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12/9/2016 at 4:32pm
Location: Derbyshire
Outfit: Camplet Concorde Bailey Phoenix+ 420
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How many people will be staying in it? What sort of holidays do you do, long stays in one place, weekends, short trips? Do you need a kitchen or not?
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12/9/2016 at 4:50pm
Location: Redditch
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As a start, try Googling; "Choosing a folding camper or trailer tent. What are the options?"
Should get you started. First thing we always advise is to establish whether, in fact, it is a trailer tent you are after, rather than a folding camper. Your budget would get you a nice example of either.
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12/9/2016 at 4:53pm
Location: Dorset
Outfit: Cabanon Stratos Quecha 4.2XL
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We just did the same switch as the steel poles and time taken on our Outwell Vermont was too much. That said I didn't want to end up with the intricate web of frames that some of the older models had that seem just as problematic. There are others similar but went for the Cabanon "tunnel" type tents i.e. Tabora/Stratos/Jupiter/Mercury as they only had limited poles then narrowed that down to our requirements i.e.min 4 berth but narrower access so hunted for Stratos and Jupiters on the usual sites. Had looked at some other makes like Dandy and CampLet as speed of erecting the main cabin was also a factor but I like how quick these appear to do the entire unit
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21/9/2016 at 11:30pm
Location: Wirral
Outfit: Silverline Silvercrest and Pino Pi
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I've owned a Camplet in the past and currently own a Camplair now (although I've only been away in it once so far). The Camplair will offer you more room, more value for money and more storage inside than the Camplet. After one trip away I can't fairly comment on how long it takes to put the Camplair up as I haven't had much practice!! However as a 5 ft 4 female I can put the Camplair up entirely on my own and it's very light and easy to maneuver.
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25/9/2016 at 5:35pm
Location: Wirral
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Quote: Originally posted by Marko697 on 22/9/2016
I think we are going to go to the Caravanning and Motorhome show in a couple of weeks and take a look at the Trailer Tents. I am edging towards the Camplair.
There's one for sale on ebay at the moment (not mine)!
Where do you live? Camperlands in Manchester have a Camplair on display that you can have a proper look at and see it being put up. They also have Camplets and folding campers on display so you'll get a good feel for what's what.
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28/9/2016 at 10:32am
Location: Hampshire
Outfit: Camplet Classic & Nissan Qashqai
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Also think about whre you're going to store it.
My camplet is in a standard size garage with 2 motorbikes and is really easy to move around.
It's all a compromise. Make a list of what you're looking for if you get 80% i'd say its right for you.
Also remember its not so much the time it takes to put up, but what else you have to unload, unpack and set up.
Not all camplats have ZIG's. A simple setup with a groundsheet will suffise for a short overnighter.
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