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30/3/2022 at 10:06am
Location: Liverpool
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We bought a cheap sleeping compartment which hangs from the awning rafters to use when my parents used to come away with us. Something like this
It is really easy to put up, you just clip it to the awning roof poles and adjust the length of the straps to make it a good fit. We put a double air bed in ours and it was great for our purposes. However, the down side is that it takes up quite a bit of space in the awning. Some people take it down during the day and only put it up at night but we couldn’t be bothered with all the hassle of inflating the airbed every evening so we just left it up the whole time. For a short term or one-off solution, it is ideal.
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30/3/2022 at 2:18pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Annetax on 30/3/2022
Yes, I saw that. Is it a 'universal' fit? It looked great and the smaller one would be perfect.
The one we bought had sliders on the straps that attach it to the roof poles so the straps could be shortened or lengthened (similar to the way a bra strap works) to suit the height of the awning. As long as the length and width of the bedroom fit within the dimensions of your awning, it should be fine.
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30/3/2022 at 8:31pm
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We had an awwning annex for a couple of years, but once my kids were old enough i purchased a couple of good quality vango 2 berth tents, that we used to give them their own space.
Most decent campsites were fine if you told them in advance.
And my kids now 18 and 20 are still using the tents to do their own camping.
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31/3/2022 at 8:17pm
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Our two slept in the awning in an awning tent for a few years. As time went on the older one had his own tent outside.
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01/4/2022 at 9:07pm
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Good to hear she is excited about getting away,my entire family have been campers and then caravaners/trailer tenters/ campervaners !
its such a great holiday.
My kids now go backpacking but still enjoy coming back to " base camp"
Usually once ive got the cadac cooking and the wine open !
A great way for a family holiday.
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