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Subject Topic: what type of pitch to book for a FC? Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonGeorge-Mildred
12/5/2017 at 3:40pm
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Hi all, I'm after some guidance from those who have a Folding Camper. We are soon to get our new FC, but looking at various sites (particulary Haven type sites) what do I class my unit as? pitches are either for a tourer or a tent and price varies accordingly, tent pitches being cheeper. Any advice would be much appreciated. I have phoned the odd site and not alot of help really.


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PersonSGThomas
12/5/2017 at 4:01pm
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We used to describe ourselves as a tent where there was an economic advantage, and as a caravan when staying at caravan only sites.

I have noticed that many sites have woken up to this and now have a "trailer tent" category


PersonGeorge-Mildred
12/5/2017 at 5:57pm
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Yes, that is what I was thinking, just didn't want to be charged extra when we arrive somewhere..


Personfranbee
12/5/2017 at 6:44pm
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You need to consider exactly what facilities you require.
If you have on board toilet and running water, then you would be like a caravan, and may be charged for waste disposal and water refill. However if you have no toilet and rely on the site shower/toilet block, then you would be the same as a tent.

With our small campervan without toilet, we found we were sometimes being charged for waste disposal (in France) so I always explain the situation at reception, and we are usually charged as a tent.


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PersonGeorge-Mildred
12/5/2017 at 9:32pm
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Thanks franbee, I think I'll go down this route as a posh tent! as we have no toilet on board.


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Persondawnanne53
18/5/2017 at 10:18pm
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We used to have a folding camper. Regardless of the price, we always preferred a hard standing pitch, as when packing away and having to be off site early, there never seemed to be as much condensation and was much quicker to dry out than when on grass.


PersonGeorge-Mildred
19/5/2017 at 1:21pm
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Dawn, do you have to peg down the bed skirts and awning on a FC? if so, how did you get around this on a hard standing, the awning would be ok if you had grass to the side. I've not seen one up close so not sure how it all works yet.


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PersonFabbygirl
19/5/2017 at 2:38pm
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We had the Conway Countryman with skirts and stayed on a hardstanding, quite a few pegs to put in as we had the awning as well, my poor hubby was worn out hammering them all in! Some hardstandings are really tough to get pegs in but think it was worth it if you had a lot of wet weather, everything stayed clean and was easier to pack away .


PersonMarshmallowqueen
19/5/2017 at 8:36pm
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I use Rock Pegs from The Range, for the awning and skirt and use a heavy lump hammer. I find a rubber mallet is too light. Rock Pegs are ideal for hard standings. There are some pegs you can put in using a cordless drill.


http://www.campingworld.co.uk/en/gb/News/Tent-Pegs-Explained/n-296.aspx

Just be careful if you want to use the grass to the side of the hard standing. You might be using the firebreak space and end up not have the required distance between you and the next unit. I would check with the warden first. I think I'm right in saying you need 6 m clearance between you and the next unit - I'm never sure so have learnt to double check the warden is happy with my plans before I unfold the unit. Apologies if you are already aware.



PersonGeorge-Mildred
20/5/2017 at 4:25pm
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Thanks for the info, I think I'll get some rock pegs on my travels ready just in case. Me & george prefer the smaller grass sites, but kids like the action on big sites so need a balance between the two to keep everyone as happy as possible. Roll on the day we can go off on our own in a few years time.


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Persondawnanne53
22/5/2017 at 8:24pm
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I'm sorry George-Mildred, we've been away the weekend, so I've only just seen your question! But yes, as has already been mentioned, we used rock pegs. Yes, they're harder to get in, but was worth the trouble when packing away. 🙂


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