Hi, thanks for having me. Im very excited to be collecting my 1999 Duo T on Saturday. Ive been reading through lots of the threads. As the Duo is only a 2 berth we need an awning with an annex to accommodate all of us. It seems the Pop Air Pro 290 is possible but just wondering if there are any alternatives?
Cant afford a new one and there is limited availability 2nd hand! Thank you and apologies for asking about awnings again. I promise I did try to find the answer myself first!!

Ah thanks Colin. That's really kind of you to reply. Im sure Ill have many more questions over the coming weeks being a caravan/eriba novice! I did see the Vango Kela ones which are drive away and couldn't work out why more weren't recommending them but I understand now. Im keeping my fingers crossed a pro air will come up locally!! x

to the Forum. Another option depending on why you need an annexe (storage or children) is a pup tent. Most campsites are happy to have a small tent alongside a caravan and awning provided it’s not used for cooking in. This would then allow you the option of the drive away awnings or porch awnings.

I think pup tents are a great idea. Over here we often see pup tents, plus those ones that people use as a dining room like this .https://www.decathlon.fr/p/sejour-a-arce...=BLEU_TURQUOISE
I think it can be a cheaper option than an awning, but it depends on the look you're after. Just saw this one. https://www.decathlon.fr/p/sejour-gonfla...8561168&c=BEIGE It has a bedroom you can add to it too. I don't know if this type of thing is adaptable to an eriba....... someone will know.

Thanks Julie. That's a good idea. Means i'm not quite so limited! x

Thanks all. Will now be looking at pup tents and cheaper awnings fingers crossed!

hi Emily

Reading the thread the idea of a pup tent seems a good solution.

A smallish light awning like the Suncamp Swift Vareo Low which we use at times instead of our larger & heavier Kampa PopTop might go well with it. We paid £160 new 3 years ago so following Colin's formula you might be able to pick up a used one for not much over £50, obviously if you can find one.

They were quite popular with campervanners before drive away awnings became the thing to have so there might be some about used. If you do find one just check that it is the LOW one that fits Eriba rail height and check that the length is OK. Ours is a 260

Good luck

MikeT

Be a bit careful with pup tents - I used them a lot when my children were small, but some sites (in the UK mainly) won't allow them pitched near to you. I think the Caravan & Motorhome Club, for one, insist they have a separate pitch... they certainly used to.

As owners of a 2022 model Pop Air Pro I would say we are delighted with it - we also bought the annexe (and sun canopy) and it is brilliant, with its light-blocking inner tent. We had hummed and hawed about the expense, but it was the right decision - for us.

The newer models with the annexe do look very nice compared to the original model

MikeT

They also fit the newer vans much better, I am told. We're certainly very pleased - if a lot poorer...

Is there a caravan behind that?

You may have noticed a solar powered light at the bottom of each of those guy ropes. An essential addition to avoid too many trips...

It's not a layout for a weekend trip, though we have set it up for a three night stopover. Depends a bit on the weather, as it's lovely and snug on a day when the "lazy wind's a-blowing" in north Norfolk...