With the slats from Camperlands costing £139 at the NEC, £10 makes much more sense. My question is, which size should I buy when I go and get one for the right hand side of my new Camp-let? 70, 80 or 90 cm X 200cm. Thanks. Jonathan
We have a slatted base in our Combi Camp Venezia & never have a problem with damp or condensation it would appear the slats work. Its got to be better than propping the mattress up every day.
Quote: Originally posted by SGThomas on 04/12/2008
I have thought of procuring a long sausage shaped balloon , say 3 inches in diameter and 4 feet long when inflated. This would be placed centrally under the mattress with the inflation nozzle at the kitchen end. In the daytime the sausage would be inflated, lifting the mattress and thereby allowing air to circulate and avoid condensation. At night this would be deflated to allow normal use of the mattress.
Problem: Where can I source such a balloon. Boat fenders are incredibly expensive and heavy duty balloons tend to require helium. ( I could eat baked beans and use the resulting methane, but it is flammable!)
Anyone got any suggestions?
What about a water noodle, they are about the size you mention, cheap as chips and as light as a feather.
We have a couple between our FC transit cover and winter storage cover to hopefully reduce condensation.
I want to go to ikea and kit my camplet out with the bed slats......does anyone know what sizes i should buy ie: 70cm, 80cm ,or 90cm width and how many.
Hi Tony, I asked the same question of the forum, and was advised 70 cm X 200cm. The spec on the website reckons that the right hand bed of the Camp-let is 160 cm. I dont have my Camp-let yet so didn't know if the sides sloped down into the lid or some such other hazard. So 2 x 70 cm slatts makes sense to me, lying side by side. If I have to make some adjustment to take the wheel arch into account, so be it. Also I think the 70 cm ones are just over £7 so a bit cheaper than the largest ones which are just over a tenner each. Check stock levels on-line before setting off and I would avoid IKEA at the weekend, if at all possible!
Surely these should be standard on all TTs, - the effects of condensation are very well known, and customers should treat it as a design flaw if they are not there and complain loudly. After all the whole purpose of a tent is that it should keep everything dry - apart from unusual weather conditions, of course. No way are slats an optional extra.
Hi Tony. I bought a Concorde at the NEC and I am picking it up on the 20th of this month. I'm as giddy as a kipper. I saw them 3 years ago at the same show and always wanted one since. When I ended up camping alone the faff of pitching my tent and all the gear on my own proved too much, so I took the plunge. I have also ordered the side annexe and the sun canopy even though they are expensive, I reckon the initial investment is worth it unless you are talking silly money like a set of slatts at £139 each side!
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Topic: A cunning plan for camp-let
