Quote: Originally posted by George Family on 13/7/2011
Quote: Originally posted by chilephilly on 12/7/2011
Pssssst..... David....
I don't have a sun canopy.....but I am now the proud possessor of a 6m flagpole and a very natty windsock AND a Staffordshire flag!
Shall I start an Alcatraz Flag Show? (Or something...)
We are now the proud owneres of 7m flagpole and a staffordshire flag! No windsock though. Have you got a stake or a clamp on a frame for flag pole. Im not sure how to stand it up?
I have two ground spikes that I have no idea how to use (reading the instructions would be good!) and two bungee thingys to attach it to the jockey wheel. none of this has been tried out yet tho - first outing will be at Pembrey at the end of the month.
On a different note - hope you liked it at Forestside! It's all of 5 miles away from home for us and we love it. My 2 girls love lying in the grass and making pictures in the clouds when they aren't running about like mad things, and we just love looking out over the Dove Valley. It's magical - Chris and Janette are so lucky to live there!
After 24 years of trying all types of awning and canopy we have settled with the caravanstore zip 4.4. This gives us the advantage of all, a sun canopy, a full awning and in between. It is much quicker than any other type I have previously used to errect and I can do it alone. It's so easy it gets used for weekends.
It has been said that these are not good in bad weather, but I disagree, with a few additional straps we have survived all types of weather this country and europe can muster. We also use it year round.
The only disadvantage is the condensation you get when it is pitched on snow.
When we arrived onsite at Bella Italia last year we noticed that most people had canopies although quite a lot of those had awnings aswell. We put up our full awning and zipped out both front panels so it was more a canopy, we had 4 days of gorgeous weather and it worked really well. However, on the 4th night in the middle of the night a raging storm came in from the lake and we were awoken by our awning bouncing outside as the wind caught the underneath of the roof, we got soaked zipping in the fronts and hammering the pegs. After that we did remove the fronts again but hammered the pegs into the ground so that they could just be pulled up if required and we invested in a set of storm straps on our return!! So if you are using just a canopy be sure to check the weather reports - something we will be sure to do in the future.
I arrived at the "awning doubles as canopy" decision after trying a few "short stay" alternatives. If you do take just a canopy, and the weather turns a bit foul, you are caught at a disadvantage. This gives me the option of fully-open to partly-open to fully-closed.
The comment about people mainly using just canopies in France is interesting. This year I noticed quite a few using awnings, and some "canopies", on closer inspection, were actually awnings without their side and front panels.
Quote: Originally posted by The 2 Tops on 13/7/2011
I arrived at the "awning doubles as canopy" decision after trying a few "short stay" alternatives. If you do take just a canopy, and the weather turns a bit foul, you are caught at a disadvantage. This gives me the option of fully-open to partly-open to fully-closed.
The comment about people mainly using just canopies in France is interesting. This year I noticed quite a few using awnings, and some "canopies", on closer inspection, were actually awnings without their side and front panels.
Bertie.
In the past I have seen many awning in the S of France - more than canopies. The thing you don't see is porch awnings, in my experience.
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Topic: Do you use a canopy instead of an awning
