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Well done Val, it.s nice to have it handy on your own premises.  We are lucky, our's fits up the side of the house, we open it up in march and reload all the items we removed for winter, including bedding and pillows. then at the end of october we unload it for the winter.  I dont think I cound pack and unpack each time we used it, it would spoil the trip. We haven't had damp pillows or sleeping bags yet and have been doing it this way for many years. The only thing we put in the car is clothing and first day food.

Ray

I totally understand where you are coming from. Just picked up my Vendome two weeks ago and used it last weekend.

Perviously I had a normal tent but packing and unpacking the car was a total pain.
I just love it with the TT. Everything including the kitchen sink is in there, Microwave, BBQ, awnings, toilet for the midnight pee trips, the list goes on.

Dave

Agree Val how lovely and how much you can get in the TT, everything you need plus the kitchen sink. 

My only moan is that when we decide to use the normal tents for a shorter camp everything is neatly packed away in the TT, it's such a pain then having to route around for all the bedding, cutlery etc, we try to do it from the house and kitchen and nearly always forget something.

Quote: Originally posted by pumfretts on 22/5/2007

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]My only moan is that when we decide to use the normal tents for a shorter camp everything is neatly packed away in the TT, it's such a pain then having to route around for all the bedding, cutlery etc, we try to do it from the house and kitchen and nearly always forget something.

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Val, I've been reading all your posts,  which are v interesting and have already given me a lot of advice and help as I have just bought an old Camargue .  The trailer tent needs a little TLC which I am happy to do.  I finally got it up by myself on Sunday, without too many problems which wasn't bad as I didn't have any instructions. I am going to waterproof it tonight.

However, when I came to look at the kitchen, I had a nasty shock.  Both the support brackets underneath the kitchen unit are loose at one end.  These are the brackets which slide onto the square poles which pull out from the trailer.   I think they will need to be riveted back on.  I think towing the unit without sorting this problem out would be dangerous (even though the kitchen would be attached to the trailer by the brackets).  We wanted to use it next week.  Have you come across this problems before? Do you think it would be safe?

Kind regards

Beverley

ps any other advice v gratefully received.

Well Val what a brilliant idea to have 2 lots of everything.........gotta go now off to the shops.

Do you know if there is a Trigano owners forum?

Hi Val!!

I completely agree.  we are just redoing our driveway and are fencing in part of it so we can put the TT out of site from the road so it is safer and the OH is going to hinge the fence  panels to make them great big openings!!

We have had lots of fun this week hunting for folding tables (Towsure have an offer at the mo down to £17.95) and a fan heater (quite the wrong time of year so it has been a bit of a hunt).

You are right though, once the drive is finished clearing out at the end of the season and airing in between will be great as ours hasn't been used since aug last year (we bought in Mar) and it smells rather musty!

Thanks for the tip about the Kitchen.  We took ours off in order to get it from its marooned island and haven't fitted it back on yet.....

One and a half weeks to go - hooray.......!!!!!!!

Debbie & Neil