Hi everyone, I have been looking for a secondhand bedroom annexe to fit my cabanon Andorra which I bought last year but I've never managed to buy one. The question is - are they worth having? I know a few members have found them to be heavy and a faff to set up and to buy new would cost more than I paid for the whole tent and canopy. Is it worth the investment, do you think?
Thanks
Post last edited on 04/03/2010 23:33:47
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Keely has one, she`s about, I`ll send her in to give you the heads up.
I have been dithering about this too, personally I think they are quite ugly and may make fitting on a pitch difficult. However, its probably the only answer to make our Athena useable for long trips as my kids will not share for longer than 2 nights.
We have considered buying a bedroom inner for child No1 and putting it up in the living area overnight, then slinging the stuff in child No2`s bedroom pod during the day. But I guess that depends on how much you use your living space....we tend to live outside mostly so wouldn`t be to much of a hassle for us
I`ve just bought a Norfolk Lake for longer trips cos the sleeping arrangements work
They don't often come up on eBay by themselves. It's usually in with a tent.
We got one last year (year before??) when Yeomans seemed to be having a stock clear out and had lots of bits and pieces on eBay. Paid £50 for it (I know - bargain)
The only thing is it is a different colour to the tent. It was on as an Aruba annexe which is blue and grey BUT anything A series fits any of the tents begining with A.
This is it (not pegged out becaus of the road). i know the colour does not match but you can't have everything AND it gives enough room to get a child on a camp bed/airbed/airic so only one of them has to come in with us.
Outside and inside with bedroom annexe
this is with the utility annexe but the lable does say toilet annexe
Not a lot of weight to it as the bedroom annexe is the canvas and the bit of frame at the end (see the pic). You stretch it out to it's lengthe and use the guys to hold it out (hope that makes sense) Of course, it's zipped oto the main tent.
Remember that you can only add the annexe if you have the compete zip out panel in the side.
One bag is the bedroom annexe and the other is the utility annexe (green bag)
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Just looked at your profile pics and your Andorra is a newer one than the one I picked to practice pitch and photo (my other one is like your's) so you should be OK with the zip panel.
Ok, thanks everyone, will carry on looking out for one secondhand. I only need it if the OH decides to join us on a camping trip, which isn't that likely. If I need one in a hurry, Forest camping nearly always has them in stock. I do think cabanon extras are very expensive, I could probably buy 3 decent quality two man tents for what an annexe and inner would cost.
Last season I managed to hang an extra inner tent in the kitchen area which worked quite well but that means taking my outhouse to cook in. This year, I've promised myself to take less stuff so we can spend more time holidaying and less time packing. However, my teenage son and daughter need their own space. My daughter usually shares my pod with me and my son has a pup tent.
Let me know if anyone wants to sell a bedroom annexe!
I'd like the utility annexe for our Andorra to use for a loo but our Andorra doesn't have a zip out panel so it's a non starter for us unless I find a newer Andorra
Quote: Originally posted by PigletandTigger on 07/3/2010
I'd like the utility annexe for our Andorra to use for a loo but our Andorra doesn't have a zip out panel so it's a non starter for us unless I find a newer Andorra
I covert a utility annexe for my Athena....can`t find one anywhere.....except at Keely`s house!!!