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We have same set as you, good choice!!

Only my boys will share the 2man quencha as a pup tent, we have been told that this cannot be classed as a pup tent at all because it has 2 kids in and is a pitch on its own. crazy!!

It may seem unfair but imagine  3 other small tents all paying per pitch when there are several small tents on one pitch. Most sites allow one pup tent for free (although not all) and it has to be one rule for all. Why not get  a Quechua base to go with the pop ups then it is all one tent and one fee.

Hope this doesnt come across cold as it isnt meant to. Am trying to look at it from a site owners point of view.

Would I pay for 2 pitches? No way. I would get the base :)

Angie

Yes this is where the French have the pitch fees set in a more sensible way. If the kids want to sleep in a pup tent next to the main tent it should make no difference to the pitch charge.

My daughter wants to use a pup tent but its only worth doing in France as most sites here will charge extra.

Dave.

Quote: Originally posted by toptent on 07/8/2009

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Hi all

We have two tent setups for when we go camping (2 adults & 2 children), either:
1. a Montana 6 + canopy
or
2. 2 x Quechua 2 seconds 1's (which are tiny) and 1 x Quechua 2 seconds 2 - 1 each for the kids and 1 slightly larger for us.

The ground cover for the Montana is about 24m square.

The quechuas total about 7m square of ground cover.

However, when paying for the capsites, we get a bill for the main tent + 2 pup tents when we go with the Quequa's, making it a lot more expensive per night than the Montana, despite taking up much less room.

This appears to be a major drawback of using smaller tents, and doesn't make much sense.

Does anyone else have this issue, or are there smart ways around this?

Views & suggestions welcome!

Thanks

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