Go Camping in Style with a Trailer Tent
March 1, 2010 by anthony coburn
Filed under Family Camping Tents
While campers and RV’s are often the item of choice for those who like to travel and camp out, trailer tents and their cousin, the folding tent, are gaining in use and popularity. While trailer tents and folding tents naturally are not as luxurious as many camper are nowadays, they do have their own unique advantages, the most obvious ones being that they are way cheaper to buy and way cheaper to maintain than campers and RV’s are.
You can find a number of good brands of trailer tents on the market today - Cabano, Sunncamp, and Trigano are pretty good brands, and there are others too. You can get either a small, medium sized or large trailer tent, depending on how many people you will be camping in it.
If you are looking to buy a cheap trailer tent, then checking the internet might be a good idea. You can find a number of sites that sell second hand trailer tents, which naturally cost a fair bit less than buying a new one would. The only disadvantage in this is that you are likely to get less of a selection; if you try to order one at peak camping seasons you could easily find that they are out of stock.
If you want something that is a bit fancier and grander than the trailer tent, then you can consider a folding tent. Like trailer tents, they come in small and large sizes and different medium sizes in between. However, the larger size folding tents offer drainage, sinks, electricity, heaters, and other useful amenities.
It goes without saying, however, that what you get will likely depend on how often you plan to actually go camping, how big or small your family is, how much of a budget you have to spend, as well as your particular likes and tastes. You should always check around a fair bit to make sure you are getting the best deal for the best price, before you buy either a trailer tent or folding camper.
One final thing on trailer tents and folding tents is that they are not anywhere near as hard to put up as most traditional tents are. Naturally, since there are different brands and different types of trailer tents and folding tents you would not set them up all the same way, but generally speaking, they are quite easy for anyone to set up and not only that, but they are made from stronger material than traditional tents (look for one that says it is made from Ten Cate). You do not have to worry about leaks if it rains with a trailer tent.
Roger camps regularly in a Trailer Tent and prefers Conway Trailer Tents for their ease of use and durability.
Great Vacation Ideas For Winter
January 26, 2010 by Larry Forest
Filed under Camping Tips
Most people definitely have a lot of brilliant ideas for things to do on summer vacations. But it seems that with vacations during winter, families are not as creative. But that is definitely a shame simply because there are a lot of wonderful things that you can actually do in the winter as a family. Most of these things will surely go well especially if you have an RV available that you can use to travel places.
Well, the first thing which a family can actually do is to go camping in the snow. Normally it would be a bad idea to set up a tent and go camping in the snow. But if you were to take an RV with you to the snow it opens up a lot of possibilities. You can eventually decide to go to many campgrounds and then save a lot of money when you don’t have to rent a place to stay. This is a very popular option for clients of my San Diego RV rentals service.
Plus if you were to go to some nice snow spots with a trailer, it definitely gives you plenty of exciting and practical options. In other words, you really don’t have to get stuck at one part of a mountain or ski resort to really enjoy these things. You could possibly move around and see the many parts of that resort. This is something my customers of my Campland on the Bay RV rentals business tell me they do all the time.
Another thing you can do in the winter with an RV is go on a cross country trip. You could definitely do this in the summer of course. But if you happen to take one to different parts of the country, it could really be a wonderful experience. So you could travel to a different climate than where you actually live in order for you to have a change of scenery.
Finally you could even chose to go fishing. Fishing is one of those activities that never gets old. It does not actually matter if it is a winter or summer season, you are sure to have a really great time. With an RV, it definitely makes it even more fun and convenient. So you could absolutely turn it into a weekend of fishing rather than having just a day of fishing.
So there are actually some great ideas in order for you to consider if you plan on taking a winter vacation. It is very sure to provide you and your family many wonderful and great moments together.
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