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Personmeadowend
20/4/2008 at 5:01pm
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can anybody recommend a type or make for my t.t because we have just got back from a windy warren farm in brean.the whole tent was starting to lift through the night so i really need some straps for future outings.

                                                thanks

                                                   bruce.


Personandy2244
20/4/2008 at 5:24pm
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Got ours from Towsure some years ago, but you should get one from any camping/caravan shop, ours was a cheepish one cant remember make or price  sorry ......around a tenner

 Andy


PersonJan P
20/4/2008 at 5:36pm
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I don't think they vary by much. We have two and they are different makes but identical. Funnily enough we bought one at Northam Farm Brean from the on site shop.

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PersonMountain Runner
20/4/2008 at 6:52pm
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I was down at Caseys today & got talking about storm straps with the staff & they recommended that if it was windy enough for storm straps then I should also be putting up 'storm props'.

This was new to me, but they provide tension from the inside of the awning by pushing against the pressure caused by the storm strap on the awning frame.

http://www.thefamilytentshop.com/PRD_ProductDetail.aspx?cid=162&prodid=412&Product=Steel-Storm-Pole

Has anyone else heard about or use storm props?

  


PersonCanvas Fran
20/4/2008 at 8:22pm
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We have a Fiamma strap - it was about £10 I seem to remember, Have had it a few years now!

And yes, we use storm props.



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Personba.roberts
21/4/2008 at 9:31am
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Personsuperscout
21/4/2008 at 10:12am
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we havent got one but after last year in Devon we doing to get on now

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Personmeadowend
21/4/2008 at 1:56pm
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just got two from halfords £4.95 each will fit 6m awning has 33m of webbing 1 spring 2x15 inch pegs.that should keep us on the ground.


Personjayare
21/4/2008 at 3:16pm
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Awning storm straps can be needed anywhere anytime as the weather can be so unpredictable. We always use one if we have the awning up as it's better to put it up when errecting the tent than wait till the wind is really strong in the middle of the night! We also make sure it has a couple of twists in it so it doesnt thrum against the canvas in the wind and make an irritating noise.


PersonDarren545
21/4/2008 at 7:16pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Mountain Runner on 20/4/2008
We put our storm strap so that it locates directly above the awning poles anyway, therefore the poles are actually putting pressure against the strap making it unneccesary to use storm poles.

  


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PersonPickled Onion
21/4/2008 at 9:58pm
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Ditto to Darren, however, learned the hard way by not putting a twist in the strap first time. Good call Jayare!

Dave


PersonNannycatch
22/4/2008 at 11:21pm
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Quote: Originally posted by jayare on 21/4/2008
Awning storm straps can be needed anywhere anytime as the weather can be so unpredictable. We always use one if we have the awning up as it's better to put it up when errecting the tent than wait till the wind is really strong in the middle of the night! We also make sure it has a couple of twists in it so it doesnt thrum against the canvas in the wind and make an irritating noise.

Nice one jayare ...about the twists in the thing...i will remember that one ..cheers...

 



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