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Subject Topic: Loved up teens - Awning or tent??
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12/7/2012 at 9:04pm
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Would appreciate people's thoughts.  When we go away (me, x 2 dogs and the teen and her boyfriend) - so that they can have some, ahem, alone time, what would work better:

caravan & awning (& me potentially feeling I can't go back for xxx amount of hours)

OR

caravan and separate tent that they can call their own but that has a lift up flap thingy we can sit under/eat/watch the world go by when they're feeling sociable

OR

caravan & awning with bedroom pod thingy

Any suggestions (other than leave them at home 17)



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12/7/2012 at 9:34pm
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Seperate tent and a pair of earplugs.


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12/7/2012 at 9:34pm
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Two tents, padlocks for the zips, and a roll of razor wire.


12/7/2012 at 9:59pm
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Bucket of cold water


12/7/2012 at 10:08pm
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We used to do caravan and awning with sleeping pod, and still do sometimes, although mine are no longer in their teens,

Just give them a bit of a pep talk about what can be seen and heard through the side of a tent/awning with the lights on lol, and they may keep their loving to the small hours when everyone else is asleep!

We never used to bother keeping out of the way specially for ours, we came and went as we pleased, but we did catch them unawares once coming out of the same shower cubilcle together on a quiet site in north wales!

Julia



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12/7/2012 at 10:59pm
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Hotel miles away

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12/7/2012 at 11:00pm
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Hotel miles away

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12/7/2012 at 11:20pm
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two weeks all inclusive in malia ,for them ,peace and quiet for you


12/7/2012 at 11:30pm
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It wouldn't happen on my watch, I can assure you! (and I speak as someone with a married daught who camped with us from a few months old)

Old fashioned values? - too right!, and Im glad I have them.



12/7/2012 at 11:49pm
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Without going off topic.. I would stick them in a inner tent or annex on your awning if one will fit.

Tell them no sexy time when they are away with you as a "family" and to respect that so no one feels uncomfortable.

Just tell them to be mature about it.... I take it these teens are very late teens......

I think its best to go with the flow with stuff like this, but it sounds like you have it all covered :-)

Anyhow.. that's going off topic..

You could get them one of them toliet awnings and they have to sleep standing up ?   




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13/7/2012 at 7:27am
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Been through all of that, use the seperate tent idea, but be warned, they will still spend most of the time in your dry warm caravan watching tv and eating all your food



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13/7/2012 at 7:55am
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Separate tent on a separate pitch - preferably on the other side of the campsite!

 



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13/7/2012 at 8:01am
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Quote: Originally posted by Anniemacxx on 13/7/2012

Separate tent on a separate pitch - preferably on the other side of the campsite!

 


Sounds like a man talking from experience

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13/7/2012 at 9:16am
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Awning with a pod would be fine as long as they are not too loud! With the weather being like it has a caravan is much nicer to come back to and more practicle ( nice to come back have a hot drink and the heating on! ) Sure they will be fine no matter which you choose most important thing is to enjoy your holiday 17 

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13/7/2012 at 9:16am
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We are having the same dilema at the mo with my son and his gf.We went for the separate tent.

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13/7/2012 at 10:44am
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we used to use a caravan and awning with a 2man pop up tent in the corner for them to use as a bedroom

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