We went on our first trip in our TT (Trigano Chantilly) with our 1 yr old son and 5.5 year old daughter. We and duaghter have camped previously in an Outwell Hartford XL tent but had never camped with son.
I assume you've sorted things our like travel cot. We managed to get one which fitted on the floor between the two beds. We also bought a baby nitestar sleeping bag (very inexpensive) we just game that extra bit of insulation. Our son sleeps pretty well but he still wok at just after 6:00am most mornings (usually more like 6:30-7:00am) and as we're all pretty close in the TT it did mean someone getting up with him (nothing like a brisk walk with the pushchair at 6:00am!). Other than that though he slept fine.
Toys are a great thing to keep them amused! however he found greater ammusement with the TT kitchen area (our's has shelves for food and crockery which are open). So we had a little battle here.
Not sure whether you're still using a highchair or not but we got hold of a really cheap one from IKEA (about £15 including tray) which you can take to pieces so fits easily in the TT.
We also had a few challenges with him climbing up and down the step to get into the trailer. As he isn't quite walking yet he was bit unstable so we had to keep an eye on him.
One big advantage of the TT is that afternoon sleeps were easier as the TT canvas is thicker than the normal tents and slightly more soundproofed so we could put him to bed and seal things off for a good sleep.
That said everything was great! and we're looking forward to our next trip next weekend (Forest of Dean).
On the other hand we had no problems with daughter (and I don't remember any when she was 3) by that age they understand a bit more so you don't have to watch them too much.
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Topic: 1st trip out with a 3 & 1yrold any tips?
