To be quite honest I don't believe zips were designed to go around corners.I had to replace the door zip on my Pennine Fiesta the year before last,and lo and behold, it needs replacing again.I was wondering if anyone has modernised there's to have 2 straight zips up either side of the door and put Velcro on the top ,so that the door comes of the cabin completely if need be. It would mean having a new piece of material the size of the door, and I have asked Metcalfs , a firm in Nottingham if they think it feasible, and they can modernise my canopy as I have described for around £150 .Before I give them the go-ahead ,has anyone got any other Ideas to fitting straight door zips on a Fiesta?
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would think again and maybe a bit more forward thinking, as to when you may move on your unit, as some people may not take a good view on the alteration from the original, can`t say that i have heard of the problem you have had, as the pennine openings are all like that surely,
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As mentioned above, too much tension on the poles will give you problems with the zips, otherwise they should not have a problem going around corners. If the poles are over tensioned then you will still get problems with a straight zip. Every awning (be it on a caravan or camper), has curved zips and have done for years and usually last the life of the awning so the cabin itself should be the same.
I personally would check the angled bedroom poles, if they are tensioned too much, the canvas will in effect want to pull apart at the centre, right where the door is. When you open the door zip, relieveing some of the tension it then puts strain on the zip. We used to find this with our unit if it rained as the canvas shrinks when wet, so we had to back off a notch on the bedroom poles. When dry we tensioned them again.
Quote: Originally posted by booner on 13/11/2009
Hi Darren545, I see you have a 2010 Conway Countryman Platinum. What are your thoughts on them??
As we are thinking of purchasing the same.
Thanks.
We ordered it at the NEC show last month and we picked him up a week ago Thursday, and went away on the Friday morning for the weekend for his 1st outing. We had a 6 berth Sovereign before but have always liked the 4 berth layout as there's just the two of us most of time.
On our weekend away we found no problems, or nothing that didn't work. The build quality is superb. I know in recent years this has been an issue with some Pennines. The kitchen is stunning with it's smoked glass tops and absolutely no setup to do. Hot water and blown air heating (which is absolutely fabulous), come as standard. Not everybody likes the white interior but this was one of the areas we loved, it gives it such a modern, clean look. The all weather acrylic material which is also carried through to the awning is as you would expect from Isabella, faultless, and we liked the way they have changed the roof panel over the kitchen so it lets in more daylight.
We purchased it with the awning and underbed skirts too. The awning now has carbon/glassfibre lightweight poles as standard.
We love it, can't fault it, so easy to tow as well. I believe there is now a 3-4 month waiting list on them as they have sold in such large numbers since the launch at the NEC.
Quote: Originally posted by Darren545 on 13/11/2009
Quote: Originally posted by booner on 13/11/2009 Hi Darren545, I see you have a 2010 Conway Countryman Platinum. What are your thoughts on them??
As we are thinking of purchasing the same.
Thanks.
We ordered it at the NEC show last month and we picked him up a week ago Thursday, and went away on the Friday morning for the weekend for his 1st outing. We had a 6 berth Sovereign before but have always liked the 4 berth layout as there's just the two of us most of time.
On our weekend away we found no problems, or nothing that didn't work. The build quality is superb. I know in recent years this has been an issue with some Pennines. The kitchen is stunning with it's smoked glass tops and absolutely no setup to do. Hot water and blown air heating (which is absolutely fabulous), come as standard. Not everybody likes the white interior but this was one of the areas we loved, it gives it such a modern, clean look. The all weather acrylic material which is also carried through to the awning is as you would expect from Isabella, faultless, and we liked the way they have changed the roof panel over the kitchen so it lets in more daylight.
We purchased it with the awning and underbed skirts too. The awning now has carbon/glassfibre lightweight poles as standard.
We love it, can't fault it, so easy to tow as well. I believe there is now a 3-4 month waiting list on them as they have sold in such large numbers since the launch at the NEC.
darren, when you next have your conway, can you have a look at your water heater, and tell us what make/model it is - cos im pretty sure it would be fairly easy to retro fit, - as is the electric heater - i had a poke around in one today but could not find any details. or alternativey im sure you instruction book would tell.
that way - i would try and retro fit one into my 2005 pennine fiesta, and could post some instruction on here for others to do?
I altered the Fiesta door zips to 2 heavy duty straight zips, the same type that hold the awning to the cabin plus the weather strip that keep the rain out when not using the awning.Absolutely brilliant.I can now take the door completely out ,and with Velcro being at the top, can now fit a mesh to let the air in and keep the mozzys out £135 well spent.I am sure that if I sell it on the buyer will agree with it.
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Topic: Pennine Fiesta door zip
