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Subject Topic: Drive Away Awning - is it a tent??
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05/3/2012 at 12:12pm
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Hi

Hope someone out there can help with this

We have a VW T5 and a drive away awning - some sites say they don't accept tents but do accept awnings.

So does a drive away awning become a tent if you drive away from it????

Do I need to phone individual campsites and check what their policy is?

Anyone else had a similar dilemma?

Thanks

Bee 



05/3/2012 at 12:46pm
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If it's a "proper" driveaway awning,I would think you'd be find...

(..but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask 'em though...)

 



05/3/2012 at 3:04pm
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Yea it's a proper one - Outdoor Revolution Movelite Square Driveaway Awning.

Phoned a site today and they didn't seem sure what it was

Thanks for reply

Bee



05/3/2012 at 3:06pm
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I have a proper drive away awning, I just book as a campervan with awning and never had any problems yet. I've often wondered about some stuctures classed as 'awnings' though as many of them are obviously just tents with a couple of windows and an extra bit at the back, but a proper drive away awning is obviously an awning. 

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05/3/2012 at 3:13pm
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Quote: Originally posted by beehector on 05/3/2012

Yea it's a proper one - Outdoor Revolution Movelite Square Driveaway Awning.


We had one of them  (..but never used it in anger though)..

Yeah,I think you'll be fine..(..I think sites have a problem when folk just use the likes of gazebos and day/utlity tents,as "awnings" ). 



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We have a small dome tent which we put up at the side of our motorhome. We have never had any problem on 'no tents' sites.


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Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 05/3/2012
I have a proper drive away awning, I just book as a campervan with awning and never had any problems yet. I've often wondered about some stuctures classed as 'awnings' though as many of them are obviously just tents with a couple of windows and an extra bit at the back, but a proper drive away awning is obviously an awning. 
^ This. I've just bought a Quechua Base Seconds XL to use with my VW, but I'm having it altered so that it can be attached to the van & become a driveaway awning. If it was freestanding it'd be a tent & that would almost certainly mean a higher pitch fee.



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