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We have never felt the need for a kitchen tent as we`ve always managed to cook outside. If it was absolutely chucking it down then we could use the cooker in the porch area of the XXL with the front open or side windows..could also cook at the front of the Monty 6 with the front open The cooker would have to be slap bang in the middle of the porch though and well away from the sides.

If all else failed and the weather really was too bad to cook and we couldn`t leave the windows/front open then we would get a takeaway.

We have never had to cook inside the tent before, although we have used our mini electric oven inside. I use a splatter guard over the frying pans, to stop the fat splashing and I cannot recommend them enough  To be honest though, if we had to cook inside, I think it would be something we didn`t have to fry or grill just to be on the safe side.

I do agree though that the pricing of pitches on camp sites is haphazard to say the least. We have two large tents and have had it said before that we should pay extra because of this, but we have seen people with smaller tents than us that take up more room with kitchen tents, toilet tents and pup tents. Maybe if prices were based on pitch size and NOT on size of tent or what you put on the pitch, it would be fairer all round. that way you work out what space you need and pay for the right size pitch for you.

our small tent 12x8 and our kitchen tent 6x4foot

If you pitch an 8ft and 4ft wide tent next to each other, even if you overlap the guys between them, you are going to take up a pitch some 18 feet wide by the time you have guyed them.

My 5 berth caravan is about 7 feet wide and the full awning is about 9 feet - 16 feet altogether. My 4 berth tunnel tent may only be 9ft 4ins wide but the guys take another 3 feet either side, meaning it takes up a space only 8 inches less than the caravan and awning together. Lengthways it is 16 feet plus guys either end - 22 feet. My caravan is 17 feet plus A frame - 20 feet.

So there isn't really much in it either way. If I wanted to pitch a kitchen tent alongside then the tent option would definitely need a much bigger pitch. Added to that is the fact that on the whole caravanners will make use of their on board facilities and so will use the site facilities less than tenters. I know I certainly use the toilets, showers, washing up sinks etc far more when I am tenting. I am also likely to use a lot more electric for heating as tents are not as well insulated as caravans.

So surely it would not be unfair to charge me more for my tent than for my caravan and awning?

Quote: Originally posted by daisybev on 02/8/2007Personaly I think we should all just pay for a pitch no matter what size and base it on the occupants, this also makes it fair to solo campers and those with one child be it grandchild or child...

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On the said pitch you should be able to put what you wish as long as none is taking the mickey....

This goes for caravans campers and tenters....

Quote: Originally posted by daisybev on 01/8/2007

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Nice to see you on th eboards again Gail xx

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