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21/8/2014 at 6:28pm
Location: Gloucestershire
Outfit: Coachman VIP 545
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We went from a tent to a TT last year and its the best thing we ever did. We do have a quick erect tt, a trigano olympe for our family of four. The awning is already preattached to the frame so once the top pole is in it opens out and over like a pram hood so you can be under cover within 15 to 20 mins. It also has a zip in groundsheet (zig) so it helps keep the bugs out and also keeps the tent warmer at night. We did the early may bank holiday and although frosty at night we were lovely and warm. The rest of the set up time is about the same as our old tent, however the biggest saving for us is in terms of space in the car. we can get all our chairs, tables, wardrobes etc in the trailer, the loo and fridge plus a few incidentals in the front box and then the car only has our clothes so much more comfy for us and the kids to travel further distances. No more fitting bedding, luggage, loo rolls round the kids!! For longer trips we have a foldable roof box that we put on the tt's luggage rack for our sun loungers etc. We got ours from BCC and Chris there is very good and very knowledgable. They also have a good range of tts and fcs on show so you get a good feel for what would suit you best. Hope that helps :) Kerry
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21/8/2014 at 9:12pm
Location: Leeds
Outfit: Hymer exsis t580
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Hi,
I agree with Kerry, we also have the Olympe with the middle bed conversion, so we now have 3 double beds plus 2 under bed pods.
Both outside beds are probably the same as the Dakota as Jamet and Raclet are Trigano owned, the middle eating area is a double proper pd with a blow doulbe matress in, which according to our 14 yearold is very comfy, our 12 yearold prefers his undetbed pod.
The Olympe is very easy to put up with 2 and can be done in well under an hour.
Thanks to Kerry for reccomending the sun canopy as this makes it a huge unit and does not take long to put up, we spent every mealtime outside when in Doset 4 weeks ago fo 15 days, a great addition.
I have noticed an Olympe on eBay for sale, Chris at BCC is a very friendly and helpful/knowledgeable person.
If you are thinking of keeping a TT for many years then I would reccomend the Olympe for your family, even though there is only 4 of us plus 2 dogs we do have the occasional friend stay with us .
We had the Chantilly gl for 7 years and now the Olympe for 18 months.
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Tony.
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22/8/2014 at 9:28am
Location: Manchester
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We started with a Camplet, moved on to a Jametic and now have a Combi Camp.
I don't think a Camplet would be big enough for you, you would need a side annex which impinges on the useable space in the tent and adds to the pitching time. A Trigano Odyssee or Janet Jametic would be better, it goes up in the same way but is bigger (and heavier), and has one underbed tent. You can get a side annex as well if the boys all wanted their own space, but as I said, they do bring their own issues. Or you could go up to the Olympe, which is bigger again and as has been mentioned can have a third double bed in the centre, plus two underbed tents.
They are all pram hood type tents. They go up quickly and easily, the Camplet can be pitched by one, the others definitely take two for at least some of the time. They still need to be pegged and set up.
The Camplet is the smallest and lightest, and has a swing out kitchen. On the other two the kitchen has to be set up and moved, and they weigh a ton. For us it became a problem and is one of the reasons we switched, but you can put castors on the legs, and I believe Trigano do a lightweight version now as well, and lots of people do manage just fine with them, they are useful.
The Triganos and Jamet have a ZIG, which does make it cosy.
For storage the Odyssee/Jametic is hard to beat. The two beds are side by side and the one on the trailer lifts up with the storage in the trailer. This means that you don't have to get everything out, so if you did just want to sleep you could leave most of your gear packed.
We got DD a nice thick SIM for the underbed tent, leaving it in when we folded the unit up, and she loved her little cave.
The Combi Camp gives us more options. The kids are 16 and 18 now, so we wanted something which worked as well for us as a couple as it does for the whole family, so we have a king sized bed in the trailer plus rear and side annexes for the kids which can be left behind if they aren't there. Of the three we've had the Combi Camp is my favourite, it can be pitched solo, the kitchen doesn't have to be moved, and fully pitched its huge. We get it fully set up more quickly than the others we've had, but that's partly because everyone has their own bits, which doesn't really apply with smaller children.
Raclet have a couple of quick erect tts as well, you can access their brochure via the BCC website. At the end of the day creating a home from home for a family is always going to take a while, but a quick erect trailer tent is easier to pitch than a family tent, frees up space in the car, and is more comfortable. We've certainly never regretted swapping.
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All the best,
Alison
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