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Quote: Originally posted by penfest on 13/8/2010

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Thanks for your replies,we have now decided to ditch the tent idea and stick with the fiesta for now,but who knows we might end up with a tin tent.
Terry

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Mmm, if you find towing a FC a chore, you wouldn't want a caravan!  I agree with all the previous posts about the setting up time of a tent.  We sold our caravan and went back to a tent for a year but I forgot about the shear amount of packing, heaving and unpacking you have to do.   Another thing I'd forgotten is how much colder I was in a tent, so I had to buy extra warm sleeping bags! Beds are a big problem too, we bought folding beds and fat airics to top which all need to be carried, then we had to buy a trailer to carry it! This was all very time consuming and expensive and I still had to tow so I thought I mights well get a FC (which is what we had before we bought the caravan)

I think it's easy to overlook the advantages and concentrate on the negatives of a particular unit.  For me, a FC gives a degree of comfort a tent can't offer without the sheer faff of a caravan.  Glad you are sticking with yours

Anyone selling their Outwell Montana 4/Minnesota 4 front extension please??

Thanks

Quote: Originally posted by lissabuff on 12/8/2010

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we had a pullman at one time, moved it on as it was too big just for the two of, we went to an older raclet tt, and hated it, colours and sey up we used it once!! went pack to pennine this time the fiesta, and wondered why we EVER thought of getting the raclet, however!! we have moved the fiesta, albiet reluctantly, and have now a trigano oceanne, this weekend we are off for a week to sussex. time will tell if we have done "the right thing" but i would say STICK WITH YOUR FIESTA rather than a tent, comfort off the ground and feeling dry wins hands down

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We previously had tents moved onto caravans and finally got our first Fiesta in April this year, but found it too small so we exchanged it for a Pullman, absolutely brilliant for space and only takes 1/4 hour to set main unit up much easier than the fiesta is. I was pleased at the weekend I even managed to beat a caravan in set up time that arrived at the same time.

No way would I consider going back to tents or caravans, it really is the best compromise of all, all the luxury of a caravan with the feeling of a tent, we wont change for some time