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Hi,

New to the forum and camping this year.  Have had a number of fantastic trips this year and have decided to lay out for a proper tent.  I have decided on the Outwell Idaho XL.....or so I thought!

A friend of mine (a more seasoned camper) tells me that a number of campsites are now refusing to allow tents of this size on and that they should be avoided - Outwells in particular.  I have done some initial enquiries and haven't found any sites that have refused but was hoping for a view from the wider community?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Ian

We have a Nebraska XXl which is bigger than the idaho. The campsites we've gone to we have never had a problem. There is a link on here to campsites that will accept large tents. I would never go back to a little tent, love all the living space especially as we are reliant on the British weather.

Penny

If you wanted to go on a Camping and caravanning site you need to contact the sie direct, you couldn't book online.  we have one but as we don't use EHU we've been ok, and to be honest just as someone else posted on another thread, it didn't look that big or out of place when we have been.

Personally altougth there has been many debates on this I don't have a problem for paying more for a pitch as we chose a larger tent, you wouldn't get a 2 bed terraced for the same price as a 4 bedroomed detached would you?

If that is the tent you would like then go for it - there are lots of sites out there that will accept whatever size tent - book those. 

We always say what the tent is when booking a site and if they say ithe tent's too big and want to charge extra then we decide if we really want that site or look around for another in the area that won't.

Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 01/9/2008

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The last site we used charged you double pitch if the unit was bigger than 5 x 5 sq. m.

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I take it then that that eliminates the Idaho L (28m2)  and XL, but the Montana 6 is ok through the skin of it's teeth at 25m2  if you want a standard pitch?

Quote: Originally posted by TaurusDublin on 02/9/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 01/9/2008

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The last site we used charged you double pitch if the unit was bigger than 5 x 5 sq. m.

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I take it then that that eliminates the Idaho L (28m2)  and XL, but the Montana 6 is ok through the skin of it's teeth at 25m2  if you want a standard pitch?

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Only if you don't put up the porch x

All,

Thanks for all of your comments - the message I am getting is:

shouldn't be a problem, be up front when you book the site on the dimensions and decide if the site turns you away whether that is the only suitable site!

I'm off to get my Idaho!

If anyone has any additions to this rumour then please let me/us know otherwise enjoy the rest of 08 and bring on the summer of 09...

Ian

Just bought an Idaho XL - brilliant tent.

Purchased it from PJ camping for 319.99, delivered free within 48 hrs - fantastic service!

We also purchased the extension, it makes a massive tent.

Enjoy it - It's our first camping session coming up this weekend

lol Keely you took the words right out of my mouth!!!!

We were recently charged extra for our Khyam XL as it was larger than 10' by 12', it was only a couple of pound a night more but we were on the same sized pitch as those with smaller tents so I don't really see why it was extra. Mind you, having said that we then weren't charged for the gazebo that we put up to use as a porch!

I have a friend with the big outwell and he's never been refused entry but has been charged extra.

Rosexx