Awning.......... OMG!
Practice run with the awning today, typical, the windiest day for months!...
Colourcoded all poles... worked spot on.
Jules and I whizzed the awning thru the rail, fixed centre poles, and it went ok from there until we got to pegging down.
Nearest the van first, unsure where to peg these, in line with the van? at an angle? and what about those flappy bits in the corners???.
I didnt manage to peg it all down, I ran out of time, but whats the best way to approach this?
Draft skirt:-- the one that came with the awning seems to be to long, after feeding it into the rail to the stops at each end, there is a excess in the middle in front of the wheels, Do I just cut it to the right length, then fit the skirt that covers the
wheels??
Sorry about the lengthy post
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The instructions with ours say peg out at the caravan first and then the corners before filling in the rest.
I assume by the flappy bits you are refering to the skirts at the corners. These should be taken round the corners and overlaped and this will keep out excessive draughts.
Ours had a seperate piece to cover the wheel but not sure all makes do the same.
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Thanks everyone for your comments, prize goes to Wildwood!!
Cheers!
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Thanks Trini,
You may share half the prize with Wildwood!
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As for the gap above the wheel, you can buy a plastic strip which you thread your lower draft excluder through at the gap in the rail between the wheels. You then thread another piece upside-down above it (you may even get away with using the piece you cut
off the excess for this) Some people attach the top of this to the van with poppers but that means drilling holes in the van, I use velcro on mine. Hope this helps0 -
Why can't manufacturers colour code the poles in the factory? Bradcots instruction drawing requires a Masters in Engineering to follow.
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Why can't manufacturers colour code the poles in the factory? Bradcots instruction drawing requires a Masters in Engineering to follow.
Never put up an awning, but lots of large tents over the years. Instructions usually leave a lot to be desired. What you need is a nice windless day, and as MM stated several rolls of different coloured insulation tape. You can then take your time working
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I've never had an awning or tent yet that came with instructions and my last tent was a whopper with more poles than Warsaw. It was never any big deal. The tedious bit is always all the pegs. If only grass came with velcro strips.
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with you on that cyberyacht, I keep wondering now we have an airpro (no poles at all) why they can't make one with a skirting that you can fill with water and have no pegs either, but velcro sounds good, maybe the CC could lay it around all hardstandings!
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Many awnings used over 30 years caravanning. Now we have a kampa air awning, best thing since sliced bread. Thread it through, a few pumps and its up, peg it down. Brilliant! Wish we had had one year's ago.
ditto that! Kampa's are awesome!
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with you on that cyberyacht, I keep wondering now we have an airpro (no poles at all) why they can't make one with a skirting that you can fill with water and have no pegs either, but velcro sounds good, maybe the CC could lay it around all hardstandings!
Write your comments here...Geoff I think the idea of the water filled skirting is great, patent that before someone else does !.
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Can see a couple of pitfalls to a water filled skirt - someone's got to ferry the water from tap to awning and, what happens when you spring a leak. Good idea though
Write your comments here...SteveL, Nothing a good old bicycle puncture repair kit wouldn't cure , though I do think you would benefit from a grass pitch .
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with you on that cyberyacht, I keep wondering now we have an airpro (no poles at all) why they can't make one with a skirting that you can fill with water and have no pegs either, but velcro sounds good, maybe the CC could lay it around all hardstandings!
Write your comments here...Geoff I think the idea of the water filled skirting is great, patent that before someone else does !.
Write your comments here...i 'm always coming up with these ideas but the patenting process is such a pain. I've suggested the idea to Kampa and hope they remember me if they. Market it.
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By the way. I'm always on the lookout for a suitable lubricant to ease the awning through the rail. I usually put a drop of fairy liquid on the beading. Anyone found anything better?
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By the way. I'm always on the lookout for a suitable lubricant to ease the awning through the rail. I usually put a drop of fairy liquid on the beading. Anyone found anything better?
3-in-1 Silicone Lubricant (not the 3-in-1 oil - that is a different product) I think that Halfords also do an own brand version. Chris
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