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Hi,

After camping in a tunnel tent for years and admiring the all the trailer tents we have finally taken the plunge and bought a 2005 Raclet Quickstop which we collect on Saturday! Exciting!!!!

The reason we went for the Quickstop is that the cabin erects in minutes, the awning will take a little longer, but we have also purchased a sun canopy which we can use on the cabin without the awning for a weekend away.

After doing lots of research, the Sunncamps always came short in quality, ease of putting up etc.

Do your research, think about what would work for you. Our original choice of what we thought we wanted is not actually what we bought!

Hope this helps!

Marie

Henry. As an ex Trailer tenter I can state for the record that you will get more use from a folding camper than a Trailer tent. There is nothing wrong with a trailer tent and we absolutley loved our old Cabannon Discovery BUT it was a pain to erect for short breaks away. The awnings on these tents can be alot of graft to erect. The FC on the other hand is quick and easy and no need for an awning. This makes hitching up and spending a weekend away feasiable. Just something to think over. Yes FCs are more expensive but you can get hold of older models for the same sort of money that a new TT will set uyou back.

regards

F

We have a Raclet Quickstop, which sleeps 4 in the main cabin, and is designed to be used without the awning for weekends, or overnight stops.

The Quickstop is a trailer tent that thinks it's a folding camper. Unlike a tt you have a basic cooker which can be used in the main unit,  but you don't have a fridge, wardrobe, toilet etc that you would find in a fc.

However the canvas, which is the most important part of the tt is top quality, and if looked after will last for years.

I'm a teacher and like to be able to go away in the school holidays with our girls, 6 & 13, while my husband is still doing a proper job!

The Quickstop means I can do just that, as I can easily put up the main cabin on my own.

For longer holidays, the awning takes us about 40 minutes. Over the last 20 years we have had several trailer tents and folding campers, and our rule is however long the manufacturers tell you it takes to put up the awning...double it!

I've never yet had a lopsided tt, so I can only assume it is laziness on the part of the seller.

In my opinion, bent or broken poles can be replaced relatively cheaply. The main thing I check is the canvas. For tears etc but mainly signs it has been left packed away damp.

Personally I wouldn't buy a canvas that has been treated with a waterproofing solution either, because once it has been treated once it will need reapplying regularly.

We recently bought a Sunncamp 400se paid slightly over the average for it, but it was in excelent condition. We were away in 3 days of torential rain & gale force winds, we were snug as the proverbial bug

Ours is 8 years old & in almost brand new condition (we also love the colour scheme)

Personally I could not recomend the Sunncamp highly enough, no, it's not a Cabanon or Conway, but my mondeo aint a Mercedes or BMW & that has never let me down either...lol

Whatever you decide make sure you erect it & THOROUGHLY inspect it BEFORE parting with any cash & if buying of ebay I would never pay a "non refundable deposit"  Just my own opinion.

Hope you find something that makes you as happy as our "Sunny" makes us

Quote: Originally posted by tarob on 22/6/2012

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Lots of the photos I've seen on eBay show lopsided trailer tents. It makes me think they are hard to put up or have bits broken/missing. Is this likely to a problem or can they just not be bothered to put a decent picture on. What are the things to look out for on an older model so you don't buy a pile of rubbish?

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