The conundrum of a Fiamma rollout awning
Last year we bought a pre-owned Fiamma Caravanstore rollout awning, complete with a front and two sides. The primary intended use was for trips to France or Spain, where we’d previously found that taking a conventional (air) awning was a waste of time and space, as the better weather meant we never put it up. So the easy rollout seemed a good idea.
So , we thought we’d test it this week in Norfolk. No problem with the rollout bit, but could anyone help with these queries...
1. the front is a few cms shorter than the front edge of the roof section, and has to be tied to the uprights. This means a gap which wind loves to whistle in, and also that the tie-up ribbons are constantly under pressure as the front flaps to and fro, and are thus already starting to pull the stitches out of the plastic front sheet.
2. Equally, the two side panels are shorter than the ends of the roof, so they too have to be tied with a gap.
3. One side is some 5-6 cms clear of the floor, and the other side is even shorter. (Talking about actual sides, not any effect of sloping pitch).
These are all labelled as genuine Fiamma parts, so why is the alignment and fit so seemingly haphazard. When we do return to touring Europe, it maybe we will only use the roof, so at least that’s ok, but can anyone explain why this conundrum. We’ve looked at others on site and they all seem to suffer the same dilemma.
