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Personbohochick
30/9/2005 at 12:27pm
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thinking of getting a trailer tent but need it to be quick to pitch.  Can someone please tell me the best one to get. Are they warmer than normal tents?

We have two little kids and need quick fun camping.



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Personblues
30/9/2005 at 12:51pm
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They are not very quick tp pitch, a lot of pegging involved, Think about a folding camper instead no pegging at all unless you put the awning up. You can be having a cup of tea within ten minute of pulling on to the pitch


Personbohochick
30/9/2005 at 1:02pm
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thanks blue!

I` ll need to save up a lot. Are they worth the extra money?



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PersonTHUMPER2338
30/9/2005 at 1:07pm
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Definatly a folder rather than a trailer tent for quickness. Having said that combi camp TT,s open up abit sharpish. There are loads of TT,s & F/C,s out there. Look on the classifieds on this site , Ebay , or even your local rag. The odd gem spings up in mine !!!!!! Good luck THUMPER.  P.S Did I mention Dandy F/C,s

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Personmaryn
30/9/2005 at 1:34pm
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Yes the combi camp's literally flip open in seconds and there's no pegging of main unit unless you put awning up and to be honest you'd need awning or a free standing Day Tent sort of thing just for a bit of space with the kids but still worth it as they are so easy!! I do mine on my own with daughter to give it a shove to help close it but that too can be done by one...


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Personjulzgeraghty
30/9/2005 at 1:48pm
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Combi-camps and Camplets are the quickest to pitch and after that its the folding campers. If you have kids it's worth looking for something with an awning incase it rains & you need the extra room. As kids only grow you'd also be better off in the long run getting the biggest FC you can afford/store.

Julian

 



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PersonCat
30/9/2005 at 4:00pm
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We loved our Raclet T T and in the end did have it down to a fine art......... but no it wasn't quick to put up. Ours has a cabin that could be put up on it's own, and then the next day we would put up the awning if needed. Sleeping off the ground however is a great bonus. We are just changing to a folding camper as our T T is toooooooooo big now the children are grown up. In saying that however the T T was excellent value for money, very spacious and great fun and we had no regrets at all about buying it............. Infact I am still very sad that we will not be using it again........ lots of happy memories  

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PersonJo123
30/9/2005 at 4:05pm
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We have a Camp-let which is a TT but is quick to pitch. I go camping with two of my children and we manage fine. The kitchen swings out from the trailer, so no heavy lifting involved and it has a fridge, sink with tap & water pump and a two ring cooker. The awning is all in one and opens like a pram hood. Ours was £500 secondhand so I think we got a good buy. I had two offers to buy it at my last UKCS meet by combi camp owners!  LOL. You can see them quite often on ebay and they seem to go for bargain prices as not many people seem to have heard of them.

This is a good site that tells you all about them http://www.campletaus.com.au/

Here's one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Camplet-GLX-4-Berth-Trailer-Tent-1986_W0QQitemZ8700087594QQcategoryZ112880QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Post last edited on 30/09/2005 16:09:37

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I'd rather be camping

Deborah


Personmaryn
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no need to get nasty now Deb!! Just don't leave it unattended thats all I'm saying!!!


PersonJo123
30/9/2005 at 8:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by marynov on 30/09/2005
no need to get nasty now Deb!! Just don't leave it unattended thats all I'm saying!!!
Hi Mary! I'm thinking of getting CCTV installed, just in case.

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Deborah


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Personbeetle68
02/10/2005 at 8:13pm
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do you think it's worth hanging on a few weeks for further reductions in tts in main dealers or should we snap one up now?


Personossie chicken
07/10/2005 at 9:50pm
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Go for a Combi Camp, it's up in less than a minute! (not counting the awning though!)

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