to the fact that you are not going to blow yourself up with these petrol units, you find that they are the most versatile and efficient means of cooking and lighting.

Hot clean burning cookers that are light and compact. A lantern that gives an extremely bright light.

Unleaded, not always available, if you use leaded fuel you have to clean generator weekly (take a spare) filaments on lantern are fragile.

Minus 40 Logicold fridge

Footloose 4x4

A stainless steel fridge/freezer that has two compartments, one for freezing and the other for the fridge. Designed for the 4x4 market, they are very energy efficient and can be switched between 12v and mains supply.

Great for freezing ice packs and keeping beers cold,very well made and easy to maintain and control.

Slightly on the large side.

Hot water shower Rm specialties A vehicle mounted shower that takes its heat via a heat exchanger built into the bypass hoses of the radiator,a self priming pump gives a steady flow of water to the shower head. Very well made, a real luxery item that you just got to have!!! Uses a fair amount of water,so when water is scarce shower time has to be seriously kept short.Vehicle must run for hot shower.