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Hi..

I would agree with the above option(..that is of cause, unless they are only just teenagers and you'd prefer to keep then "in house"...?

If you really wanted to explore the annex route, then obviously you'll need to establish exactly what it is you've got...have you had a look on the OR website?

http://www.outdoor-revolution.com/

A friend of ours, uses a Kyham  motordome, which has an annex..but I don't think they're cheap(...especially when you already have an awning).

 http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=791&product=Motordome Sleeper

Hi Alf..

The chap we know who uses a Kyham Motordome,has a VW bay camper,so he has a gutter rail to fix it to...I doubt your vehicle would have a "gutter", would it?

But as the attaching "apron" isn't really under much tension, I would've thought that you could use a combination of straps and maybe *suction pads?( or even magnets?)to do the job....

*These are "no longer available" now(and a ridiculous price anyway!  ) but the type of thing I meant:

http://www.justkampers.com/awning-suction-clamps-mounting-brackets-pack-of-3-no-drilling-req.html 

(We had a Movelite Drive away "Square", when they first came out(sold unused)..and that was a bit of a faff to put up to be honest..the "sleeves" on ours were too tight to allow the pole-"shoulders" to pass through easily...)

Hi again Alf...

Although you'd clearly stated it, I've only just twigged that you've got a Hi-top(so presumably fibreglass?), for some reason I was picturing a pop-top! .. so please dismiss my, silly, "magnet" suggestion..

Our first van was a Hi-top Transit(Duetto) and although that did have a gutter rail, hooking to that gave various degrees of success(...it would sometimes "flap off").

I did try a few "dry runs" using the throw-over straps but ours had a lot of roof "furniture"(3 skylights/vents,an aerial etc) and they kept getting tangled..so I gave up.

..and although that was several vans ago, if we had kept it, we would have bitten the bullet and looked into fitting a proper, neat "C" profiled, awning rail.

(*I should point out that at the time, we were using an Easicanopy "tarp" and/or a small caravan "porch" awning, so unlike free-standing drive-aways, both of these did require a strong "mounting point" to tension from).

So...if I was you, for now I would perhaps have umpteen "play-abouts" with the existing awning(on the drive'?) just to see how the "apron" sits and how much bigger it needs to be to sit right on your roof(..and to check that the straps aren't likely to get tangled)..

I'm guessing here but judging by how I remember some of the "XL" sized drive-aways that I've seen against large MHs, they may swamp a relatively small campervan ..?

(..and not forgetting, the bigger it is, the bigger the b*ll ache it is to put up/take down..and dry out, when you get home!  )

For a greater chance of first hand feedback from Granvia owners, it may be worth just contacting the forum Mods, to see if they can/will change your thread title to include "Granvia" and "Hi-top" ?

Edit:

An idea I did toy with at the time, was using several suction cups, attached to an awning/"J" rail..Something like these:

http://www.suctioncupsdirect.co.uk/Suction-Cups-with-Screw-Stud-and-Nut.-Suction-Cup-with-Thumb-Screw.-47mm-x-10-pack/35.htm

http://www.suctioncupsdirect.co.uk/Suction-Cups-with-Screw-Stud-and-Brass-Nut.-64mm-x-10-pack/40.htm