We've got a Sprite Compact, pop up caravan, and got the full awning for it which is fine. But for short breaks (where we just wanna get away!) it'd be nice to have a porch awning, even if it's just the polyester type. Somewhere dry to keep shoes...
Problem is, the van is UNDER 6ft high to the awning rail! lol it's for hobbits I think! So regular porch awning wouldn't fit at all, I'm assuming they'd jut out too far and wouldn't hold their shape.
One solution is to get one of those Quechau Base pop up living areas and pushing it up close to the van.. Just wondering if i've missed anything more obvious.. (The drive-away awnings and 'Eriba' awnings are too dear.)
Try having a look for a second hand drive away canvas awning, I've just sold my mums for her for £40 and that would fit a 6ft rail easily as it went onto the side of a vw camper.
Doh! typical!! we could have done the deal at Halloween mate - I'd have given you £41
cheers Paul, you know me and Naomi are the picture of domestic bliss when putting up the full awning, but i'm thinking especally New Year where I'm working New Years eve and will be down late-ish... we might not be as patient with each other as we normally are....
oh thanks mate! rub it rrright it! - along the lines of, "let's have a look what you could have won"
lol - ok. we've got the full awning (if you can call it full) for Halloween, but it'd be interesting to have a look - to see how it might attach to the pop up van..
I dont fancy spending £150 on a popup Quechau thingy!
Quote: Originally posted by Paul + Wendy on 05/10/2009
Try having a look for a second hand drive away canvas awning, I've just sold my mums for her for £40 and that would fit a 6ft rail easily as it went onto the side of a vw camper.
Loved all the work you have done. How do you know if your caravan is a she?
I bought a canvas drive away awning off eBay for £60 including delivery. The seller used to use it on his VW camper and it's ideal on our Toyota Hi Ace.
Might be worth scouring eBay, preloved or freecycle for something similar.
Had the same problem trying to get one for my Freedom Microlite. It was too high for VW Bus type driveaway awnings and too low for a caravan one. I was told that the only driveaway that would fit it was the Outdoor Revolution Movelite (not the XL version) but I never tried one.
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Topic: porch awning for a short van?!
- along the lines of, "let's have a look what you could have won"
