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Next year I’m planning a 3-4 week overland trip. I’ll be in a Fiat Panda 4x4 and the route will be mostly surfaced roads, but is also likely to include some rough and unsurfaced sections.
We’re regular car-touring campers in a 2-seater convertible, so used to travelling light and making use of every last bit of space and every Kg. So we could just take our normal touring gear. But:
• We’ll be doing a lot of miles, moving on every day. So we need very quick pitch/strike.
• There will be three of us (not two) so we’d need extra gear and possibly a second tent.
• We may not always have the luxury of a ‘proper’ campsite, and there may be some wild camping and probably some quite rough ground.
• We’re around 60ish, so standing room for dressing etc, and decent protection from the elements (incl. insects) whilst eating and socialising are important.
So, I’m looking at other options, with the current front-runner being a small quick-setup trailer tent like the Combi Camp. (The ones that fold open front-back not at the side). They also benefit from better canvas than typical modern polyester tents, so will be better suited to the likely range of temperatures.
Does anybody have experience of trailer tents on rough roads? Are they likely to fall apart from the vibration?
Any thoughts on the suitability of a 1.2L Panda being able to haul a 400Kg trailer tent? (It’s a pretty tough go-anywhere little thing).
Any comments or suggestions, including possible alternatives (such as lightweight roof tents, rugged ground tents, etc) would be most welcome.
Final point – the budget is low! I’d be hoping to pick-up a cheap but adequate trailer tent on ebay for £2-300.
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22/9/2017 at 7:14pm
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Thanks blackrex and claydoncamper for your comments. I do agree, small wheels are a potential liability off the black stuff and avoiding towing at all would have many advantages.
Kelper, those off-road trailers are amazing, but are definitely out of budget, and most look like they’d probably weigh more than my tow-car!
Phathamster, Teardrop’s are cool, but for this trip would have all the disadvantages of a trailer tent (except maybe wheel size) without the advantages of height and space. Popup tents chucked into a roofbox are definitely one of the options being considered though. Thanks.
But I haven’t given up on the Combi Camp just yet. There are some worthwhile benefits if (with a bit of planning and maybe adaptation) it can be made to work. The UK website has a nice brochure showing a 4x4 with Combi Camp in tow, powering through a river crossing, and (on P5) the text “Many experiences begin where the gravel road begins; where there are stones in the road and the puddles grow larger”. http://www.combicamp.co.uk/files/Combi-Camp_2009_low-res_UK.pdf
On the .com Combi-Camp website I found a report of a tour of Iceland in 2014, with a Combi Camp trailer towed by a Hyundai Tucson 4x4 https://combicamp.com/downloads/reisverslag/ (you’ll need to do a page translate).
The videos at the bottom of the webpage show some off-road action, including pretty rough river crossings. I’ve emailed the author with a few questions on the setup, problems, suggestions, etc.
My confidence of a reply isn’t super high (but will share anything that comes through), so would appreciate any further comments and suggestions from the many knowledgeable contributors on this forum.
Many thanks.
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