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We may have some people coming away with us shortly which will over crowed the van, so I’m considering getting a Sunncamp Moto MH awning for them to sleep in,, what I’d like to know is:

How easy are these to put up/take down? bearing in mind I usually never stay in one place for more than two or three days, I’m wondering if I’ll ever use it again when there’s just the two of us.

Is it necessary to connect the tunnel to the van as I have nothing to fix it to? I was hoping I could use the wind out awning to fill the gap.

Thanks

Tony

Ive considered the suncamp cos its so well priced, but its not so easy to erect as the Kyham awnings but then again its a 1/3rd of the cost, some members have them just cant remember who!

Hairy

Hi Tony

You will probably be hearing from Bordercaz on this one, as I posted a similiar question last week and she replied that she did use her sun canopy as shelter, and had a sunncamp day room underneath it.

 Im like you, I dont have a J rail to fix the tunnel to, but I believe they are not that expensive to have fitted if you decide on this option. Let me know how you go on, 'cos I'm still not decided myself yet which option to go for.

Donna

Aah, now I’ll really show my ignorance, I didn’t know you could have a rail fitted, presumably these J rails are one long length, if that’s the case I’d have a problem, as just above my door there’s a rubber gutter and just above that is the awning cassette, I don’t think there would be enough room to fit the rail between them. Could the rail be fitted in two pieces, one each side of the door and if so would this cause the tunnel to droop in the middle.

Tony

I think it probably would, Tony. Droop in the middle, that is.

I think the awning you mention is the one that Elaine (Misselaineous) has, and I believe she told me it is quite longwinded to put up.

It seems a bit pointless to buy an awning that will attach if it can't be attached; after all, they cost more.

Donna is perfectly correct, my motorhome had an Omnistor wind out awning already fitted, and no way of attaching an awning, so I used a Sunncamp Day Room alongside, with the Omnistor to keep the rain off if it was wet. It worked quite well. I told one campsite it was a free standing awning. Another one I described it as a gazebo. It just depended how their pricing worked, it always worked in my favour. .

The Day Room doesn't have an inner for sleeping, but we used an old cheap single skin 2 man tent (with no guy ropes) inside it for my son and friend to sleep in.

Caz, ours is the Sunncamp Cruiser which is bigger than the Moto.  Plus it has rigid side poles whereas the Moto has the flexible fibreglass ones I think.  It is a simple structure to put up, but its sheer size makes it longwinded, its huge.  I wouldn't really recommend this to you Tony, as £300+ is a lot of money just for an occasional bedroom for your friends. We find it too big for a weekend and hope to buy a smaller awning for next year, though the Cruiser is great for longer holidays. Why not just get a tent and pitch it partially under your wind-out awning? 

If you still want a freestanding awning with tunnel attaching part, there are smaller ones available that also include the bedroom inner, such as Royal and Easycamp, if I think of any others i will let you know.

BTW, I'm not sure about the tunnel drooping where it is not attached to the van,but it may leak there in rain.

Thanks for your replies, I think for now I will take the advice about getting a small tent, but I'll develope the idea one stage further by telling them to buy their own.

Tony