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Hi all, New to this forum,

Haven't been camping for about 15 years since I was a kid, back then a 2 person dome tent would do us and it measured about 2 metres square.  Now I have a familly and was looking at the Wynnster Carina 8, overall size not including guys is approx 7.8m x 5.8m to me this seems a huge area.  Not having been to any campsites for years is this size tent acceptable on most sites and what is the average pitch size on most sites?

Cheers - Greg

Phone up the site you want to go on, and tell them the size and shape of your footprint , they will either tell you you have to pay extra for your tent or not. Some charge extra some don't.

hi we have an outwell sun valley 8 which is about 400 x 740

have sent off for loads of site brochures and on some you have to state which size tent you have as they have larger pitches others not bothered. there were a couple who asked for extra but to be honest the majority where fine

Quote: Originally posted by Atherwitzend on 16/4/2008

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If you use C&CC sites there is no issue with tents under 5m wide and you can book with their online system, but over that you have to book with the site directly. We have spoken to a couple of people in wider tents on C&CC sites and neither of them had been charged extra.

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We saw a Montana 12 at the C&CC site at Eskdale last Friday and when we were at Barnard Castle last year we had a Nebraska XL on the pitch next to us. I am assuming in that case that they would accept a Vermont XL?