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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 14/5/2012

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It amazes me that people are prepared to spend money for a large tent but are not prepared to pay the premium price to pitch it.

If those same people had a small tent would they be happy paying the same pitch fee as someone with a huge tent?

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I'm quite happy to pay for a larger pitch and this is always a consideration when booking a site.

there are sites that can and do accommodate large tents then there are site that in no way could they accommodate them just due to the lay of the land its a choice ! Always on perfectly flat manicured site where large tent sits perfect and is easy to erect and obviously pay the price and have to book well in advance or as we did this weekend pack and go late Friday with no pre booking just get there pays £34 for 2 nights for four of us . No worries no hassles .

The choice to buy a really big tent is a personal one with varying reasons but its also a very good way to get you to part with your hard urned cash buying fluff to fill it with witch if you stick at camping and do more will end up skipped eBay-ed or permanently insulating the loft.  

Its kinda like renting a holiday cottage if your a couple and rent a cottage that sleeps 12 its going to cost and seem very expensive but a family group would find it cheep. large tents have there place but don't complain if ts expensive or difficult to find a pitch . i also see it kinda selfish if a couple because of there choice in tent takes what on some sites is classed as a family pitch ! 

Quote: Originally posted by HEJC72 on 13/5/2012

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I don't see why sites should increase their pitch sizes just to accommodate some campers who insist on bringing almost their entire home with them when camping.

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Completely agree.  It is getting out of hand.  Not only are the tents mahoosive we musn't forget the "outhouse" for cooking in, the toilet tent, the windbreaks, somewhere to park the car. 

For those with bigger tents, we are not complaining - if you are happy with your tent and can find sites to accomodate you then all is well and good, but don't expect site owners to change the layout of their park to accommodate bigger tents.

Oh God I didn't want to start an argument. We had noticed that when we went camping last year for the first time thinking we had a embarrassingly huge tent for the four of us only to find it was pretty average compared to everyone else on the campsite and we saw a lot if tents bigger than ours, hence our discussion that when we went camping as children the tents seemed much smaller than nowdays, we were having the same discussion about car park spaces and the fact that cars seem bigger these days but spaces have stayed the same size.

Crowsnest - very valid point - my problem referred above was that I was next to one of the three pod ones which is why overlap of guys onto my pitch. 

Rincelex, funny you should say that - a lot of folks would think that having a Kairos 400 for just me and friend is too big!  However, aside from the height of it, it is almost the same length/width as my old ridge tent with storage/entrance area. 

Quote: Originally posted by Crows Nest on 17/5/2012

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We had someone this morning with a 10m x 7m tent, couldnt take them on a hook up pitch because they are too big. Last year we had a family in one tent - 17 people!! I asked twice to make sure i was hearing correctly.

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Wisaacs - its not always the size of the tent but the area they take up (if that makes sense). Tunnel tents are much better than the pod shaped, possibly same amount of room in the tent but the shape means it takes up less space of land.

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