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Hello,

We are looking to purchase either the Trigano Olympe or the Trigano Galleon. Just wondering if anyone can give us the pros and cons to both of these trailer tents to help us make a desicion before we part with our hard earned money!!!. We have read on some reviews that some campsites won't allow you on a pitch with the Trigano Olympe because it is too big. Is this the case??

Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Olympe also and love it.

Quick to erect once you have a system. We can often be up with a cuppa in hand before Caravans or regular tents are sorted.

Very light and airy. If you have never camped under Canvas, as opposed to plastic then you will love the difference. Plenty of space and never turned away from a site yet due to size.

It is an older model and I have done a few mods on the way...

• Extra lifting handles for the Kitchen (does not make any lighter but eaiser to lift)
• Full dual electrics to trailer and Kitchen
• LED strip lighting.

To name but a few

Downsides, like any tent, wet packups and having to dry after.

Quote: Originally posted by nitnat on 08/6/2012

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What's your system then Gary? Having only used ours a handful of times so far, we forget from one time to the next ant system we am of had!

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System? We also forget from time to time but me and the missus seem to work reasonably we together, more than can be said for the teenagers that have have their arms severed unless there is WiFi.

I'm not sure if there is a wrong or right way but the following seems to work for us...

• Find a level pitch and remove the cover and kitchen
• Level the trailer
• Then we peg out a precut ground sheet which is stowed in its own bag and covers under the trailer bed pods and the living space (helps keep the ZIG (Zip In Groundsheet) clean and dry.
• Fold open the beds. This is the heavy bit and requires two people (I have been thinking about modding and adding gas struts to the rear).
• Attach the center bridge pole (will be the front canopy pole when folded over) and attach the little poles that support the overhang.
• With two people pull the canopy over and temporaly peg out the front guys and get the kids to hold just to ensure the wind cannot catch the canopy
• Slide up the outer bed poles together to the first stop, then the inners.
• Slide the main canopy up together with two people to the first stop.
• We leave the ZIG zipped in at the rear so pull that out and start zipping on to the sides and peg along the rear in-line with the trailer. The center peg at the rear helps prevent a bulge (curve) in the groundsheet. Peg the front corners of the ZIG
• Install the front corner poles and re-guy.
• Then slide out the rear bridge poles and join to the first stop (These can be difficult to slide out so pliers or a finger down the hole helps, this because the pole is possibly bent slighty but don't worry about it)
• Slide out the center bridge poles but don't forget the center t-bar before connecting and sliding to the first stop.
• Install the other half of the center pole and hook over the front (this is not stuctural but is there to prevent rain pooling)
• Lift the kitchen back in and postion as required.
• Then insert the center left and right uprights and roof bars.
• Zip in the front and start guying and pegging out as required, the most important ones being the corners and the upper center guys. I have only ever used all the pegs if the weather has been bad. Withstood 60mph gusts this time around but was double guy'd and will invest in a couple of storm straps for next time.

Think that covers the basics

Thankyou for all the info. We are fairly sure now that we will go for the Trigano Olympe.

Tracey