Is it a bad idea to have a camper trailer and minimal off street parking?
Submitted: Friday, Jan 07, 2011 at 22:07
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I'm currently weighing up my options on upsizing from my current touring tent as you may have seen in my other thread. Anyway, my wife thinks it might be a good idea to get a basic, base model soft floor camper trailer instead of a cabin tent as it may be easier to set up and pack away. The problem I see is that I only have a single garage for off street
parking. This is fine with tents as I can just carry the tent to the backyard, set up and let it dry, but a bit tricky with a camper trailer. Although I'm on a quiet street with low crime, there isn't enough room on the footpath to fully erect the camper trailer and the garage isn't big enough either. I can probably still get the tent half open on the footpath.
Is this a bad idea?
Reply By: - mazcan - Friday, Jan 07, 2011 at 22:23
Friday, Jan 07, 2011 at 22:23
hi garbage
well although your on a quiet stwith a low crime wouldn't that be inviting trouble
unless your prepared to sit there the entire time it is drying
i personelly would not open up a camper to dry while it is over the ft path as you would be leaving yourself wide open for the curious or vandals and do you think it's fair to obstruct people who may like to use that path and what would your council say
what attitude would you have towards some one else that blocks the ft path doing the same ?????
is it a bad idea ? imho !yes
cheers
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Reply By: rumpig - Friday, Jan 07, 2011 at 22:34
Friday, Jan 07, 2011 at 22:34
as mentioned already, you'll need to take into consideration needing to dry the camper properly if you have packed it up in the rain. camper trailer are also like builders trailers, alot of them get stolen, so unless i could put it away in the yard somewhere and also have somewhere to dry it out properly when it has gotten wet, i wouldn't be getting one.
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Reply By: Member - Mfewster(SA) - Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 07:49
Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 07:49
I think I might be reviewing my friends with suitable yards. Might even want to do a deal with one of them.
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 08:43
Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 08:43
Every morning that you wake up and your camper trailer is out the front will make it a good idea. The morning you wake up and it has gone will make it a bad idea.
Sometimes you just have to play the percentages, or find another place to store it.
Jack
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Reply By: Crackles - Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 09:30
Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 09:30
"...soft floor camper trailer instead of a cabin tent as it may be easier to set up and pack away."
You'd be mistaken in believing that a soft floor camper would be quicker & easier to set up/pack away than a quality tent. Even with just a basic setup without all the fly's on, a good soft floor camper like a
Tambo still takes 20 to 30 minutes. On a recent trip we had one couple with a cheap Chinese camper who took 2 & 1/2 hours to pull the whole thing down. (The amount of poles & pegs was amazing) All the rooms & features would be great for a base
camp but imagine touring with that!
If space is at a premium & you are after a quick
camp setup then it's hard to go past the single pole type touring tents & self inflating mats. 10 minute setups & 30 minutes real time to pack away.
Cheers Craig..............
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Follow Up By: garbage - Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 11:24
Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 11:24
I have a good quality touring tent already and have been using this for a few years. Definitely will miss the 5-10 minute setup and pack away times, but we just need more space for cooking, dining and sitting around. The custom awning I had made just makes the whole tent lean forward and provides no protection against mossies. We are finding that we are staying a week at a time in most
places now, so I think the benefits of the additional space outweigh the time it takes to set up and pack up.
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Follow Up By: Patrol22 - Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 16:26
Saturday, Jan 08, 2011 at 16:26
My soft floor Kanga Campertrailer is up with awning attached in 12 minutes and that is without anyone helping. Does take me 20-25 minutes to pack up though. If I'm just stopping for the one night and the weather is good I don't put the awning up.....in this case....I'm ready for a beer in about 10 :-). The longest time for me is the amount of procrastination I do in settling on a spot to erect the camper.
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