Caravan awning usage.
Discussion
We got our first caravan on Saturday and are planning on going away in it this week. We are aiming to go Tuesday to Friday with our destination most likely the Lake District.
Bearing in mind the short length of stay, the high probability that it will be wet and the fact we have never assembled an awning (and the fact that the salesman who dealt with us said with a straight face that it would take hours to put up the first time) would you bother with it?
I am considering leaving it at home for our maiden voyage, a wise move or not?
Bearing in mind the short length of stay, the high probability that it will be wet and the fact we have never assembled an awning (and the fact that the salesman who dealt with us said with a straight face that it would take hours to put up the first time) would you bother with it?
I am considering leaving it at home for our maiden voyage, a wise move or not?
We had our maiden voyage trip the week before last. It was 4 nights in the Lake District and we decided against taking the awning as it was too large to store in the car and it was raining heavily and we wouldn't have had time on the evening of our arrival to put it up.
We had a great time and managed without it, but we are going again next Friday for the bank holiday weekend so I have been thinking about getting a smaller porch awning as these seem like a good idea for a short stay.
I got talking to a bloke at work who has a similar caravan and he recommended his awning, he has a Kampa 330. This is a cheap light weight one that seems to have a couple of benefits, 1) it is cheap at £267.00 - which is good as I have been spending lots in the last couple of weeks 2) He reckons it is easy and quick to put up.
Are Kampa cheap and nasty? I am under no illusions that they won't be as rugged as more expensive brands and won't last as long, but at this stage it looks like a solution to the awning question.
Or are there any other value brands of awnings that are not as bad as the price may make you think?
We had a great time and managed without it, but we are going again next Friday for the bank holiday weekend so I have been thinking about getting a smaller porch awning as these seem like a good idea for a short stay.
I got talking to a bloke at work who has a similar caravan and he recommended his awning, he has a Kampa 330. This is a cheap light weight one that seems to have a couple of benefits, 1) it is cheap at £267.00 - which is good as I have been spending lots in the last couple of weeks 2) He reckons it is easy and quick to put up.
Are Kampa cheap and nasty? I am under no illusions that they won't be as rugged as more expensive brands and won't last as long, but at this stage it looks like a solution to the awning question.
Or are there any other value brands of awnings that are not as bad as the price may make you think?
There is a Kampa Rally Plus 330 awning which has a bedroom anexe for sale about 30 miles away from me.
It is a couple of years old, used twice, described as perfect condition when I contacted the seller. It is a 2014 model and no longer in the Kampa range.
It would have been £350 when new, what do you reckon it is worth?
The seller would like £185, that is only £80 less than a new one, is the saving enough?
It is a couple of years old, used twice, described as perfect condition when I contacted the seller. It is a 2014 model and no longer in the Kampa range.
It would have been £350 when new, what do you reckon it is worth?
The seller would like £185, that is only £80 less than a new one, is the saving enough?
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