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28/11/2014 at 10:31am
Location: Manchester
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They all have their pros and cons, the biggest advantage to the Camplet was the size and weight, plus the obvious build quality. We were quite happy with ours until we had to start using the annex, it had no mud skirts so we had problems with water coming in under it, and losing that side wall for access to it made the awning effectively smaller. If your only issue with it is the groundsheet though I would consider trying to get a bathtub style groundsheet for it, Camperlands certainly used to make them, and if they don't anymore then TVS will.
Breathable groundsheets aren't really suitable for use in trailer tents which don't have living space off the ground. If you're visiting sites which take tents then you should be able to use a waterproof groundsheet, and if the site insists on breathable then you wouldn't be able to use a ZIG either.
A bigger awning will take more pitching, so you need to ask yourself if its realistic to use the unit without the awning. When our children were younger we needed the space even for a weekend, so stuck with the pram hood style of quick erect TT until recently. Those fab kitchens weigh a ton, and have to be moved out of the way so you can zip in the groundsheet, then put back.
What's best is really about what's important to you, and how you camp, there is no option which ticks everyone's boxes.
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All the best,
Alison
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05/12/2014 at 8:31pm
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After 32 years carry a tent when climbing injuries forced us off our feet, then 25 years with a motor home and with age creeping up on us, we have just changed to a Camplet Concorde Classic so we have the car for days we can't manage 60 miles on the bikes.
Price was brilliant, brand new and bags of extra's thrown in for £7000. Total weight with all the extra's is still only 320 kgs, leaving more than enough available weight for table and chairs and bikes. Light and easy to move by hand, unlike other TT's we looked at.
We have changed cars but our old Citreon C2 could manage it easily, with the C3 and a little extra power its a doddle to tow, where the car goes so does the trailer. You can easily forget it's there but for the bike's filling the back window.
Great customer service, having found water ingress before we used it, Camperlands simply supplied us with a brand new replacement.
What you don't get compared with a MH is a shower, heater, and a grill. No great concern as we rarely used the first two anyway but I will miss the grill for my morning toast.
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