Hi guys

I am spending 6 months camping round Europe from June this year. Done very minimal camping in the past - the odd weekend here or there.

We will driving round in a van and then setting up camp sometimes for 1 night and sometimes for several nights depending where we are.

I am not great at living out of a bag or in confined spaces but obviously will have to learn to do so very quickly! The van will be kitted out with plenty of storage and in a way that we could sleep in it if we had to but wont be a proper camper in that wont have kitchen/toilet/shower etc so will be in the tent mostly, for sleeping and cooking will be done outside on our camping stove etc

Any tips or advice on anything at all- like things we might forget or not have considered. Any equipment that you have discovered has come in useful. Please cast your minds back to when you first discovered the joys of camping and what lessons you learned the hard way and pass them on please.

Many thanks

Sian and Doug