Newbie here guys so a big HELLO to you all me and my missus are new to caravanning.We have just bought a Kampa inflateable awning we used it fot the 1st time this weekend we was hoping to put the tv and basically live in it while we were away but we notice some condensation in there is there anything we can do to prevent this please thanks in adavnce
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Awnings and condensation . . .
sorry George, but it is a fact of life. Some people find that putting a roof liner in the awning helps but basic science means that if warm air meets one side of a material and cold air is on the other side, condensation will form.
We have a Kampa air awning. I've just bought the roof liner to try, will let you know if it works this week-end. Also some air circulating may help, I keep meaning to fasten the fly net on the door and leave a big gap at the top of both doors so air can blow through. Again, going to try it this week-end so will let you know.
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Quote: Originally posted by curiousgeorge on 18/4/2016
Newbie here guys so a big HELLO to you all me and my missus are new to caravanning.We have just bought a Kampa inflateable awning we used it fot the 1st time this weekend we was hoping to put the tv and basically live in it while we were away but we notice some condensation in there is there anything we can do to prevent this please thanks in adavnce
Update on the awning. Well, we fitted the roof liner but all it did was run the condensation all down to one point. An improvement on the whole floor being dripped on but not ideal. The liner looks nice, finishes off the inside of the awning.
Last night we left the top of each door open - result, no condensation this morning.
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We always leave the zips open slightly at the top of each door, doing that and using the roof liner helps but we still suffer from condensation at times.
It was quite windy last night but we still left the top of the doors open in the awning. We didn't notice any difference, I thought we would hear more flapping or shake more but we didn't. Again this morning the awning was as dry as a bone. I was getting used to the dark (wet) stripes on the awning carpet every morning!!!!
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Quote: Originally posted by Les Medes on 24/4/2016
you need to have more ventilation, that's the only thing you can do to avoid condensation, the same applies inside the caravan
Yep, what they said.
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Our dandy had a PVC sun canopy and you can't get more ventilation than no side walls at all. Guess what, it had condensation on the underside just like the grass did.
Probably the best defence is an absorbent material which hopefully may hold it enough to stop it dripping.
The inside of the dandy was PVC as well, but insulated. That suffered from condensation if conditions were right. Leaving a small heater on overnight stopped it.
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Topic: Awning
