Hi. I'm looking for some advice concerning bed types in trailer tents. I am I right in thinking the slatted bed bases where you sleep onboard the trailer body i.e Combi Camp are preferable to the bed bases which are a solid ply board and swing out from the trailer? Will the onboard sleeping arrangement to warmer and less prone to condensation? Are slatted bases more comfy?
We owned a Dandy for one season and often found there was condensation between the boards and mattresses. I put this down to cooler air on the outside of the beds but may be wrong. Any advice much appreciated, thanks.
Also makes a difference, if you have canvas to the ground under the bed.
IE: First TT we had was an inesca monaco, solid bed base as in base of the trailer, with canvas that come right down to the ground all round the whole trailer, mattress completely dry underneath.
Second TT, comanche montana, solid bed base, also base of trailer, but under side of trailer was open to the outside air, result terrible under mattress condensation when it got cold.
Solution, home made skirts all round the trailer, no more major condensation...
But saying that we would go for slated base if given the choice, mattress still gets slightly damp if it's sub zero outside. Our solution is lifting it up to air during the day with a home made frame.
Hi Mancha,
What & where not that much good to you as I live in Spain.
But any pvc type of material or even the premade pegging down stuff for caravans will do, just reinforce the areas you want to put grommets in for pegs. I used poppers to fix it to the trailer, but it just depends on where you want to fix it.
Kayospruce are a good supplier for most tent/ boat materials.
Quote: Originally posted by mancha on 23/7/2014
Thanks for the info Suzi. Notice you were in Spain, we lived there in a place called Onil a fgew years back.
Mancha
Funny you should say that.
Where abouts ? We are close to the Institute deportivo.
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Topic: Tell me about trailer tent beds please
