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17/8/2009 at 12:09pm
 Location: Southampton
 Outfit: Elddis Magnum 505 Conway Countryman
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I know your tent is a doddle to put up but now you've sorted out the poles the TT will be much easier next time.  Its worth the effort although every time we get to the awning on our FC my husband starts muttering thats its far too much hard work.  Once its done he's happy as larry.

Enjoy it,

Homebird



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17/8/2009 at 3:48pm
 Location: Kent
 Outfit: VANGO Oregon 600
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Hi Homebird....I know what you are saying but I think it was such an exhausting day getting it sorted it has scared us for life!  Tent for us for now I think :-)



17/8/2009 at 6:17pm
 Location: hayling island
 Outfit: cabanon mistral+ Montana 6
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Hi we have a Cabanon Mistral bought off ebay in May the first time we used it we had a muddle with the poles and the stress that goes with that but a nice camper came and sorted it out for us !! We have now colour coded the poles and have used it 3 times it now takes my husband and I  1 1/2  hours to put up completely without any stress and quicker if children help and last 20 mins he is pegging down and I am making beds and putting kettle on !! I expect things will get a bit quicker when we have had more practise. I love the huge space we have but would probably change to a folding camper when our two girls no longer want to camp with us ! Oh and I love the fact everything is in the trailer so we all have more room in the car !! 

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25/11/2009 at 4:25pm
 Location: aldershot
 Outfit: pennine fiesta trailer tent
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 oner 2 years ago my wife and i gought a Fiesta trailer tent and just like everyone else after using it on a regular basis thro'out season it gets easier and easier and i am in my 70's,slowly,slowly catch monkey,but we get there and would;nt change TT except for another one.



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27/11/2009 at 1:11am
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: None Entered
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Hi Homebird,

Not sure what kind of camper trailer tents you have in the UK but the OZtrail Camper Trailer Tents are very popular in Australia. Maybe you should see if anyone distributes them in the uk?

http://www.kampers.com.au/sub.php?p=Camper_Tops&c=1&t=1&sA=1&sB=7&sel=subcampers



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27/11/2009 at 2:55pm
 Location: Stratford Upon Avon warwickshire
 Outfit: Abi Jubilee Pioneer
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 We have a sunncamp, we also moved up one from a tent, i love it, no more cold floors to sleep on which i found even with a inflatable bed !!!!

  Dawn.



28/11/2009 at 12:21am
 Location: Cheshire
 Outfit: A Combi Camp called Bluebell!
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I love my Combi Camp!

I'm a single disabled lady of a certain age, and I can get the cabin pitched in under 1 minute. I need help with the awning but I think 20 mins should do it. I can get the poles together in under 5 mins (they are colour coded), the awning zips onto the cabin  -  I have managed this once in about 10 mins, then it's just pulling the awning over the poles and pegging which I needed help with.

The kitchen is fixed on the tow bar, and I pitch a cheap Argos utility tent over that so I have a semi-detatched cooking area. For me alone the cabin is quite adequate, and I lived in it for almost 2 weeks last year.  There is even space for stowing my powered wheelchair in it overnight.

Hope you get to grips with your new purchase soon, don't despair, practice will help!



28/11/2009 at 10:18pm
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We went from tents  to a folding camper, Pennine Pathfinder.  6 years ago and absolutely LOVE IT ! From pulling up on site to sitting down with a coffee usually takes just 20 minutes. We have 3 large double beds inside the cabin and room for 2 more in the awning which takes 15 minutes extra to put up, but is 6 X 3 mtrs huge. We have room for all of us plus 3 dogs which we show, all over the country and in all weathers , comes with 'wet covers' for packing away in rain.Thoroughly recommend getting a F C to anyone, No fiddling with poles, just unfold and its up. Job done. More time to hit the bottle,  Lemonade of course !!


05/12/2009 at 2:49pm
 Location: Leeds
 Outfit: Adria Adiva 532 UP
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We went for our khyam ultimate to a Dandy Destiny earlier this year and have never looked back. Usually all set up in about 30 mins and not having to put in the bedrooms, mats, setting table up etc. Can't see us ever going back

Sharon



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