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05/8/2014 at 8:38am
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Quote: Originally posted by bikemental on 04/8/2014
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Just can't decide which one. Tempted to go for 6 berth but on the other hand I don't want to buy something so big I can't be bothered erecting for a weekend.
I guess the answer is 2 tents...
Which is exactly why we now have 2 tents.
If we had a couple of main holidays, and just the odd weekend, I'm certain we would have stuck with just the Filey. But as we tend to have a good few 2 nighters, the odd 3 nighter, and just one two week main holiday, we soon came to the conclusion that the Filey "was a bit too much" (for a weekend). Great having all that space, of course, but for 2 nights, it's not always needed, and the effort and time involved in pitching/pegging it all out soon began to eat into our valuable and limited time away.
As we were delighted with every other aspect of it, we went for the nearest thing to match it, but small enough to save us half an hour at each end of our trip, hence the Frinton 4.
If you mix the length of your stays, then two tents are a sensible approach for many... unless you go with inflatable, of course, as there is little difference in time, and certainly effort, between a "medium" and a "large" tent... apparently!
Back to the afore-mentioned Karstens... if you consider a pod, rather than their tunnel tent, you do of course do away with the above conundrum, as they have add on's available "To suit all occasions"*.
For instance, we are looking at a 350 pod, on its own, for winter weekends, but adding a couple of the awnings for longer stays. For families, there is also the option of adding another pod(s) and/or sleeping extension(s). The configurations are almost endless, and "done right", should see every eventuality* covered, be it a quick overnighter en route, a full blown holiday in one place, or multiple 2/3 nighters on a tour.
*I am of course talking "family style/camp site" camping, with an appropriate vehicle. I'm ignoring deserts, mountains, outbacks, back-packing/cycling/motorcycling scenarios... mainly because I know absolutely nothing about them!
 
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I didn't read that in the sales blurb. Think I will get one as well.
