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Subject Topic: Do I need awning ground sheet?
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Personsuperbbird
04/7/2013 at 1:37pm
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Stupid question - Do I have to have a ground sheet in my awning?

Husband reckons grass is natures carpet & we don't but eyebrows were raised when we spent the weekend away with friends recently.

We always carry an emergency tarp so if it gets really wet we can put that down.

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PersonAndy Higham
04/7/2013 at 2:04pm
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Personal preference. The grass would prefer you not to use one, some sites insist you lift them during the day


PersonTony B52
04/7/2013 at 2:23pm
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Most sites we've been on insist on breathable ground sheets if you are going to use them. I like the idea of not using one at all though. However we've used either one or the other for years and not caused any damage to the grass yet.

I suspect the issue for site owners is when they are busy and the grass doesn't get chance to recover inberween visitors.

If the site is dry enough, then why not leave it? The problem is few are.

Tony


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04/7/2013 at 4:07pm
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It's really up to you.

For us it just depends on the state of the ground.

If it's nice and dry we often don't bother.
We mostly just use a couple of the breathable floor tiles just by the door.


Personhomebird2003
04/7/2013 at 4:16pm
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In our first year of caravanning we always used the groundsheet, in our second year we hardly used an awning because we only went away for weekends. This year we've used the awning but not bothered with groundsheet at all, just seems like extra work to me.

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PersonBarbie Girl
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Personal choice, if ground is very dry then I don't bother, but if damp then I use a breathable ground sheet

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