NOt sure you would get a FC with toilet for that money but you may manage one of the smaller older ones if you get a bargain. At least with the FC, unlike many tt, you will get most of the equipment you need. We went from basic tenting to FC and did not need to use anything out of the tent or buy much for the camper.
A few cooking tools (frying pan, tin opener etc) so that we did not have to keep packing from home, a cheap fan heater from Argos and new bedding so that again we could leave packed up in the camper through the summer season though we could have done without and just taken the home stuff of course.
Cooker, beds, indoor seats, table that can go indoors/outdoors, sink etc all there with the FC.
Things like EHU, waste/water units etc normally come with second hand FCs though check first of course.
I think the main reason for wanting to switch from a tent was to save all the packing up the car and advanced planning everytime we fancied a weekend away. Several times I had finished work early on a Friday, come home, got stuff out the loft, packed all up onlyfor the trip to be called off as the weather got worse and worse.
With the FC we just have to pack up the food and clothes, hook on the camper and off we go plus it is easier to cope in bad, wet weather if we still go too and putting it up is quicker than a tent (unless a one man pop up of course). Main unit is about 15 mins from start to finish now and we can do without the awning if not camping for long, or with others. Awning is longer but that is partly becasue we are still getting used to it.
I would save up for longer and wait until spring for a FC if you can.
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