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Message posted by dk16819/6/2014 at 1:54pm
Outfit: MWB VW Crafter PVC Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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dk168
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I am resigned to the fact that my camping under canvas days are numbered due to advancement in age.
Touch wood I shall stay relatively healthy and sufficiently fit to be able to erect a canvas tent on my own for next 5+ years.
I am debating whether to move to a trailer tent in 2017/8 when I shall have a newer car to tow it; or to get a different canvas tent that is easier to pitch than my current Hypercamp Escala 4 that has nearly 40 pegging points instead!
I may be able to afford the latter sooner if it is an ESVO Bedouin 340, but not a Karsten in the configuration that I am after. The Bedouin 340 will fit into the trailer and can still be towed with my existing car.
I shall refrain from getting a caravan for as long as I can, as I am almost certain I cannot get the one I am after, namely a T at B 400L, without getting a bigger car than a MINI Countryman D All 4 which will be my next car for 6+ years.
Who knows? My enthusiasm may diminish due to changes in circumstances in the future. However, as long as I have a dog, and he is still a bouncy 7 year old; and my health and fitness holds out, then I shall continue to go camping under canvas for as long as I can.
Good luck to the OP, and Mike G, whatever you have decided.
DK 
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It is easy to store like a FC but you don't have the worry of wet canvas. Yes it takes a bit longer to get to site but this is more than made up in the quick set up time. Oh and we still go non EHU, so are rarely stuck in with the caravans. 
