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25/6/2019 at 8:54pm
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Hi there,
Thanks to anyone reading.
First some background.
The missus and I are considering taking the plunge in one of the above (Dandy Riva Destiny 2006) that from some pictures looks in decent knick and is local to us.
Reasoning being that she's grown up knowing folding campers and camping holidays, her folks having owned Conways and Pennines over the years. It's never been my thing, but with her being a teacher and us having a couple of small kids (1.5 and 3.5) and the costs of Summer School-aligned holidays, this is a sensible way to go.
My preference could be a regular caravan (I've grown up knowing holidays in a static in Suffolk) and being susceptible to mild asthma anything that exacerbates damp cold air is not ideal, although the Dandy with it's insulated sides seems to be a reasonable compromise here.
Tow-caravans won't work for us as she passed her driving test after 1997, and our towing car is already 2200KG when empty (Jeep Commander 3.0), so we'd quickly pass the 3500KG limit for her to tow, plus the idea of a caravan snaking or going over is of concern as her grandparents had a near miss back in the day.
So long story short, the FC looks like being the way to go, and we're leaning towards a Dandy on account of the insulated interior, durability, and the put-away-wet capability (we're not the best for either maintenance or time intensive tasks with the two young kids and both working) given it's been one of her parents bug bears over the years with their FCs.
Our budget is circa 5K at a push.
But the question we have about the Dandy is (and having trawled the forums can't find an answer to) what is the deal if you have to put it up when it's raining.
My understanding of the the more traditional FC is that the canvas and sides are all part of the same and so folding out in the wet everything is already covered. The Dandy sounds like that isn't the case, and there would be the potential for the interior to get wet while trying to put up the sides and fasten the roof to the sides? Is this the case and is it a big deal for when trying to stick up and it's chucking it down (which at some point in the UK or Northern France will be inevitable).
Would be great to get comment from anyone that knows. Also how practical would this model be for one person putting it up on their own? She'll likely at times go away without me as she gets more holiday time than me (another reason the Dandy appeals given the half terms in late winter/early spring and late Autumn), and also with the kids the age they are one person needs to monitor them while the other does any practical task.
Apologies for the long rambly message, and thanks in advance for any guidance or insight offered.
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