I think you hit the nail on the head there Val - similar set up time to our huge Vango Diablo (although we did have that down to a fine art!) but once pitched, it can be very comfortable and set up in a very short time
we had a trailer tent as kids and i had one which i used once!
The awning was a real pain to be honest and we had a chance at a cheap folding camper and we love it. We can pull up and set up withon 20mins and put awning up later as all beds and cooking is in the trailer.
We dont do tents as my husband is not well and he need to stay warm of a night.
For the last 2 years we have used tents, this year we have a TT, used it for the first time may bank holiday and loved it! First time we have been camping and hubby hasn't been cold at night best nights sleep we have had all the time we have been camping! So much easier to erect than a tent.
------------- KIM.
2013 Season.
Upgraded from a TT to a caravan.
Loving it!
Roll on summer :-)
Just to contradict the gist of most of the above, we've just moved back to a tent and trailer, having previously owned a trailer tent and a folding camper! That said, we're going the other way too and will also buy a caravan before long.
We initially went from a tent to a trailer tent to get the comfortable beds, convenient cooker, space, durability, convenience of leaving the trailer ready to go.
But after a few years we went to buy a tent because we weren't using the TT in anything other than dry weather (when do you get that in this country). We haven't got any where to dry a TT, but could dry a tent. We were also put off using it because with the awning it was a slog to pitch, yet without the awning was not good for anything more than a quick overnight.
Un/fortunately (depending on how you look at it) we came away not with a tent, but having agreed a trade-in on the TT to a folding camper. Self-justification was about quicker pitching to a state including cooking and toilet facility, easier pitching (no pegging in basic set-up), and more mod-cons like hot running water and in-built heater.
But guess what? We found we weren't using it very much outside of the main summer hol, because of the fear of a rainy Sunday morning (having nowhere to dry it).
So.we'll end up with a caravan for the iffy-weather season and for the main summer hols (for mod-cons / comfort), and we've got the tent for when we fancy that option (back-to-basics / smell the grass etc).
Moral of the story: don't be convinced that your upgrade will be the end of it!
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Topic: Trailer Tent vs Tent
