We've just bought a LWB Citroen Dispatch for mountain bike race events & as our camping vehicle (still tenting!)
We want one of those wind-down awnings (eg Fiamma) to give us some shade when camping in France etc or shelter when working on the bikes at races.
Looking for any advice on good but reasonably priced ones, things to watch out for, installation services. We're in NE England but willing to travel a bit if required.
I'm not an expert on the insurance premium, but when I get my VW California insured, they ask all sorts of questions, but have never asked about the wind out awning.
Mine came fitted as standard, but if I were fitting one myself this foxwing looks amazing. not cheap though.
If your van has OE roof rack fixings on the roof, you could look at utilising them to attach an aluminium section of sorts, which could then have an awning rail attached to it...?
It can get a bit flappy and it can "pool" if/when it rains heavy (but I now tend to use an additional upright pole with a tennis ball on the end, stuffed up in the middle, so that solves that)
I'm looking for something more fitted. It looks like I'm going to need to fit roof bars to bolt the Fiamma to though.
Just come off the phone with insurance & got a quote on current insurance to change vehicle - with different vehicle, 2 extra seats & canopy fitted the increase is negligible. The insurance co were only bothered if I was converting it to a camper with fitted fridge etc which I'm not.
Quote: Originally posted by spiritburner on 01/2/2016
I'm looking for something more fitted. It looks like I'm going to need to fit roof bars to bolt the Fiamma to though.
Friends used to have a Landie 110, with a roof tent and a side canopy
No idea the make of the canopy but it was something like this:
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Topic: Awning/Canopy for Citroen Dispatch advice
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