Fiamma awnings

We have had a couple on both caravans and motor caravans and the material they are made of is waterproof ,as are the Thule /Omnistor equivalents, although if it is windy water tends to get you wet

Brilliant - thank you, that's really helpful 😊

Waterproof yes.  But not weather proof, in anything above moderate  winds, they try and take off. You need pegs and guy ropes attatched, even then, the flapping can keep you awake at night.  On an exposed site, with wind forcasted, put it in at night.  That said, I would not be without one, excelent sunshade and shower protection when not staying long enough to put up the awning, and without it, what would I attatch my driveaway awning to?    But to stay waterproof keep it clean. Tree sap, pidgeon and seagull poo rots the material, paricularly when it is wound in without cleaning and left for long periods.  After trips, when I wash the van, I also wind out and wash the awning and allow to dry before putting away.

We have a Thule 6200 windout canopy, which can be enclosed to make a full awning.  We very rarely put in the sides these days, and are just keep a careful eye on the weather.  Generally, we don't have any problems as we do use a 'belt and braces' method for securing it.  We use the recommended storm straps and also peg down the legs.  We have an additional centre down pole and use 3 telescopic roof supports (one either end and one in the middle).  We also now use peggy peg plates for the legs, so that, should we need to wind the roof in quickly, we can do so without having to unplug completely.

David