Reedit replied on 23/01/2022 11:35
Posted on 23/01/2022 11:35
I can only imagine just how many new caravan owners have asked for awning advice in this group - I hate to be adding to this list, but I'm going to anyway!
Recently, we bought a lovely (new to us) 2013 Elddis Chatsworth 574. It didn't come with an awning as the owners had sold it the year previously.
From our years with our old motorhome we know we'll need an awning for when we go away, particularly in the summer. We had a partial awning with our motorhome (similar size to a porch awning for a caravan) and although this gave us much needed additional space, it was never big enough.
So this time round we know we want a bigger awning. Our adult daughter and son in law would like to come away with us occasionally in the summer but prefer not to sleep with us (understandable!) and so we're also thinking to either buy an awning with has a part you can separate off, to be their bedroom, or an annexe room with the awning for them, or the ability to add one later.
We are planning to attend the Caravan and Motorhome show at the NEC in February and we're thinking we could buy one there. But we don't have a great deal of money - we need to buy it once and buy it right! Would we be better off buying from second hand from a member, or maybe from a local dealer?
Then there's the whole, air awning or pole awning thing!!! I've tried to do a lot of research, but it hasn't really been that helpful as mostly it seems everyone has an opposite opinion to everyone else.......
I was wondering if anyone in this group already have an Elddis Chatsworth 574 and can share what kind of awning you have and which you think would be best for us? I know that's a long shot, but might be very useful.
So before I go off to brave the heaving crowds at the NEC, can anyone help with a bit of useful guidance here?
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