Many of us, when given the option to purchase a gadget rather than struggle to MacGyver something, probably go with the former. However, some of the serious camp boffins among us prefer to don their smartie caps, pull out some super glue, and go through their household items to pull together something clever.
DIY DISHWASHING
Yvonne Siebrits Hattingh is from Vredenburg and her husband, Gideon, is quite a handyman. He put together a dishwashing table with folding worktops.
“My husband built this sturdy dishwashing station for me. It's a little high, but I can wash what I need to in soapy water in one basin, rinse offin the next and place the clean wet items in a drying rack. Unfortunately, it'snot a folding item, but stows quite snugly in our little caravan. We lie it on its side on the double bed, and place the microwave in-between its legs with a few other loose items to help secure it.”
PRO TIP
It seems simple enough to fashion quickly and will come in handy when you're pitched far from the ablution facilities.
TWO-IN-ONE
A camping experience goes hand in hand with a braai. But if you want your meat and veg that much more flavourful, like Chadwin Daniels from Kuilsriver, then a 5kg gas cylinder will apparently do the trick.
“Rather than just a regular braai, we decided to create a bullet smoker from a gas cylinder. Inside, there's a pole welded in the middle of
