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Hi Ade

Sorry but I don't think it will work, here's your Vermont XL:

and the Monty awning:

You have to clip side straps from the awning to the Vermont and I think as its that much narrower they won't sit right and give you the tautness it needs.  Also the height of the awning is 5 lower and will stretch it a bit too much I reckon.

The Monty awning is 5cm higher than our Bearlake and even that was tight.

If it was me I would consider the Florida awning, its only 40cm wider and higher.  I think the extra width would be OK as you can pull the straps into the tent and as long as it doesn't have to be 100% watertight I think it would work well.

Something else to think about perhaps, if you have a local dealer its always worth asking if they'll let you try before you buy, nows the time to ask before they get their tent displays up

In what way have they changed the way the awning connects to the tent?

Is the awning the enclosed side extention?  I know there is an open extention too

Really sorry Mandy, have been bad at coming back to the site over the last year. Presume you have this answered by now. If not, they changed the way the awning fits over the main tent. Aparently the older version the ropes dug into the main tent causing it to leak on occasion. This is the old open version. The new enclosed awning doesn't do that. We've not used it all last year, and it's a brilliant extension to the tent. All the mess stays in the awning, and it's big enough when the weather is bad to have 3 families in there. Definitely worth the extra investment.

Quote: Originally posted by smith_ade on 25/7/2011

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Really sorry Mandy, have been bad at coming back to the site over the last year. Presume you have this answered by now. If not, they changed the way the awning fits over the main tent. Aparently the older version the ropes dug into the main tent causing it to leak on occasion. This is the old open version. The new enclosed awning doesn't do that. We've not used it all last year, and it's a brilliant extension to the tent. All the mess stays in the awning, and it's big enough when the weather is bad to have 3 families in there. Definitely worth the extra investment.

 

Don't suppose you have apic of the kit up for us to see? We have the Vermont XL and interested to see your side extension on it

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