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I find I don't enjoy camping as much as I'd like to. Just seen camp-lets (see other post) and am starting to think whether a tt would be better for us esp a camp-let as set-up and down is something I really don't like so like the fact that with the (new)camplet the whole thing goes up very quickly. Interested to know what the pros and cons of having a tt over a tent are, (initial cost aside)?

Hi Greenhill

We to started off with a tent then went onto TT.

They are alot more sturdy, cosy and comfortable all round, I know some wouldn't agree with this, but thats just our experience.

When it's tipping down with rain and a force 9 gail, we really dont care in the TT. Some are harder than others to put up or down. Our Neptune can be done in around 30/40 minutes. It's all the crap that we take that takes the time to set up!

Beds are alot better in a TT, you would have a nice cabin, put a table etc. Have a look on the items for sale and the 2nd picture down is our Neptune, you can see a little inside but it gives an idea

  http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/classads/forsale/view.asp?ad=9-8-7-29114

Link, hope it works

Thanks

This is something i am looking at for the future, but what about a wet TT.

With my tent i can lay it around the house as i have some big rooms. I presume with a TT u have to wait for a good day to erect in the garden to dry it out, possibly incurring the evil mildew while u wait for a nice day ?.

I agree with all of the previous replies especially having beds off the floor.  We had a Dandy Trailer Tent for 18 years which we sold when our youngest reached the age of no longer holidaying with us approx 4 years ago.  The Dandy does have some good points but the list of cons is longer than the pros.  We found we missed camping so much that this year we purchased the Camplet Concorde which is so much easier to use than the Dandy (no seperate awning to erect, etc).  The gas assisted erection of the Camplet and the integral kitchen are both major plus points.   The Camplet is up in 5 minutes - ready for a cuppa!! 

If it does rain and you have to pack away wet you can I believe take the canvas out of the runners and dry indoors - haven't tried that though.

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This is something i am looking at for the future, but what about a wet TT.

With my tent i can lay it around the house as i have some big rooms. I presume with a TT u have to wait for a good day to erect in the garden to dry it out, possibly incurring the evil mildew while u wait for a nice day ?.)

With all tents and tt other than the Dandy you have to dry it out A.S.A.P.

You cannot wait for a good day to put it up to dry. When you come back from your camping trip You have to put it back up again even in the wet day's, then you LEAVE it up until it drys out, then take down and store away until next time

Last year I had mine up in back garden for 10 day's before we got a dry day to dry it out!! But as long as it is up and wind getting through it the evil mildew will not strike!

Happy camping

Andrew.