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26/6/2012 at 9:15pm
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Hi everyone looking to buy a folding camper. Dont know much about them. But id need to be able to put up by myself (female). How easy is that? and this might be a illy question but ive been looking at them and what stops them tipping over when ur sleeping at one side?

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26/6/2012 at 10:08pm
 Location: warwickshire
 Outfit: conway cruiser folding camper
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hi ive just got a conway cruiser 1998 really easy to put up and tow u wont tip it up as most weigh nearly a ton lol u dont weigh that much im sure lol


26/6/2012 at 10:37pm
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lol thanksfully no. Just all the ones ive looked at seem to be held up with wee poles under them. ty

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27/6/2012 at 6:53am
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Lunar Delta TS 2017
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I can assure you, if it takes OH and me you'll be fine. They are the most comfiest beds too, get a much better nights sleep!


27/6/2012 at 10:07am
 Location: sunny south east!
 Outfit: Coachman
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You get two different types, side entrance models which are larger  (4/6 berth) and end entrance models which are 2 or 4 berth

Certainly on the side entrance models the beds are held in place by strong poles that transfer weight into the chassis itself. With the corner steadies down and a kockey wheel at hitch end i hate to think how much weight you would actually need to tip one of these! I would imagine the bed board or poles would give way first!! 

On the end entrance models you sleepout over the long sides of the camper and the bed boards have vertical poles that go to the floor, so again the amount of force that would need to be generated to tip the whole camper would be huge if you oook at the physics of it

if you tget a model that has gas struts on the bed bopards you would have more of a chance of putting things up yourself as the bed boards are probably the physically hardest part of doing it

An awning on your own however is another matter!

Good luck with searching!



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27/6/2012 at 10:26am
 Location: South East
 Outfit: Vango Hardford 600XL
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I'm a fit (ish) healthy male and I can put the cabin up on my FC on my own but I'm not sure about the awning. I think much swearing and cursing would occur



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27/6/2012 at 12:41pm
 Location: Blackburn
 Outfit: VWT6 campervan
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I could quite easily put the cabin of the crusader up by myself...may take me a bit longer than it does the two of us, but I could do it...I wouldn't have a chance with the awning on my own.


27/6/2012 at 1:35pm
 Location: anglesey
 Outfit:  Outwell Wolf Lake suncamp vario 6
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we have a 2003 pennine pathfinder,my wife can put the main cabin up on her own,and she has arthritus in her hands.the camper has gas struts to aid erecting.they have corner steady feet on each corner,which takes the weight.we love ours,so easy to put up and use

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27/6/2012 at 2:27pm
 Location: West Yorks
 Outfit: Gobur Carousel
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I have the Cabanon Venus and can put it up by myself, no problem. The bed is supported by 2 adjustable pole and will easily take 29 stone.
Taking it down, I do need the o-h to hold it stedy in case a breeze is blowing, but the rest is easy.
I was advised by Camperland that the bigger ones are a fair bit heavier to handle on your own.

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some days you are the tree.

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