Awning sizes

chocolatewaddles
chocolatewaddles Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited September 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

Might be a stupid question but here goes:  Our caravan takes a 914 awning will it be ok to buy a 925 awning.  i.e. will it just be a bit long at the bottom but do the job ok?

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  • Rocky 2 buckets
    Rocky 2 buckets Forum Participant Posts: 7,101
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    edited September 2016 #2

    Choco, I'm no Awning guru but to get the best help it'd be best to post the name of your C/van & your Awning type. The numbers usually relate to the size in cm's across the horizontal fixing rail on the C/van(it does with my Kampa Awning) give the info &
    someone will surely help. Welcome to CT, I wish you luckHappy

  • papgeno
    papgeno Forum Participant Posts: 2,158
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    edited September 2016 #3

    Welcome to CT. As I understand it the awning size is measured along the whole length of the awning channel. So if your van is 914 and the  awning is 925 there should be 9cm over that's 4.5 at each end or roughly 2 inches in old money. To me that's not too
    much so I would give it a go.

  • bandgirl
    bandgirl Forum Participant Posts: 440
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    edited September 2016 #4

    The awning for our old van was 911.  We recently got a newer van which is 877.  Rather than waste money on a new awning, we used the old one and lived with the difference.  We''ve never managed to get our awning perfectly taut anyway, so it makes no difference
    to us.

  • papgeno
    papgeno Forum Participant Posts: 2,158
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    edited September 2016 #5

    My maths is rubbish 914 from 925 is 11 not 9 but the end result for the awning is much the same. Also I believe that awning sizes go up in increments of 25cm or so. The awning for your van therefore would be 900 - 925 

  • Just for Sid
    Just for Sid Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited September 2016 #6

    Being a complete novice with awnings as we've always had a gazebo, can anyone advise if an Ace Air 500 would fit a 2009 Challenger 570?

  • Malcolm Mehta
    Malcolm Mehta Forum Participant Posts: 5,660
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    edited September 2016 #7

    We use our awning all the year round and so find it useful to have storm straps and guy ropes which you have to buy as extra but helps to anchor the awning down in windy and storm conditions.

  • geoffeales
    geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
    edited September 2016 #8

    the awning sizes usually quoted by caravan and awning manufacturers is ground to ground, ie, from the ground at the front, through the entire length of the rail and to the ground at the back. You can sometimes get away with a longer awning by rolling up
    the skirting but a short awning will get a little drafty!

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited September 2016 #9

    Just find a small hollow to fit the caravan wheels in. That'll reduce the length required. Wink

  • geoffeales
    geoffeales Forum Participant Posts: 322
    edited September 2016 #10

    either that or take a spade!

  • sueperswift
    sueperswift Forum Participant Posts: 10
    edited September 2016 #11

    I would like to join in here. A new member (yet to collect my van..) I will be the proud owner of a Bailey orion 400/2. I would like to use a Mistral Ripstop - but because of the shape of the van, not sure if it will fit. Anyone out there tried this combo?

    thanks

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