We have enjoyed a couple of seasons camping now with our Sprayway Valley 6 andinevitably our accessories and creature comforts have grown and grown to a point where I am contemplating investigating in a trailer. I used to own a Saab 93 which I would split the back seats and use one half for the dog and duvet and the other smaller half opening into the boot for the tent poles etc. I also purchased a Thule Ranger 90 foldable roof box, which I think is great, which also helped with giving me more space.
We are expecting our first child in February 2010, so have changed the car in anticipation to an Audi A6 Avant. Great, loads of space I thought, but when you think child in the back seat, dog and a few bits in the boot and the rest of the stuff to go into the Roof box. Not a chance!! Hence the need for a trailer!!!
I have been looking at the Erde range over the summer at various campsites and they look the part and seem to have masses of volume for all the gear and more. Can anyone give me any pointers to which size of trailer will be adequate for our requirements please? 2 adults, 1 child (and maybe more in the yeas to come), I happy Staffy cross and loads of creature comfort camping gear!!
All the advice points to buying the biggest you can afford. We had the erde 122 with hard top for a couple of years, then upgraded to the 193 with top. Seemed massive when I first built it, but it is now pretty much full most of the time. It's great as the roof bars take the kids bikes too. We've got a big Honda CRV that its also full when we go away, 2 kids and a dog. It is a 'chicken and egg' situation though - the more space you have the more you take, or is it that the more stuff you have the more space you need??? Our kids are now a bit older (under 10) but I remember the amount of stuff you need camping with little ones!
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Quote: Originally posted by ahhh..fresh..air! on 28/9/2009
It is a 'chicken and egg' situation though - the more space you have the more you take, or is it that the more stuff you have the more space you need???
It's both
If you've got the space, you'll fill it. Then before you know it, it's TT/FC/tin tent territory !
We bought a Daxara 158 after we had outgrown our roofbox. We then added ply sides to nearly double the space and only then were we able with the roofbox to get everything in for 4 of us plus the 2 dogs. My advice is get the largest (within reason) trailer that you can. I think a 5 x 3 is a reasonable size but even then you will find enough gear to fill it.
------------- Nigel
March 2012 - Dove Meadows
6th July Moving to Hayle
we have erde 122 for when we use our tents its great but now with new baby have to look at making it bigger to hold more stuff but like all the people said you soon fill it
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