Playpen suitable for camping
Submitted: Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 17:16
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kingswoodwagon
Hi all,
I'm after some input regarding what sorts of playpens you guys have used when camping.
Our toddler is getting ready to crawl and we need to get hold of a playpen for outdoor use.
What configurations have you used eg. wooden, plastic, with floor, without floor etc.
Storage is also an issue, it will need to fit within our Jayco windup camper.
Thanx in advance
Gav
Reply By: Hairy - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 17:57
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 17:57
Gday,
We used a porta cot, you can throw a mozzie net over the top to keep the flies out too.
Cheers
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:13
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:13
We didn't have a playpen (at
home or camping) only a portacot for sleeping. We just have a large shadecloth that we put on the ground and they crawled around on that.
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Reply By: Kev M (NSW) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:22
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:22
The Oz Trail 3m x 3m fly proof tent works a treat. We bought the wet weather fly to go over it for a bit of extra shade protection. It has zippered access on all sides.
Cheers Kev
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Follow Up By: MP - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:01
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:01
I'd have to agree with you there Kev. There's also no reason the big kids can't use it either. Anything that has more than one use when space is at a premium will always be good value.
Cheers
Mark
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Reply By: howie - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:43
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:43
i immediately thought of 4 star pickets and a small roll of chicken wire to run round them.(as a joke of course)
but then i thought, a playpen is a small wooden prison for children when you think about it!
so maybe refine it with 4 wooden stakes. also use the stakes to support a shadecloth.
and a good space saver too as opposed to a playpen.
i'm off to the patent office right now!
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Follow Up By: Hairy - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:51
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:51
You could always tie them to a tree?
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Follow Up By: joc45 - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:58
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 18:58
Howie, you forgot the electric fence kit to attach to the star pickets!
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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:04
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:04
I actually had an elec fence on our last trip. It was a permanent fence to keep cattle out of the river. Our daughter didn't believe us that it would bite until the local dog got belted by the fence. She never went near the fence again for the whole trip.
Kev
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Follow Up By: howie - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:21
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:21
we are on a roll now.
maybe incorporate a small solar unit which charges a battery, which in turn runs a small plastic fridge ("My First Engel") and a small electric current to the chicken wire, thus keeping kids inside and
dingo's outside!
nb for the sparkies out there - what would you consider a suitable current for the chicken wire. this value could obviously be increased as the child gets older so some sort of sliding scale would be appreciated. thanks
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Follow Up By: Hairy - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:27
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:27
Another question for the sparkies.
How many volts would you need to keep the Mrs. in?
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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:44
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 19:44
But what sized battery would I need or could the trickle charge from the solar panel go direct to the fence????
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Follow Up By: Member - Jack - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 21:47
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 21:47
Razor wire works a treat!
: )
Jack
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Follow Up By: joc45 - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:10
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:10
Howie,
I'm sure if you do a Google, you'll come up with a table of required voltages for dingoes, wombats, small kids, big kids, real-estate salesmen, etc.
(I personally run about 3500 volts to keep rats from my grape vine trellis)
Gerry
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:37
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:37
Excuse me blokes. This is a serious, politically correct
forum here. We don't stand for that nonsense (we mostly sit and giggle, quietly of course).
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 21:39
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 21:39
Sureguard Electric Fence Site Link
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Reply By: Mikee5 (QLD) - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 20:09
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 20:09
Hey Gav,
I bought a wooden playpen and made a drop in floor for it out of waterproof ply. Hinged it in the middle with a piano hinge, trimmed it up with vinyl. We let the kids go mad outside of it during the day, then after bath time put them in the playpen until bedtime. Worked a treat. Also used the portacot but found they outgrew it pretty quickly.
Mike.
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Reply By: Patrol22 - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 20:32
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 20:32
Was thinkin' maybe some of that white ribbon stuff you see out in the country...seems to keep the cows under control :-)
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Reply By: hoyks - Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:21
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 at 22:21
I really like the look of these Kindacots:
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very neat idea and a lot more compact than a portacot.
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Follow Up By: Kev M (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 06:43
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 06:43
I used on of those on our last trip as
well.
The baby was
well protected and had little chance of being eaten alive by mozzies. It would be a bit small for kids much older than 4-6 months though IMO
Kev
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Reply By: Moggs - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 08:07
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 08:07
For both of our girls (now 7 and 3 yrs) we used a small dome tent. It was a mesh tent that had a rain fly over it that could be opened right up on hot days. We found it worked great as they had a 'play' area set up for good or bad weather. Also worked great for me when I was ejected from the main tent after too many grogs and started the midnight chainsaw :-) Small domes take up no room, are cheap and take only a few minutes to set up. We tried the portacot - but they take up way too much room.
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Reply By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:55
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 09:55
Hey Gav,
Just bought JollyKids playpen ,
It is injection moulded plastic , so it doesnt matter if it gets wet and breaks down into flat panels for the sides and small corner panels .
It has no floor and we use foam tiles inside the house and a tarp when away.
It is 1150 x 1150 cm square when erected
www.jollykids.net ( on the box )
Glenn
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Reply By: kingswoodwagon - Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 12:12
Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007 at 12:12
Thanx everyone for your advice,
i can believe the answer was staring me in the face. a small dome tent. i even have a couple kicking around the shed.
ill give it a go!
as for the voltage/power supply required for a live fence, you guys have too much time on your hands.
Cheers
Gav
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