Posted on 17/03/2018 13:37
Hi been looking at the wind blocker for my dometic awning on my motorhome.
The video on there website shows how it cuts down the wind. They also fold up very small and weigh roughly 1.5kg.
Has anyone bought these or has anyone got any feedback good or bad on this windblocker?
Not sure if these fit onto the dometic awning or would I need the expanding poles to hang it on.
Cheers
Doug
Posted on 18/03/2018 22:58 by Tammygirl1. The membrane is on the inside, so the net would still get wet but it doesn't take long to dry out.
2. They do still roll up quite small, we have the 2 sides in one bag and the front in another bag, blockers were bought at a show so we got the bags with them.
3. The issue I have with the wrap around bit is that if you have them all pegged down then its a pain trying to get back in and out. We tend not to peg them down as we don't leave them up all the time. We tend to move quite often so can be a pain, we moved to a mh to get away from the awning set up.
4. Because the canopies can be an issue with strong wind another reason we don't leave them out.
5. As I said above I have sewn ties on the front panel sides so I can fasten them to the canopy legs, then at the bottom I just loop the elastic over the foot of the legs. This way if we have to take them down quick there is no pegs to have to pull out.
6. As they are designed to block the wind, if used as a sun shade (we do) it can if all 3 used get very hot and breathless inside. As the sun cannot be in 3 directions at once we tend to only use 1 or 2 at the same time.
7. If using the sides you really need the canopy out full with the wrap arounds or you have to have a gather in them somewhere.
Posted on 19/03/2018 08:26 by cyberyachtDougA, the front does slide into the Dometic canopy. A standard front will be OK, but you will need custom ends,I think, as the height is different to the standard size.
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