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Quote: Originally posted by iscacamper on 10/11/2017
Hello,
Does anyone here have a Cabanon Malawi? I'd be interested to hear any thoughts/experiences on this TT. We were originally set on the Mercury but after a visit to the showroom were quite taken with the Malawi as it looks a bit more flexible/modular. We are a family of 3 (2 adults + 1 6 year old), so would be looking at getting the bedroom annex.
Thanks!
We've not had a Malawi or a Mercury but have had a Cabanon Manga and a Raclet Moovea (very similar to the Malawi), so can give a bit of a comparison between the 2 and 4 berth models and different pitching styles.
We had the Manga first but rarely used the second bed and found it necessary to use a Quechua base seconds (pop-up utility/day room) as somewhere to put the table and chairs for overnights and short stays, when we didn't want the faff of pitching the awning.
The Manga was relatively quick and easy to pitch with 2 people helping (if you have one person at the front and one at the back, it's not difficult to raise the frame or fold or unfold the canvas on the cabin on this type of TT). Hanging the bedroom inners and roof lining was a bit of a pain (they clip up with metal 'S' hooks) and the benches are better used as part of the beds than as a sitting or dining area. There's virtually no living space in the cabin area so, if you're using this without the awning and get poor weather, you basically have to sit on your beds. We didn't like that the beds sit on 2 metal poles with feet and these can and do move sometimes when you roll over in bed (which can be a bit disconcerting), so we made wooden pads with the middle bit drilled out to try and anchor the feet. I never felt entirely secure on this style of bed.
We then got a Raclet Moovea with side bedroom annex (intended for when the grandchildren came with us) and sun canopy (which fits on the cabin front and/or awning front - we didn't go for the awning). For us, that worked far, far better than the Manga because it was quicker and easier to pitch and provided an immediate, reasonably-sized side awning with ZIG. We could get this unit up and pegged out in around 20 minutes, which was ideal for short stays and overnights (we like to tour, rather than stay somewhere for an extended period). The slatted base bed could be left made up with bedding (bliss!) and no need to hang the bedroom inner as it just folded out with the canvas, as seems to be the case with the Malawi? The underbed storage was another bonus.
The only reason we parted with the Moovea is that, for us, the bed wasn't long enough. And, if I'm honest, the quality wasn't up to Cabanon standard.
Personally, of the two models you've mentioned, I'd go for the Malawi. I do think it's a much more versatile unit and so much better for short stays, when you can use it without the awning. You don't have to use the bedroom annex either, as someone can sleep in the integral awning if you want a quick setup (we did this with the Moovea on a couple of occasions and it worked fine).
Best of luck with it, whatever you decide!
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