Help in changing from caravan to motorhome

BB, I can imagine when in hotter climes the need for an awning is negated. Those roll out canopys I've seen on MH's provide ample cover/shade. Yup, it makes sense

your right, rocky.....

to supplement this post and to give CY a little more insight, its possible to add lightweight side panel(s) and even front (for a full enclosure) to a MH wind out canopy, with a single side panel being fixable at either end of the canopy to best act as a wind sheild.

ive been in Tammygirl/Diverphil and Deleted User User's versions of these lightweight 'rooms' and they are very effective without the weight (and lone traveller trickery) of a full awning.

CY, something like this is worth a look....an example is called windblockers from lillywhite leisure.....

disclaimer....please realise that this post is offered merely as advice as to what is in the marketplace and what 'could' be done and in no way reflects my view on what others 'should' be doing....

the previous owners of my M/H left the sides and front for the Fiamma canopy, i have put this up on my drive to try it out , but its seems a lot of faffing about (IMO), so i will leave it at home,

BB  I think you meant Lillypad Leisure as Lillywhite make female sanitary products-CY would attract some strange looks with the latter's products dangling from his awning.

the previous owners of my M/H left the sides and front for the Fiamma canopy, i have put this up on my drive to try it out , but its seems a lot of faffing about (IMO), so i will leave it at home,

sounds like you have the Fiamma Privacy Room which has 'plastic' side pieces which are a bit heavier and tend be used as a slightly more permanent structure....(we inherited one, like you, in our first van and i found it too much of a faff, sold it for a fortune on ebay!).....the lillypad ones are much lighter and easier to put up and take down yet are very effective as wind blockers.

BB  I think you meant Lillypad Leisure as Lillywhite make female sanitary products-CY would attract some strange looks with the latter's products dangling from his awning.

haha.....true.....ypure right of course....lillypad...

lillywhite also (used to) make/market sporting goods

On a serious point;if you have an Omnistor 6002 range awning and you purchase the post 2014 side panels with the new G2 pole fittings you may find that the elliptically profiled support poles foul the canvas and rub holes in the awning.A new fabric is £375 to replace.Thule/Omnistor have acknowledged that  the OE support brackets which they fitted to their awnings have insufficient drop to accomodate their  redesigned G range poles.It cost me the above amount to find this out and although I got my money back for the side sheets,I had to bear the cost of the new canvas.I have Lillypad side sheets now which fit without damaging the awning-unlike Thule/Omnistor's original equipment post their 2014 redesign.Celine Parret's email's about all of this are held on file by me in case they attempt to deny this.Caveat emptor.

BB, I can imagine when in hotter climes the need for an awning is negated. Those roll out canopys I've seen on MH's provide ample cover/shade. Yup, it makes sense

your right, rocky.....

to supplement this post and to give CY a little more insight, its possible to add lightweight side panel(s) and even front (for a full enclosure) to a MH wind out canopy, with a single side panel being fixable at either end of the canopy to best act as a wind sheild.

ive been in Tammygirl/Diverphil and Deleted User User's versions of these lightweight 'rooms' and they are very effective without the weight (and lone traveller trickery) of a full awning.

CY, something like this is worth a look....an example is called windblockers from lillywhite leisure.....

disclaimer....please realise that this post is offered merely as advice as to what is in the marketplace and what 'could' be done and in no way reflects my view on what others 'should' be doing....

Nice wording to avoid the wannabe mod.....

BB, I can imagine when in hotter climes the need for an awning is negated. Those roll out canopys I've seen on MH's provide ample cover/shade. Yup, it makes sense

your right, rocky.....

to supplement this post and to give CY a little more insight, its possible to add lightweight side panel(s) and even front (for a full enclosure) to a MH wind out canopy, with a single side panel being fixable at either end of the canopy to best act as a wind sheild.

ive been in Tammygirl/Diverphil and Deleted User User's versions of these lightweight 'rooms' and they are very effective without the weight (and lone traveller trickery) of a full awning.

CY, something like this is worth a look....an example is called windblockers from lillywhite leisure.....

disclaimer....please realise that this post is offered merely as advice as to what is in the marketplace and what 'could' be done and in no way reflects my view on what others 'should' be doing....

Nice wording to avoid the wannabe mod.....

 

that's Lilypad Leisure, I do believe!

just to avoid an confusion

http://www.windblockers.net

Micky, thanks for the link...

however, no confusion....im definitely trying to avoid the WM (wannabee mod) 

No  more  likely  to  be  affected  by  "Swishing"  water  than  by  Fuel  doing  the  same  thing  IMHO !!

depends if it is an under slung tank and if it has been securely attached! I saw one which had worked loose due to the swishing action! Costly business!

I think that you will find that the water tank on a motohome is not designed to be driven filled