hey ppl, i havent been placed yet so i havent got any of my stuff sorted, not even a bag or anything but just incase i do get placed and need 2 rush off and buy 1 im just wandering wot most ppl r planning on taking? i was told a suitcase wasnt the best option coz of traveling after, so i was tinking a hiking bag? but some people seem to be just taking holdalss?

all helped welcomed.

cheers x

I personally prefer rucksacks - I find them easier to carry around. Make sure you get it fitted properly in the shop before you buy it. Then you can just sling it on your back, buckle up the straps and away you go No struggling with a heavy suitcase on the stairs They're also easier for storing at camp because they can fold down flat and get stuffed in a cupboard or under your bed

I prefer suitcases just cause I find them easier to live out of.. just unzip and you can pretty much see everything that's inside. I have visions of me having to empty a rucksack to find stuff thats at the bottom of it lol
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ok cheers guys, wot do u mean fitted? can u get a rusack fitted can u? lol. ive neva brought 1 b4 so i dno, im not rele into shopping lol. we paid 400qudi for our kit for uni so i dnt go shoppin much coz pretty much got it all there. in other words i dont get out much lol! sad init. i wud prefer a rucsack it just ther so many diff ones out there!

Yeah, that is a down side to rucksacks. But when I was at camp last year we had big plastic boxes with lids to keep everything in which was much easier. We got the kids to decorate the lids with marker pens I was sad that I couldn't bring mine home!

yeah i'm taking a suitcase as well, i also find them much easier and a rucksack 4 my hand luggage

If you get a backpack make sure you go to a proper camping shop like Blacks, Millets, Snow and Rock etc so that you can get it fitted/adjusted to you. My sister got a new Osprey one from Snow and Rock - they actually mold the hip/waist belt to your shape! Also think about whether you want a top loading or more suitcase type opening.

My backpack isn't big enough to fit two weeks worth of clothes in, so I'll probably take a roller holdall - it's a good combination - you've got wheels so don't have to lug it around, but it's squidgy like a backpack so folds down flat I've managed to lug holdalls/cases up to my third floor flat at uni so will be fine with any stairs. But I probably won't have much time to travel anyway.

ok, do you think i shud be getting some stuff redy incase i am placed? im on rsg atm but dnt wana buy anything incase im not placed?

Yeah, if you go into a good camping shop like Blacks then they will make sure it's right for your height and isn't going to hurt your back

It wouldn't hurt to have something prepared - you can always get stuff you're likely to wear anyway.

yer thats true, i do have lots of old t shirts and stuff and the clothes side of things wudnt take my long to get sorted anyway coz i wudnt need 2 take much. its the like, insurance card bit im confused about? it ses we get it off our cad page but i cant see a button for it anywhere?
also, im home at the moment (about 2 hrs away from my house in cardiff) and some of my stuff like my hoody n stuff r down there hehe. crazy times!

I'm personally a holdall person. I feel it has the suitcase feel as everything is laid out infront of you when you open it, but it also has the rucksack feel in that when its empty you can fold it down. My holdall has wheels too so it's easy to get around

You can check out the participants page for now - while you're there --> insurance. Perhaps something appears on CAD once we're placed?

yer maybe? can u not get at it either then? im kinda a bt more optimistic now coz dave got placed yesterday, maybe more will happen this week. oh i do hope so! i dnt wana leave my phone now but i got siwmming training later and cant take it in the pool with me!

I'm going with my lovely big rucksack, makes me feel all worldy and stuff
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It went with my parents to the Andes so it's seen more of the world than I have haha!