The addiction is kicking in!!!

Hi Ian and Angela, welcome to CT.  Pleased that you enjoyed your visit to my local area, and looking forward to hearing about your future trips. Sorry, I can't help you with any advice about awnings as we exchanged our motorhome for a caravan a few years ago (it suits our holiday plans better).

wind out awnings are made by omnistore/thule, fiamma and dometic.

the first two makes sell lightweight front and side panels to make a full awning . there is also a fiamma 'privacy room' a more heavy duty permanent space fitted to their wind out.

i found a front panel for a dometic, bit im sure there would be side panels as well.

the other brands may fit, too.

a company called Lillypad Leisure make universal fit panels and are likely to be cheaper.

i guess you are looking to expand on the Dometic you have and not fit a 'caravan' type awning?

...or is it a drive away porch type you're after?

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If you enjoyed Normans bay and wish to return to the area try Fairlight Wood site next time. Still a well kept secret among club members,

Thanks very much. We will be returning for sure but splitting the trip up going down and back from Northumberland. Did it in one go both ways, 8 hours with a break, not advised. Especially when using the QEII bridge and the Dartford Tunnel.

Never knew about the Dart Charge, but glad I paid it online otherwise there is a £70 fine both ways.

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated. 

We are looking at all options before deciding on which one to go for. 

We will keep shopping around and see what takes our fancy. I would prefer to take the MH to a shop and get them to show me how it fits and make sure it works ok. 

Thanks again. 

Thanks for the advice and the link to how it can be put together. 

I will make a note of this site and give it a once over online.

i will be planning my trips better going forward and making sure I stop off on the way at other sites to break up the long journey. 

Great to hear about your new addiction swampyn.

If you have a largish budget it's worth looking at the Thule range of awnings.  With these awnings you can wind out the roof (which lives on the side or roof of the van (according to the model to get) and then add sides if you wish.

We have one on our caravan.  When we toured on the continent last year we only used the wind out roof (it was warm enough not to need to worry about the sides).  This year (in the UK) we have put in the sides on several occasions.

Whatever awning you have, they are often a bit of a faff to put up, but at least we now have the option of winding out the roof which is a three minute job, including pegging out the safety straps.

Have you investigated if you can get sides to fit the Dometic PW1000?

David 

 

.....just Google it and you can get sides for the Dometic awning.  See this link: http://www.magnummotorhomes.co.uk/en/Awnings/Dometic-Awnings-/Dometic-Camp-Room-For-PW1000PW1500.html

David