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put a sleeping annexe on the awning.problem solved.

welcome to ukcs by the way

We've just bought an outdoor revolution easi porch with annexe.  As we've only put it up twice (once was just to check it so wasn't pegged out) and it didn't take too long.  Once we know what we are doing it will get quicker :)  The annex is a double air bed size and there is a good gap between the innner and outer but as it was a dry non windy weekend i can't really say how good it really is lol.

My ds loves to camp out on his own :)

We used a cheap pup tent from Argos for our lad. I think they are better than anything in the awning as he could stay in bed 'til midday if he wanted too and it was more snug. Also didn't take up valuable awning space and was very quick to erect. He had a double air bed in there. 

Hi

Why not try an inner sleeping tent for the awning

we bought one for £15 from our local camping shop and eldest daughter sleeps like a teenager ( funny that being 15) til lunchtime and beyond!!!

also,packs away to almost nothing so nice and easy to store in an overhead locker

Matt

My two boys (17 & 13) sleep in the awning either in an inner tent or a pod - depending on the weather - we dont hear a peep out of them all night - they have slept through torrential rain and even me checking and banging in the awnings pegs at 4am in a Force 8 gale!

Perhaps we are just lucky!

I have just bought a Regatta pop up tent for our caravan.

It is put up in 2 seconds flat and then taken down in about 10 seconds so it can be put up at night then taken down again out of the way during the day !

They are on offer in Argos at the moment for £19.99 bargain !

Tony

We have the Kampa Rally 260. and even thats big enough to take a small pop-up tent or sleeping pod, as well as being very sturdy in high winds, so if you were to go for the 390, then im sure you would be pleased with it to solve this problem.

Julia   

My main concern about anyone sleeping in a caravan awning is that in high winds, the first part of any structural damage to take place on a campsite is invariably the caravan awnings.

Long before tents that have all round guys and a bit of give and take start to collapse, caravan awning poles become detatched from the sidewall of the caravan and lash about inside the canvas before either tearing the canvas or simply collapsing in a heap.

Anyone in a sleeping bag, in an awning, in a gale is in a very dangerous situation and if the awning poles are made of steel, well the possibilties are just horrendous.

Although some manufacturers do sell inner tents for their awnings, I personally would not advocate such a practise for any country where wind conditions could get so bad as to cause damage to a caravan awning.