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Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 13:47
by Plasticman
Yep always legs a diff length, cost zero
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Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 14:41
by ade700
Gandalf wrote:Fiamma F35 Pro for me with the tie down accessory. It stays up (oooeerr) all night unless very windy! What type of roof have you got? If you have a pop top its a little more difficult attaching something like the Fiamma Caravanstore awning.

Red Westie - you can get a rafter bar to put a pitch in the awning so the rain runs off (about £15 from memory) but I do the same as you and put the legs at different heights.
hi its an auto sleeper pop top :D ive just looked at the prices so it looks like ill be gettin it the other side of christmas :(

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 17:02
by Gandalf
ade700 wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Fiamma F35 Pro for me with the tie down accessory. It stays up (oooeerr) all night unless very windy! What type of roof have you got? If you have a pop top its a little more difficult attaching something like the Fiamma Caravanstore awning.

Red Westie - you can get a rafter bar to put a pitch in the awning so the rain runs off (about £15 from memory) but I do the same as you and put the legs at different heights.
hi its an auto sleeper pop top :D ive just looked at the prices so it looks like ill be gettin it the other side of christmas :(

Keep an eye out in the for sale forum - they do come up from time to time.

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 17:42
by Cruz
Gandalf wrote:
Cruz wrote:I have seen yellow and black straps. One seems to fit to the front the other seems to go around the folding arms.
Which is the one to get?

I think they are both the same Cruz - just different colours.
I got it wrong. One is the old style that wraps over the folding arms and the other is a new style that fits in the slot on the front box

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 17:59
by kevtherev
Cruz wrote: the other is a new style that fits in the slot on the front box
*snigger*

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:00
by Cruz
There's always one.......... :lol:

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:01
by kevtherev
I hope so.. it's the one I've been using :D

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:06
by Cruz
kevtherev wrote:I hope so.. it's the one I've been using :D
Sorry Kev. I thought you were making a lewd innuendo about slots and boxes :oops: rather than me claiming an old product was new. The fiamma website said it was 'new style' not me :lol:

http://www.thefiammacentre.co.uk/magent ... black.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:13
by jamesc76
Cruz wrote:
kevtherev wrote:I hope so.. it's the one I've been using :D
Sorry Kev. I thought you were making a lewd innuendo about slots and boxes :oops: rather than me claiming an old product was new. The fiamma website said it was 'new style' not me :lol:

http://www.thefiammacentre.co.uk/magent ... black.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


they are the new ones well about a year old now!

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:14
by kevtherev
Cruz wrote:Sorry Kev. I thought you were making a lewd innuendo about slots and boxes :oops:

I was.. being lewd that is.. :oops:
I've seen both and both can be used effectivly.. old or new either way

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:26
by Gandalf
Cruz wrote:
kevtherev wrote:I hope so.. it's the one I've been using :D
Sorry Kev. I thought you were making a lewd innuendo about slots and boxes :oops: rather than me claiming an old product was new. The fiamma website said it was 'new style' not me :lol:

http://www.thefiammacentre.co.uk/magent ... black.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ah well I got the older one.

http://www.frontier-leisure.co.uk/Awnin ... e-Down-Kit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 18:33
by Cruz
kevtherev wrote: I was.. being lewd that is.. :oops:
There's always one :wink:

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 19 Oct 2010, 20:11
by Red Westie
The rafter bar as you put it turns one single awning sheet into two seperate sections, both catching the rain....I've tried one. The only real way to gaurantee the awning doesn't catch rain and form a heavy puddle, is to slope one leg or lower both. I've tried all ways.

As for special tie downs...a guy rope tied to the top of each leg and set at 45 degrees does the trick. I also have a cheap £5 strap I bought from a tack shop that I position centrally over the awning when it gets windy.

Martin

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 07:03
by leeroy
Have got a f45 2.5m for sale

lee

Re: wind out awnings

Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 11:47
by Gandalf
leeroy wrote:Have got a f45 2.5m for sale

lee

There you go Ade