i dont like the idea of over charging for a family sized tent pitch,as the owner of the pitch will normally make money back up,(pop,sweets,ice cream ect) but think its fair that an 8 man with front extension,side canopy and 2 cars should pay more than for your standard 6 man
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Quote: Originally posted by robnchar on 25/6/2011
The only thing with an over sized tent is you have ristricted your self to the type and kind of campsite you can use . For a long stay in one place i get needing a little extra space . I dont get why 2 people need an 8 man tent .But you do keep me amused setting up and taking it down lol
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Ive helped so many campers with big tents never had to assist any one with a small to medium tent . who said i have a small tent ???????????????? lol
5 berth for weekends, 6 berth for longer stays. Think we would struggle setting up anything bigger in "a timely fashion"!! Can't think why 2 peeps would need an 8 man tent, but if they can, well they have to pitch it not me. And we would (and have) helped other people pitch from a 1 man pop-up.
Theres 4 of us (2 adults, 2 kids under 9) and we have a Vango Airbeam 800 8 man tent with a big porch.
We use one bedroom end (sleeps 4) as our bedroom and the kids share one of the 2 person pods at the other end. Gives us a nice central space should it rain and the table and chairs have to come in, nice bedroom size for me and the hubby with space for a wardrobe, and the spare space at the other end where we don't put up the last 2 person pod which takes things like bags etc. Porch houses all the kitchen gear and the bikes and chairs during the night.
I make sure all the sites we go to are big enough to give us the space we want and also 2 cars if necessary. Havent had a problem yet. We also have a sun tarp to use in France which I contacted the campsite about but the pitches are so huge its not an issue.
Mu opinion - there should be pitch sizes and charges accordingly, so yes a 10 man size pitch should cost more than a 4 man size pitch - regardless of numbers of people. And then find the site and price that works for you
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We've a norfolk Lake (8 man) for 5 of us. Its roomy and fits a standard pitch. We have a wynnster hawk for weekends and its an 8 man too. Again plenty of room for the 5 of us. I do sometimes question the point of perhaps a couple using a 10 man tent, but then again its their holiday not mine.
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We have a kampa polzeath 8 man for the 3 of us. No problem from sites . The only site that stated a size was tents under 6 mtrs wide. Most tents would fit this.......
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all down to Britsh Weather ,,, that we upgraded from a 4 man tent to a Kalahari 10... 4 peeps max when we go camping.
More an more peeps are turning to camping,, as a cheaper alternative to foreign hols and the likes ,, we all like space ,, and when it rains ,, boy does this extra space come in handy
Quote: Originally posted by john,mel,3kids! on 25/6/2011
i dont like the idea of over charging for a family sized tent pitch,as the owner of the pitch will normally make money back up,(pop,sweets,ice cream ect) but think its fair that an 8 man with front extension,side canopy and 2 cars should pay more than for your standard 6 man
Thats asuming they have a shop etc on site not all sites do . Over sized tents do restrict the sites you can use but if you dont realize it doesnt matter and there not all marked pitchs far from it
I know of 4 sites in the peakdistrict and Dales that have barred large tents and numerous others that carnt accomadate more than a couple and this isnt because the sites are small they just dont have the large flat areas required
Ive got nothing against large " FAMILY " tents i have 2 my self counting The home stead 5 and Tipi but i do find it weird that 2 people need a 8+ man tent .
When me OH get away with out the kids we wouldnt dream of using the big tents just seems like a waste of time and space but thats just us .
we have the 6 berth coleman coastline for a family of 4 (kids age 4 and 1) and it's perfect for us as we share the rear sleeping pod and don't hang the front one. I was almost tempted by the coastline 8 as it wasn't much more £'s but at over 7m I knew it would take us into the size of tent that may be either rejected or charged extra for at sites.
Hi, we have a wolf lake 5 birth for 2 of us (one mum, plus child) plus dog, we make the 2 bedroom pods into one big bedroom and its lovely. When he's older we'll use it as 2 sep. bedrooms. Great to have the space. For weekends we have a Hyper Rosas (4 birth). We used to hang the bedroom pods but don't anymore and it makes a HUGE difference to how much space we feel we have and comfort level. This size is fine in good weather, but not for any length of bad weather.
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