Trailer tent

[justperfect]

As with most questions on here it's probably been asked and answered many times before. Are trailer tents allowed into the camper van fields . Been offered one on a good deal but will probably only take the plunge if I'm allowed to use it at Glastonbury

 

Thank you

 

[Funkyfairy!]

Yes they can be, presuming it will have bed and cooking facilities

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Yeah, pretty sure that grumpyhack took a trailer tent to Glastonbury before he bought a caravan, and took it in to the campervan field.

Edited August 24, 2016 by Yoghurt on a Stick

[justperfect]

 It does have sleeping and cooking facilities(but no running water so no toilet unfortunately).

 

I think I'm gonna go for it.

Thanks for the replies. 

[Thearg]

Yep we bought one especially for Glastonbury,used it for the first and only time last year and missed out this year but will hopefully be bringing it next year,we use tents for other festivals,It's really only needed for Glastonbury

 

 

[TheNewUnion]

Indeed they are, I have Trailer Tented at Glastonbury several times. What sort of trailer are you looking at?

[justperfect]

Bought it now. It's a Conway. Don't know much about these things so I don't know the model. Had it up, needs a bit of TLC and our own touches adding and going to reproof it to be on the safe side . All I need now Is a 2017 ticket and we're good to go.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Where are you grumpyhack?

[art2377]

Trailer tents are ace had one for years. Couple of things to bear in mind. 

Practice setting up and taking down on a nice non stressful sunny day, make notes of how to do it ... colour code the poles with tape or model paint. It is a divorce on wheels trying to set one up in the dark/rain

If you have to put it down wet - get that suckcer aired as soon as you can, the canvas will rot and samell not so good. 

DONT over load it - the tyres can come off if you do [older models]. Get some McNett Tenacious Tape - it is a bout £6 a roll - best hole repair tape ever. If you are going to use it a lot would recommend getting one of those light weight gas bottles. 

 

[grumpyhack]

I'm here Yog.  Yes trailer tents are brilliant.  I had one for many years before moving on to full caravans.

The big advantage is that they take up little storage space.  I kept mine in mother in law's garage.  They are also easy to tow with a relatively small car.

If you have the zip on extra awnings, you can have a great communal area.

I agree with Art's comments about practicing putting it up and down before you go to a festival and the colour coding system for the poles - I used different colours of insulating tape.  What you need to do is put the same colours on the bits of pole that join each other so, when you put it up it's red to red, blue to blue etc.  I'd also make a sketch of how they fit together, with the colours to refer to.

Tent and awning erections can be the pathway to divorce.  So many times we've sat at festivals as a couple arrive with their caravan or trailer tent.  They level up the main vehicle OK then get out the awning and pole bags and you ask yourself: "How long before the domestic begins?"

With our trailer tent we also had a separate Toilet tent with a PortaPotti. Might be worth considering.