We've enjoyed many picnics over the years, refining our picnic gear over that time. I talk about some of those upgrades, here.When posting that update, I'd recently changed the contents of our beverage case.
Two years on, the vintage lawn bowls case has been used often and is still going strong, as is the Engel esky that was bought to fit in with the vintage vibe.
The Engel esky incurred minor damage during our Valentines picnic in February, when it was being used as a windbreak. It's OK, the blemish is heart-shaped and adds to the cooler's charm!
In August 2024 I spotted a red vanity case on FB marketplace and organised to purchase it, so I could have a matching red set for my picnics.
The seller had purchased the case new in the 1970s, used it for her makeup business - and then packed it away in 1983! It was in such great condition!
It's a bit larger than my others (which now live in my craft area, storing various notions), with almost the same footprint as the former bowls case.
The red beverage case came away on our Eight Weeks of Awesome adventure in 2024 and has been used regularly since we returned home.
These days the red beverage case, the former lawn bowls case and the Engel esky are our usual choices for car-based picnic outings. Setting up my 50-cent adventure bag has prompted me to cull excess picnic cutlery. I'm looking at some of our other picnic/camping stuff to see if anything else could be sold or donated.
I regularly use the other, smaller bowling bag as a handbag, particularly when wearing my custom tea towel dress!
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