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Subject Topic: Kids in the awning in France Post Reply Post New Topic
PersonTheMoores
13/6/2014 at 4:36pm
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We are staying in France again this summer for the 4th time but it is the first time our eldest girls have slept in the awning. It's a fairly lightweight awning (Kampa) with an annex and inner tent. We will try to pitch so the awning gets some shade but any suggestions on a) how to keep it cool and b) how to keep the mosquitoes out?


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Personfixings
13/6/2014 at 5:54pm
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Keep inner tent zipped up as much as poss, still probably won't keep them out though. It won't be cool during the day but you won't be in it.


PersonSuzac
14/6/2014 at 1:23pm
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Many people swear by a garlic tablet every day for a month prior to holiday to ward off the midges. We've been in France for four weeks now with no problems but to be honest not seen many of the little blighters. But don't know if that's because of the tablets or not

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Personcoastal~path
14/6/2014 at 4:09pm
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I take fans.

My teens like to lay on their beds at some point during the day so I put a fan in each of their tents if they want it.

As for mosies I use mosquito milk roll on, find that very good. Before bed the kids use the electric bat zapper to clear their pods.

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Person5joga
15/6/2014 at 10:32am
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We told our teenagers last year that keeping their annexes (one at each end of awning ) spotlessly tidy ensured that there was more movement of cool air.

Didn't work though

We didn't have huge issues with mossies but do buy those burning sticks to ward them off.


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Personcoastal~path
15/6/2014 at 9:04pm
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Quote: Originally posted by 5joga on 15/6/2014
We told our teenagers last year that keeping their annexes (one at each end of awning ) spotlessly tidy ensured that there was more movement of cool air.

Didn't work though

We didn't have huge issues with mossies but do buy those burning sticks to ward them off.


Roflol, will have to remember to try that with my two this year.

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PersonVal A
15/6/2014 at 10:10pm
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A cheap mosquito net, hanging from the awning poles?   We took one with us to France as our son was planning to join us.  In the event it didn't happen, but we put it up in the caravan one very mosquito-ridden night and it saved us from being bitten at all.  I think it cost us just £13 and was worth every penny - so much so that we've decided on a semi-permanent fix to rig it up every night.


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Personsunshinetours
16/6/2014 at 9:49am
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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 15/6/2014
A cheap mosquito net, hanging from the awning poles?   We took one with us to France as our son was planning to join us.  In the event it didn't happen, but we put it up in the caravan one very mosquito-ridden night and it saved us from being bitten at all.  I think it cost us just £13 and was worth every penny - so much so that we've decided on a semi-permanent fix to rig it up every night.


Val may be worth posting as a tip on how you fix it all up, sure my OH would like one of these as she hates anything tiny with wings


PersonTheMoores
27/6/2014 at 1:53pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will try the fans, mosquito net and garlic tablets! Anything is worth a try!!



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