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Hi All
Thought I'd share our idea for a simple and cheap sun/rain shade /awning. We didn't want to shell out £100's on a proper drive away, didn't want something that took three quarters of an hour to put up, but quite fancied some outside storage/space to sit to get away from a breeze in the evening.
This is a large tent porch from Go Outdoors... cunningly modified with two figure 8 strips that sit snugly on the awning rail on the van. Takes ten minutes to put up, cost about £30 delivered, and provides a wee bit of shelter. Granted, it won't provide safe haven in a force 10 gale, but I like it. Let me know what you think....

Looks good and certainly does the job......

Steve

looks good. how far does it come out from the van?

Comes out about 130 cm approx from the van. Big enough to sit in a chair and take refuge from the wind!!!

Cheaper than my obelink awning! No pictures yet, but I'll be doing a test run soon, before next weeks trip to Monknash.

That looks the same porch extension we use in our tent , great idea, it's well made and poles are heavy duty so shouldn't bend and snap in a strong wind. I like it . Daz