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Subject Topic: Where to go in our New camper Post Reply Post New Topic
11/4/2011 at 11:54am
 Location: leicestershire
 Outfit: colemen weathermaster pennie fiesta
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We have just treated ourselves to a 2nd FC and just trying to decide where to go?

This may sound like a stupid question but when booking ourselves onto a site will it be classed as a tent or a caravan.

I ask the question as we have previously been camping the traditional way and know that there is a lot of sites for only caravans.

Thank you for all your help



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11/4/2011 at 12:42pm
 Location: Warks
 Outfit: Ex-Pullman Owner
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I guess the world's your oyster, well maybe Europe . Just pick somewhere you'd like to visit, book it and away you go.

We've not long bought our camper and we're going away somewhere not to far away at first as we haven't camped for many years and didn't want to be caught short.

After that, though, we've booked three more hols around the country. Each campsite we've phoned have classed us as a trailer tent and a few didn't quite understand what the difference between a trailer tent and a folding camper was.


11/4/2011 at 6:55pm
 Location: Exmouth Devon
 Outfit: Rapido Orline 39S
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You will generally find that site class them as trailer tents or FC, if you want a site that is caravan only, you could offer it as a convertible caravan lol thats what Pennine are naming them this year.

But as stated previously, most site recognise Folding campers in my experience. Only real way to make certain they will take your FC is to ring them up and ask.

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11/4/2011 at 10:21pm
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Tell them it is a folding camper.  If you get any snotty sites that don't like fabric, point out that you don't need pegs.  If they don't like caravans, you are a trailer tent!  We've never been turned away anywhere.

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11/4/2011 at 10:23pm
 Location: Southern England
 Outfit: Pennine Pullman
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Wherever you go for your first trip, make sure it's not too far away so you can make sure it's all there and that you can put it all up, including the awning. Our awning took ages to put up first time as it seemed to us that all the poles looked the same. We've got it sorted now, I think.

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12/4/2011 at 9:42am
 Location: leicestershire
 Outfit: colemen weathermaster pennie fiesta
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Only going 18 miles down the road for our 1st taster, already worked out how to set up the FC but think the awning might be a challenge though lol.

To make the matters worse we have sold one of our tents to my sister so we also have the pleasure of showing her how to put that up on the same day,

Either way we enjoy the extra comfort we will have compared to our tent.

 



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12/4/2011 at 10:20pm
 Location: Leicester UK
 Outfit: Vango Infinity 600 Tent
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I have been in touch with the Caravan Club about this very matter and they have confirmed that they treat Folding Campers/Trailer Tents as Caravans on their sites.
Enjoy 2011
Phil


13/4/2011 at 2:06pm
 Location: leicestershire
 Outfit: colemen weathermaster pennie fiesta
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Cheers Phil thanks for that.

only a week away now for the 1st trial.....Fingers crossed with weather.



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