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10/3/2022 at 5:13pm
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Limpets, I believe are for fixing sides of awnings ( to stop them flapping) to either caravan or motorhome. In my opinion not very good at either or even stopping a draft.
Please tell us what sort of 'van' and the name of the awning you have. It will then be very easy for us to help you.
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10/3/2022 at 7:01pm
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I've got them for my Kampa awning, they do seem to work quite well, BUT, life is full of 'buts', they are rather too fragile, you can EASILY break them by the slightest over tightening in fitting, and I've had them break in strongish winds when they come under too much strain from wind buffeting awning. Rather too pricey to be considered a disposable item in my view!
You do need holes (8.0-8.5mm dia) in the awning vertical draft flaps to fit them. Kampa (now Dometic) used to sell a rather overpriced hole punch to allow use with other manufacturers awnings normally supplied without the holes in the draft flaps. I've made extra holes (with a hot soldering iron) in my Kampa awning to avoid Limpets on the window which my awning crosses.
You can buy identical but unbranded ones slightly cheaper that the branded Kampa ones from a number of camping outlets (look on eBay), and I believe people have used similar suction cups from other sources, IIRC one being Ikea, but with only a quick look, I couldn't see anything suitable. Seem to recall a thread on UKCS a while ago discussing them, may be worth trying to search for it.
They ONLY work on clean smooth surfaces, so NO textured caravan walls, and DON'T fit over any graphics/stickers, they tend to lift them and/or discolour them - permanently damaging them.
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10/3/2022 at 8:43pm
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It all depends what the caravan or motorhome's side's surface is like. Many new caravans and motorhomes have a completely flat surface so the suction limpets will stick wherever they fall on the awning vertical flaps. On older caravans and motorhomes the surface may be rippled or if it's like mine it has grooves horizontally from front to back so it's a shot in the dark exactly where the limpet holes will fall on the surface. On our Kampa porch awning there are 4 limpet holes which 2 of them fall on the flat surface and the other two don't so we use the Kampa telescopic poles instead which shuts out the draughts from top to bottom plus leaves no round sucker marks like limpets can sometimes do.
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Topic: Limpets
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