Plastic Rake

herbie · Guru

Plastic Rake

Sol · Senior Member

X 2. We do the same. A lot of times when we are camping in the bush, we have to clean up around the area. Bottles and cans left behind in fireplaces etc.

Cheers Sol

GaryKelly · Guru

Mine was standing on the front veranda and some unmentionable pinched it. Definitely a good idea though and thanks for posting it.

wasn_me · Guru

You used to be able to buy a metal lawn rake. The rake part would fold up like a ladies fan. i've been looking for one to leave in the boot for the same purpose. When I ask at a hardware store all I get is a vague look.

Cheers Pete

Willow · Veteran Member

I carry a pair of BBQ tongs clearly labelled 'NOT FOR FOOD' that I use to pick up those suspicious little strips of white paper people leave behind trees.

Sol · Senior Member

wasn_me wrote:
You used to be able to buy a metal lawn rake. The rake part would fold up like a ladies fan. i've been looking for one to leave in the boot for the same purpose. When I ask at a hardware store all I get is a vague look.
Cheers Pete

Pete, we've got one of those. We got ours from Crazy Clarks. Also seen them at SAMs Waerhouse

Sol

George · Veteran Member

Definately a must! At the moment I have a standard plastic rake as well as a shovel secreted underneath the van. A must for fire safety as well.

Wombat 280 · Guru

Every now and then they turn up in the $2 shops Have carried on for ages to clean up others mess

Gerty Dancer · Guru

We've only ever had to clean up stones/ sticks etc with ours... just plain don't camp in places that are so filthy they need the garbage raked off!

NeilandRaine · Guru

SWMBO bought one of those metal fold in ones at a market last week, looks very handy.

Happywanderer · The Master

I must keep an eye out for one of those folding rakes. Don't have a lot of room for things like that. Already carry a broom but thats for washing Myrtle.

wasn_me · Guru

Sol wrote:
wasn_me wrote:
You used to be able to buy a metal lawn rake. The rake part would fold up like a ladies fan. i've been looking for one to leave in the boot for the same purpose. When I ask at a hardware store all I get is a vague look.
Cheers Pete
Pete, we've got one of those. We got ours from Crazy Clarks. Also seen them at SAMs Waerhouse
Sol

Thanks for that Sol. I'll check them out

Cheers Pete

herbie · Guru

Some times one does not have the choice not to camp where there is rubbish left from some grub,Try camping across the Nullabor,now and if you don't clean your camp,well it is like camping at the local tip.

Duh · Guru

Not a rake, but those trigger handle picker uppers are great to for picking up rubbish, also good for picking things up from the floor or behind objects etc.

These are usually sold at the cheap items shops or disability aids stores etc.....

-- Edited by Duh on Wednesday 12th of June 2013 10:46:46 PM

cobberandco · Veteran Member

We purchased a fold up rake from Aldi's some time ago for about 10 dollars. However aldi as we know brings things out from time to time and do not regulary stock.

jimricho · Guru

Another handy implement is (are?) secateurs for pruning the odd shrub branch that rubs up against the van's awning or roof.

Grams · Guru

I bought an army shovel, it folds up and goes in a bag, it also has a pick and saw on it. So a multicombination tool, plus it's small and easy to put in the tool box. I got it off eBay, it's very strong.

Mark · Senior Member

herbie wrote:
A plastic garden rake is handy to take along on any travelling adventure.We use it almost every stop we make to free camp to rake the mess up that someone else has left behind .I t just helps to make the stop over more enjoyable ,not having to step over rubbish ,and helps the next camper to enjoy it .Just our little bit to help keep these free camp stop over's a bit more enjoyable.And it also makes us feel like we have payed our dues for the privilege of stot aying at a free/ low cost spot.

Good Idea, I like that one. Off to Bunnies tomorrow for a plastic rake, I also like the secetuers idea, and the picker-upperer, like Willow I'm fed up with finding those discarded pieces of white paper with funny imprints on it!! I got the sovel/pick/saw/ etc. Good post.

Mark · Senior Member

herbie wrote:
A plastic garden rake is handy to take along on any travelling adventure.We use it almost every stop we make to free camp to rake the mess up that someone else has left behind .I t just helps to make the stop over more enjoyable ,not having to step over rubbish ,and helps the next camper to enjoy it .Just our little bit to help keep these free camp stop over's a bit more enjoyable.And it also makes us feel like we have payed our dues for the privilege of stot aying at a free/ low cost spot.

Good Idea, I like that one. Off to Bunnies tomorrow for a plastic rake, I also like the secetuers idea, and the picker-upperer, like Willow I'm fed up with finding those discarded pieces of white paper with funny imprints on it!! I got the sovel/pick/saw/ etc. Good post.

jetj · Guru

The picker uppers are worth their weight in gold. Particularly when you can't bend down.