When I was young, my parents had and Raclet Iris Delux tt (back in the early 80s). Now that I have a family, I am considering buying a second hand tt (max £400). My wife runs a shop and is often working at weekend, so I want something to pop onto the car to go away when the weather is good - just for weekends, half term etc. In the future we may consider a longer family holiday, see how the experience goes. My wife is dead set against caravans, however, tents are possibly acceptable.
Anyway - I want something cheap, large enough for 5, (kids 9, 6 and 4) must be possible to put up by Myself and 9 year old helping. Seen a Conway Royal 320DL on ebay - bit higher than my budget at £600, but possible.
What do you more experienced campers out there think - anyone in a similar positon to me who can provide friendly advice
If you are after something for short breaks have a look at a folding camper. You can pick up older, good condition 6 berths for your budget and they would be alot easier that a TT for week end breaks.
I would have to agree with Dawn & Dave. I recently bought a very old but very good fc off Ebay for a lot less than your budget and you don't need to put up the awning when only going for a weekend.
Hi I have a Raclet Tribune for sale for £400, Barnsley South Yorkshire, as I have just upgraded to a folding camper. Please let me know if you are interested. It includes electric waste and drinking water containers kitchen unit under bed sleeping compartment and other bits and bobs. pds400 at hotmail.com
Hi, We have got a 80's hard top folding camper, (conway laser 6)alot easy to erect than a trailer tent. We paid £650 for ours about 3 years ago. A great buy, we wouldnt be without it. Maddy
try this i know the people selling this unit and its imaculate,its only been used a handfull of times and it it MASSIVE,hes just brought a folding camper so needs it gone contact him and make him an offer
Thanks for the replies. I want a TT, I am sure that an FC would be nice - I just prefer the idea of a TT.
The Conway is in Sutton Coldfield - interesting as I looked at a Conway in Sutton Coldfield just yesterday (it was a different one) must be something about the local area
My old Conway Camargue cost me £200 (plus a slightly used Gelert Cadiz 5+2!) from a friend, though we've added a sun canopy (£125) and a new undertent (£50) to it. If you've got £500 as a budget(?) then you should be able to land a pretty reasonable early '90s one for that, though it's not really the best time to be looking as lots of other folk have the same idea at the moment. Best time to buy a TT is October!
I have to say though that most TTs don't just go up in an instant...they take about the same time to erect as a big tent, ie about an hour. Quicker for internal set-up time though because you've got beds and kitchen unit ready set up. We don't use ours for stays of less than a week nowadays..we have a middling sized tent and lightweight kit for short stops.
Don't be tempted to but a TT without a kitchen btw...these are one of the great plus points of TT's, as they are big, stable and have tons of permenant storage space.
We bought a Jamet Louisiana for £460 back in October (I knew that out of season was best time to buy but didn't realise October was the magic month!!). It's a 97/98 and in decent nick (after a bit of TLC and cleaning). Great quality though and we're really happy with it. I think £460 was about its money (??) - not sure we got a huge bargain or anything but so long as we didn't pay hugely over the odds I'm happy! I've seen a lot go off on eBay and to be honest I would probably opt for one with a lot of extra kit included (gas bottles etc) - never underestimate how much it costs to buy all the little bits!
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hi,i bought a conway royale 4 weeks ago.my 10 year old son and i (a lady) can put it up at a struggle. however i got mine out of my local freeads for 450 quid! bargin. id have a look there,the website is : freeads.co.uk all you do is select your area. hope u have as much luck as me!!. and if anyone has any equipment for camping,must be cheap,please let me know.i cant WAIT to go away with my kids!.
your looking for a tt,have you found one yet as i have a jamet arizona i need to sell to a good home sleeps 6 at the moment 8 with another pod i dont want big money for it if it will help someone out,if you think it will suit your needs let me know and i will give you more details..geof.y
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Topic: Wanted TT on a Budget
