Awnings

Downandout replied on 26/05/2021 12:14

Posted on 26/05/2021 12:14

WARNING 

I have a Dorema Air awning. And oh boy had it been an expensive nightmare. It had 4 legs and 6 cross members. Over 4 years I have had to replace the Iinner tubes at least 12 times. I think the last tubes cost me about £50 plus each.

That in itself is an expensive nightmare but fancy being on site when they burst and you don’t have access to a new tube. You spend the rest of the holiday with a partially deflated awning that looks a disgrace. I’ve tried carrying spares which helps but now I carry white plumbing pipes and tape 2 together to form an arch.  I should not have to do this

. In fairness the staff at Dorema Castleford have always been good with me and not always charged me but the problem remains. Think long and hard before use buy any air awning.

just to clarify I’ve had the awning 4 years but only been caravaning 150 days in that period of time. So not excessively used. And I’ve not over inflated them. I even let air out if I think it’s going to be a sunny day.

im going to buy another awning for my elf did rambler 19/4 and would welcome any advise.

dave

DSB replied on 31/05/2021 04:13

Posted on 26/05/2021 13:27 by

We have used a number of conventional awnings all been ok  and can only think one gets what one pays for. However now we have a permanently attached Thule Omnistor of the type usually fitted to motorhomes. The canopy (Thule call this the awning) can be wound out in moments to provide a sun or rain shade and can with the addition of what Thule call a "tent or "room" be converted into a robust awning. We enjoy the flexibility of being able to use it in a modular way, just the roof, one or both ends as windbreaks or with the front  create an enclosed awning.

Not cheap but good quality and can be transferred to another van if you change.Ours is 9 years old now.

Just ends

 

 

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Posted on 31/05/2021 04:13

As David knows, we also have the Thule.  These days we rarely use the full awning and are content with the canopy.  We te d to try and travel light these days (in comparison with earlier years), so the canopy is sufficient to keep things dry enough.

David

 

replied on 31/05/2021 08:09

Posted on 31/05/2021 04:13 by DSB

As David knows, we also have the Thule.  These days we rarely use the full awning and are content with the canopy.  We te d to try and travel light these days (in comparison with earlier years), so the canopy is sufficient to keep things dry enough.

David

 

Posted on 31/05/2021 08:09

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JVB66 replied on 31/05/2021 08:28

Posted on 31/05/2021 08:28

We also have a Thule omnistore on our caravan, and find it so easy to use,(problem cleaning it) and find it quite adequate for our needs and even more so now for OHs buggy. several people have asked about it

Ps yesterday there was a bang on site near us ,which was an air awning tube surprised

 

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