Awning Rail Stoppers
Advice please regarding the use of these devices, pros - cons ? Do the damage the rail when tightened ?
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What are you expecting to achieve by using them?
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I'm really quite confused, what is one of these? when are they used?
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I thought their only use was in conjunction with that Kampa pulley system / thingy for pulling the awning along the rail?????
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We've used them in the past and they didn't damage our rail. Don't tend to bother greatly with awnings these days. They did seem to work on the few occasions we used them, then I think we lost one and didn't bother replacing them.
I assume you are talking about these:-
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I’ve seen them used with porch awnings to stop the roof sliding along the rail in strong winds etc.
in my view, if the awning is erected correctly, awning stoppers should not be required.
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Wedgy, I'm aware of three types.
Fiamma do a simple short 8mm diameter aluminium bar with a screw through the diameter. I use these on the opposite side of the van where we travel with a Caravanastore at all times and use it to shade bikes etc when on site. They do a good job of stopping any movement of the Caravanstore bag.
Isabella do a version with a folded stainless steel section with a V in it. The V stops any movement of the awning. We leave one of these in place on the door side as when we slide in a short awning it gives a positive stop to the end so we can always locate it perfectly. We then slide another into place and in effect sandwich the awning in the track.
Final type is similar to the Fiamma but with a screw eye through the diameter, allowing a tie between the end of an awning and it. I have not used these.
Colin
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If they are the Fiamma type I have a couple sitting on my desk here you can have, see picture below. If you want them email me via http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/ and I will pop them in the post to you.
David
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We use them with our sun canopy without any problems. Measure channel with a knitting needle to get correct diameter.
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Hi David thank you for your very kind offer but unfortunately I have jumped the gun and ordered something very similar made by Kampa.
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Glad you are sorted. If anyone else has a need for the ones I have spare please let me know.
David
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Thanks to all the other responders, as mentioned the purpose of the stoppers is to prevent in my case our new Tekla Sun Canopy from moving across the rail in strong winds, the other option is to run a guy rope from the eyelet on the Canopy beading to ground lever which I feel would be rather un sightly.
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Thanks R&R for the reply
We've used a porch awning for a good number of years now and even in highish winds we've never had it move across the awning rail one bit, and no we don't have any guy ropes either.
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Actually the total opposite of QED there wedgy
.I said a porch awning which isn't fastened down next to any part of my caravan apart from the part that slides into the roof rails. In fact a porch awning could be said to have more sail area for the wind to push against than a simple canopy?
Looking at a picture of your canopy those straps (and its pegging to them and the corner walls pegs) will stop any sideways movement in my view but your choice.
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Actually I believe it dates to around 1830 wedgy from an Irish writer whose name currently escapes me but it's still a good rule to follow, but as I said your choice.
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