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Hello, I can't really help with recommending a make. But in a very long period of using either a camper, motorhome, and caravanning we only ever use either a Fiamma caravanstore or sun awning never a full type. Each to there own of course but how often would you use it? We use our Fiamma on every trip and even in the garden, where our Eriba is.
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Your quite right, full awning for extended tours are very useful, of course all you do then is fill them with stuff
we used ours when doing the same but now we only frequent the UK and we like you will hopefully be are happy with our choice
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RE: Awning advice required....
in Making the most of that expensive pitch Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:28 pmby Randa france •
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RE: Awning advice required....
in Making the most of that expensive pitch Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:52 pmby Randa france •
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A couple of us off this forum watched a "build away from the van" awning being put up a few years ago and it looked like a huge struggle. Therefore it's my opinion that a "build onto the van " is best.
The fibreglass poles are of a bigger diameter but are of course, less rigid but I think that slight flexing in high winds helps the overall stability of the awning.
Between the two of us, we can have the awning up and ready for pegging down in about 10-15 minutes.
Best to erect it without the sides and front in but they must be zipped in before pegging to get the awning square and taut. Pegging down is always the worst part of camping, whatever you have 
The above are of course, only my opinions so lets see what others say?
Randa
1999 Eriba Troll 530 pushing a VW Touran 2L TDi Match
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WOW... Frantone, you have certainly had some 'awning experience'
I am planning a long and extended tour with stops of more than a week+ each time. As you say you only used the full awnings if stopping over for more than a few days I think that a 'full awning' will be the right way to go in my case.....
What was the exact concern over the fixing method of the awning brackets......this is something that I wasn't aware of....?
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RE: Awning advice required....
in Making the most of that expensive pitch Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:47 amby Aaron Calder •
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Quote: Argie wrote in post #12
What was the exact concern over the fixing method of the awning brackets......this is something that I wasn't aware of....?
As I was mentioned lol, I'll jump in here. I'm relatively new to caravanning myself so accept the long established knowledge of those who have gone before.
It appears that, as Frantone mentioned, by far the old established way of securing an awning to the van is (a) by sliding it info the awning rail in the first instance of course and then (b) securing it in place by small plastic brackets that are secured (screwed) to the van and thereafter left in place. In fact when we purchased our Walker awning last year it came with these brackets etc although they were not required to be used as Walker, along with some other makers of awnings, now use what are called easy setup brackets (see image) and which were also supplied with the packaging. These brackets are held in place at the corners of the van solely by tension that is applied to the poles. One member, with a Troll I believe, reported that with the use of these he has experienced sliding of the awning. I myself with a Triton have not personally experienced this although the awning has been subjected to a short period of extremely bad weather.
In effect my concern with screwing brackets to the van during the guarantee period might - and I say might - cause problems should say the screws, which do become rusty in time, allow for water seepage behind the screws and behind the inside panneling of the van. I expressed my conern about this in the first instance to the dealer from whom we bought the van and asked if he would do the business with the brackets/screws to which he politely refused during the guarantee period which is 3 years for us over here, and 6 years against water ingress. I suppose I could have done the job myself but.............well, knowing me I'd probably make a right pigs ear of it.
Anyway, we finally settled upon the easy setup brackets with which the awning was supplied which means that there is nothing apart from the awning beading which slides into the rail as normal that is physically secured to the van. And, as I said earlier, this method has worked perfectly well for us up to now. By the way it might be the case that Walker borrowed the idea from Isabella (a well known and quality brand) who also use the easy setup brackets (under another name) on some of their awnings.
acc03_easysetup.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)
Edit: this image shows only 1 pole attached to the bracket but with the Walker awning 2 poles attach to it - the one running from the centre roof along with the first of the side poles as shown.
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