I was ready to give up camping at the start of the year, after 10years I still hadn't found a comfy sleeping setup.
Then a friend introduced me to the concept of a folding camper which seems like a game changer....
I've been looking out for one and went to see one yesterday. It appeared in good nick apart from this mildew? Mould? On the tarp by the side of the bed (please see photo) and dried wet patches on the wood underneath the mattresses.
Knowing very little about folding campers is this not good? Any advice welcome.
I would walk away,I have had 2 folding campers over the years and if I looked at that I would have got in my car and drove away sharpish, it may have been packed away in the wet and not opened up again to dry out properly
Argh, ghe rest of its in great shape and in my budget. No spots or tears or mildew/mould on the canvas tent bit, it's just this tarp (which I am guessing is replaceable). And it's in budget!
Thank you for your responses, I appreciate your feedback.
I'm going to say maybe. It depends a bit on the price, plus the cost of fixing it, and how much work you want to do.
My experience is with trailer tents, but the bedrooms are pretty consistent, and a bedroom inner can be taken out and washed, or even replaced fairly easily. Given where it is the mattress is likely affected as well, but again that is certainly replaceable.
The biggest concern for me would be how has it happened? If it's a wet pack up, or a leaky transit cover, something you will have control of going forward that's one thing, if the tent is leaking then that's another thing entirely.
If you’re handy with a sewing machine, or know someone who is, could be a nice little project.Take the bedroom liner that’s got all that mildew, and take patterns from it. Store somewhere in a bin liner until you’re happy with the replacement then bin it. Give the mattress a good sniff: even if not whiffy, might be worth getting a replacement made to measure, with your own preferred firmness. Lastly, work out where the water came in: a) packed away wet b) perished cover c) up and under while driving, and again, not opened to dry out. Ours had a pvc cover which folded over the bedding in case of emergency wet packing. Worth a coat of varnish on the timber.
Had ours, a Pennine Fiesta, for twelve years: took it all over, only sold it when the kids stopped coming, and hardly lost any money on it. Really comfortable, and my back’s not great. Went back to tenting for a while, but ended up caravanning. Maybe should have kept it. Downside is finding somewhere to dry it, before storing, in damp weather. You do have to tow, though not a hardship, it is a consideration.
If that part can be replaced no problem. The wood could be scrubbed and cleaned or sanded and treated.
The outer could be cleaned and reproof as plenty of products are available. I have used Fabsil on convertible car hoods it's good.
If the mattresses are foam, new material can be obtained.
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On second thoughts, if it is really cheap and you are not averse to a bit of DIY, it might be worth considering. For me though it would have to be really cheap, so that I could get professional help with anything I couldn't do. I'm not good with sewing for instance although woodwork, metal work, or anything mechanical or electrical would be no problem.
I did end up buying it, I am a you only regret the things you don't do type of gal and I want to make a lot of customisations to it so need something cheap just incase it goes wrong or can't resell it!
Good luck in your endeavours, and keep us updated with your progress.
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The folding camper came with a leisure battery, now there is a huge chance that it is dead and beyond resurrection but I thought I would try.
We have the EHU cable and I have bought a convertor plug so I can plug it into our garage mains. Before I do this and fuse everything in the house and the camper what do I need to turn off/on in this switch box. I can't find any instructions.
Thank you in advance.
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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 13/9/2024
https://www.blueskyholdings.co.uk/psu_2005_user_instructions_blue_sky.pdf this is the instructions for the sargent
Thank you! Have printed out and stuck to the PSU cupboard door! Now cross fingers it recharges the battery.
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