Sun canopy for caravans

June quinn replied on 09/06/2019 10:43

Posted on 09/06/2019 10:43

Hi I'm looking to buy a sun canopy for my coachman pastiche. We have a air awing we use for longer holidays but we are wanting a sun canopy for shorter holidays just to store chairs bikes ect. We have looked at few makes including Isabella shadow, suncamp and kampa zip revo. Just needing help from what everyone thinks 

Thanks 

KeefySher replied on 02/09/2020 07:47

Posted on 02/09/2020 07:47

We use a a Dorema Monaco sun canopy, fits the full length of the caravan unlike others mentioned. Light, easy to put up. Withstands thunderstorms, but can be removed in seconds.

To make even more use of the canopy on short stays we have just bought a Dometic / Kampa air break, a 5 section, 8m long inflatable wind break that we attach to the rear grab handle on the caravan via the fitted strap, peg at bottom and set up such that it forms a wall around the poles of the sun canopy to enclose the space. As when we used traditional windbreaks and the fiamma roll out canopy on the MH, this set up provides cool air into the enclosure from the gap between windbreak and canopy when very warm weather. Very similar to natural convection as found when camping in the bottom of the Grand Canyon with the Colorado river running next to your pillow.

We use the air break in the garden at home to form a wall around the seating unit, attaching the strap to the conservatory door to start.

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