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Subject Topic: Do you own a trailer? Post Reply Post New Topic
06/8/2013 at 5:31pm
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I fear that with the amount of camping stuff I am currently buying we are going to need a trailer in the not too distant future to hawk it around.

Just wondering how many of you have trailers because of how much equipment you have?

Many thanks



06/8/2013 at 5:42pm
 Location: Kingdom of Lovely
 Outfit: Vango Aspen500 Vaude Power Lizard SUL
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We have a trailer which all the gear sits in cleaned and ready for the next trip (12 days to go, Cornwall here we come!)

We have had roof racks etc. Estates and still do but that gets filled, hook on trailer and away!

And there's only the two of us!

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Bad weather? Only if you have crap kit or clothing and a lack of imagination!


06/8/2013 at 5:47pm
 Location: The foot hills of no
 Outfit:  A full biohazard su
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Most campers end up with a trailer sooner or later and quiet a few then find it's not big enough and buy a bigger one    so when it's your turn look at one twice as big as what think you will need multiply by the number you first thought of then buy the next size up and that should do you for a while!   

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David

    

I've stood on Lego and didn't even cry!!


06/8/2013 at 5:51pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: raclet quickstop 2008
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went camping, bought more stuff, bought trailer, bought more stuff! went camping, left some stuff behind, made trailer bigger(almost twice the size) bought more stuff not sure it will fit will find out next weekend!


06/8/2013 at 5:52pm
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We have recently bought a trailer and have an estate with a roof box. I'm not sure I can fit all our stuff in, despite the extra capacity! In fact, I think I'll use 'Have Space, Will Fill It" as a signature!!



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06/8/2013 at 5:58pm
 Location: Birmingham West Midlands
 Outfit: Vango Langley 600
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We've got a mondeo estate, brenderup 1205s trailer that Is double height with abs lid and a top box.
And we still have to leave stuff at home!!

We are away at the moment in sunny Suffolk and I have just bought a cabanon utility tent off eBay, I have no idea where that is going to fit in.

Welcome to the club.

Dean.

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Bailey GT70 Rimini


06/8/2013 at 6:04pm
 Location: Greater London
 Outfit: Illusion TC 800XL
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no trailer here...as far as we're concerned if it doesn't fit in the back of the car and in the roofbox then it's not going...!!

i have to admit tho that once the car is packed there's barely enough room left to breathe, but we're sticking to our guns...no trailer for us...

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"tereba nessa, kemer wyth"

.~*MOONIE*~.

Snowdonia - Peak District - Brecon Beacons - Lake District


06/8/2013 at 6:12pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Outwell yellowstone and 5m bell tent
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Yes, we have a brenderup 2205 with side extensions. It is approx 7x4 and we still fill it for the 3 of us. If you have a canvas tent they are very bulky.

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Vicki

Les Embruns, Brittany 2015


06/8/2013 at 6:41pm
 Location: Abergavenny
 Outfit: Wolf Lake 5 + Atakama 5
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After our last venture and our ever expanding equipment, I fear a trailer may be the next item on the list. My only worry, just like a garage, the more room you have the more stuff you get to fill it with!

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Andy


06/8/2013 at 6:48pm
 Location: East Ull
 Outfit: Kampa Kielder Air 5
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We used to have a roofbox, but decided to upgrade to a trailer, which soon became a double height trailer. We have a C4 Picasso so big boot but still we're bursting at the seams! Beginning to think we shouldn't have got rid of the roofbox 17

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May/June - Spring Valley
Aug/Sept - Leekworth




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06/8/2013 at 6:57pm
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Oh blimey. Sounds like we had better make some space in the garage for the soon to be purchased trailer.


06/8/2013 at 8:17pm
 Location: Devizes Wiltshire
 Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC
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My current tent requires a lot more space due to being canvas and bigger than my previous tent that was damaged beyond repair in the wind in 2011.

In order to take my folding bike with me on camping trips, I needed extra space, as I could not pack anymore gear into my 415L roof box and the boot of my MINI Cooper.

So I bought a trailer, a Brenderup 1105S with extension sides and ABS lid, which is more than double the capacity of my 415L roof box.

It is loaded with all my camping gear, including spare furnitures and equipment, and I still have space in the car as well as the trailer.

Loading and unloading is a lot quicker compared to using a roof box.

DK

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