Trailer tents

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Benspickup

Original Poster:

230 posts

137 months

Wednesday 12th June 2013
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We currently have a vw camper and are considering swapping it in for a trailer tent.the big question is, are they all damp etc like a tent and would our 2008 civic tow one ok? Thanks
Ben

Happy82

15,078 posts

176 months

Thursday 13th June 2013
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What model civic is it? I seem to remember that most trailer tents are underv800kg so I would have thought you would be ok.

As for damp, we never had any in our tents even with crappy weather (poly cotton design) so I would have thought trailer tents of the same material should be ok?

surveyor

18,139 posts

191 months

Thursday 13th June 2013
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The trailer tent.

All of the disadvantages of towing, but yet with few of the advantages of a Caravan.

Balmoral

41,761 posts

255 months

Saturday 15th June 2013
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surveyor said:
The trailer tent.

All of the disadvantages of towing, but yet with few of the advantages of a Caravan.
I've often said that too, and been torn a new bumhole on here for saying so.

As you say, the disadvantages of a caravan with none of the advantages, and the disadvantages of a tent with none of the advantages.

I like camping and I like caravanning, but a trailer tent? I just don't get them confused



russ_a

4,679 posts

218 months

Sunday 16th June 2013
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What about a folding camper?

nagsheadwarrior

2,789 posts

186 months

Monday 17th June 2013
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Folding campers a great call,much easier to live with.

Petemate

1,674 posts

198 months

Monday 17th June 2013
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Folders are quite good; we had one and towed it with our Rover 45 Tdi. Apart from wanting to eventually return to caravans, the only reason we moved on after one season was that we would have been unable to put it up again after arriving home with it damp. We have a large drive but had no facility to erect it to dry it out due to my still working at the time, and a car in the garage which needed to come out.
Now that we are both retired, it could be done but we are now back on our 3rd caravan. (we had 'vans years ago but a long break)
The folders are really well equipped now. Ours was a Pennine Pathfinder, and apart from a shower and deep upholstery was as equipped as, and not much smaller than, our present caravan. The point of the folders compared with the caravans which is good is that due to the beds folding out, the actual footprint of the floor area is much the same.
So if you like the idea of a unit easy to tow but keeps you 'off the ground' the folder is a good option.
(sorry mods, gone a bit O/T)
Pete

bristolracer

5,629 posts

156 months

Monday 17th June 2013
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Balmoral said:
've often said that too, and been torn a new bumhole on here for saying so.

As you say, the disadvantages of a caravan with none of the advantages, and the disadvantages of a tent with none of the advantages.

I like camping and I like caravanning, but a trailer tent? I just don't get them confused
I think this one looks quite good
http://www.opuscamper.com/index.php

russ_a

4,679 posts

218 months