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Just wondered how many people still go camping in their FC's later on in the year.  We were hoping to go in September, but unfortunately we are not be able to go until the beginning of October.

Kaz

We are hoping to go to Northumberland in October in our Dandy folding camper for my husbands birthday but the comments here are putting me off a bit.We are not bothered by rain or cold(have heaters) but I personally dont like the wind. Will we be alright in the Dandy? We read here that these campers were 'Bomb Proof' what experience have others had please.

Val 

Hi everyone

What are these storm straps that are mentioned for use in very strong winds and how do you use them? Can we buy them in camping shops ? Can we use them on our Dandy FC. I am very wary of wind as I experienced a stormy night in our tent,never slept a wink and was nearly put off camping for life. I do hope the FC will be better if we are unfortunate enough to have stormy conditions in the future.

Val

Thanks everyone for your advice and tip on the storm straps.  We got caught up in the gale force winds last year in May down in Pembrokeshire and saw an awning being ripped right off a caravan - we were unlucky to pick all the wrong weeks, we went again in July 08 and had gale force winds and torrential rain down in Cornwall. 

We noticed how much warmer it was in the FC compared to being in a tent last month when we also picked a wet and cold week.  So hopefully we will be able to get a few more breaks later in the year now

Kaz

Hi all

Just wondering if those with FCs and TTs use two storm straps, one on the awning and one across the actual camper/tent unit itself. I haven't used our new Fiesta yet (next week, yeehah) so I'm not sure how stable it might be under a heavy wind.

Cheers