Saturday, Apr 09, 2005 at 13:24
Brad,
Mine is a soft floor job. Total time to set up 30 min. The actual time to unfold and pegdown the camper is only about 5 min. Then the rest begins; set up the awning, get the tables and chairs out, hook up the
kitchen, attach the gas bottle, hook up the fluoro lights, get the
kitchen _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx out, hang up my little shelf unit, put the pots and pans in the shelf unit etc etc. Add another 10 minutes to set up the shower/
toilet tent but I usually do this later whilst having a beer.
Big advantage over a tent is once setup you are in relative luxury; QS bed,
kitchen with a water pump and sink, big living area to get out the cold/rain of necessary etc. We used to take much longer setting up a tent and tarp, portable stove, tables chairs etc and we were still roughig it.
The big time saving is in the time you spend preparing to go. Our camper is always packed ready to go. All we have to do is chuck the fridge in the car, pack some food and clothes and we're off. The real beauty is when you get
home. Nothing to unpack other than the bit of stuff in the car.
We will often take off on a Saturday morning and come
home Sunday arvo because it's easy. I would never have done a one nighter with a tent and all the gear that had to be packed, it was too much hassle.
Cheers,
Jim.
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