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We are looking for a smallish folding camper (for 2 adults and 1 child) to be pulled by a Honda Jazz.

We know about the conway challenger but wanting to know about other make and models.

Can anyone suggest other ones please?

Thansk
Gilly

Gilly

We have a Dandy Designer (see my gallery photos).  There's four of us so plenty big enough for 3 of you.  It has a max. weight of 500Kg.

Later Dandy's were made by Riva up until last year.  They are not making new campers though.

Steve

Camplet, lightweight and easy to erect.

http://www./2008/players/camplet.html

I'm with the other Steve here.  We have a Dandy  Designer too.  My wife & I have a 7 year old son & we love it.  They are the only campers that can be packed & stored wet, as they are made from PVC.  They are insulated too so a lot warmer than a tent in the cold, cooler in the heat.  Riva are still in business, doing spares & repairs as well as selling used campers.

Steve.

I tried a small FC a few years ago - Conway Countryman. We found it very cramped without an awning for 3 of us.

I agree with Bernie - Combi Camp.

OP has a Honda Jazz which is a small light car.  That reduces its towing weights; particularly for unbraked trailers.  Looking at specs for a new Jazz:

Max towing weight braked = 1000Kg, unbraked = 450Kg.

So of those discussed the Conway Challenger, Conway Countryman and Dandy Designer are all OK as they are around 500-750Kg and all of them are braked.

The Comanche Montana is max 395Kg (unbraked I believe) so that's also OK.

The Combi Camp Venezia is 350Kg net weight but I believe they are usually unbraked; so would be OK with the Honda Jazz if carefully loaded up as to not exceed 450Kg gross weight (rather than the Combi Camp max of 750Kg).

Steve

I had a Challenger for a few years. It was fine for 3 adults if we put the awning up (we used the underbed tent as well). I changed to a Cardinal as it was more usabkle without the awning (and have just upgraded again to a Pathfinder with inside toilet).

Glen

As far as the Law is concerned, it's the gross weight that matters, not the net weight, or even what it actually weighs after you've loaded it.

All new Venezias being sold now are braked, but there are some older ones out there that aren't so it's buyer beware.

I had a couple of old Combis - unbraked and at 450 Kgs gross they were a good match with the Jazz. (And my Xsara hardly knew they were there  )

A Crusader would be over the max towing limit for the Jazz, and would be towing at 100%.

The heaviest unit I towed with my Jazz was a Conway Cardinal - at 850 Kgs MTPLM it was spot on the max tow limit and 85% of kerbweight. It was mostly ok although we did have one very worrying moment at a T junction on a very steep hill in Stoke in the rush hour, when I thought it was going to drag us back down the hill over the motorcyclist who was stopped about a foot back from the trailer.

I did my usual over-reaction and went and bought a Shogun just for towing - and 3 months later gave up with the Cardinal and bought a caravan again instead.