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If you want to store equipment outside the main tent then it will have to be a utility tent.

Tarps are great (wouldnt go camping without one) but if you store stuff underneath then you are not guaranteed to keep it dry as the rain and wind direction can change in the blink of an eye

A utility tent can be closed up

Some sites charge for utility tents and some dont.

As to whether or not a utility tent will fit on a pitch with a large tent, again that depends on the site and their pitch sizes.

Dont be afraid to ask. Other wise you may find yourself on a pitch that is not big enough.

Angie

Re cookers. we initially bought one without legs so it would go on the kitchen table but we stored all the kitchen stuff in our porch but didn't cook in there. Like you we didn't want to move tables all the time so in the end we bought one with legs so the cooker lives outside under the canopy (we also have 2 young children) and everything else inside. Just thought I'd throw that in incase it helps you choose one way or the other.

Hi tazharts,

I'm a huge tarp fan, partly because they don't attract extra pitch fees but mailnly because they can be configured in limitless ways depending on what you want to do, especially with a windbreak, without breaking the bank.

I use upright poles I've saved and filched over the years, but Outwell do good ones at http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1428744-10475506?url=http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Outwell_Replacement_Tent_Poles.html.

Look at my profile pics, plus my tent pics here http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/tents/preview.asp?id=473

Only thing is that eyelets can be weak points. I strongly endorse Clingons - http://www.clingon.net/About.html?kw=clingons&fl=283957&ci=561327444&network=s

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