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Quote: Originally posted by Zorro on 28/8/2010

Jax - sorry to be a nuisance, but want to pick your brain again if poss ? Really like the look of the Movelite Square very much indeed -  please can you tell me...

1) their own website quotes 20 mins to put it up - would you say that's about right in average conditions ?

2) if it just gets fed through the awning channel on the caravan -  or is there a rail comes with it which you fit to the caravan, and then feed it through that ?

(even after looking at several websites I'm still a bit fuddled about how exactly it  attaches to a caravan  )

3) would it fit most caravans - they only mention Eriba

Despite being so positive I did not want anything that could not be permanently fixed before (  !) I think this one may well be the best option for us after all. It's very versatile too, even a  drive-away option if you have a van or 4x4.

If not we'll go for one of thoseseparate utility ones I reckon.

 

 

Lisamarie - thanks for that info. It really does sound very good indeed, I especially like the speed of erection ( lol )  .. and getting it down again. 

Bad news for me is that an awning stored on the van just in a bag would be pretty likely to get ripped off before we got anywhere.  We have a very tight turn into our drive off a single track road with lots of trees. Originally I'd thought there might be ones like yours which came in & out of aluminium tube things.  

Thanks very much for explaining it all to me. If only they made them with metal holders !

Jax   very very helpful again !  Sorry to be a while saying so but we've been watching the video and looking at several of the websites with the Movelite Square as well as reading your latest post there. (also stopped to watch Wallander on tv earlier !)....

I think this may well be the right one for us. Our caravan isn't a `tall' one so  please don't go to the trouble of measuring for us as I'm sure height won't be an issue. However if you do have a photo & it's not too much bother to also put on your profile that would be great thanks  

I think, after looking at the Towsure website that if we get the http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.towsure.com/product/15396-Movelite_Drive-Away_Kit drive-away kit this maybe means we could just sort of `clip' & `unclip' it onto the caravan awning channel rather than feed it through ? Maybe we've got that wrong though ? Lol we're hopeless !  If we though, that sounds like an easier option.

Btw I know exactly what you mean about the pegging out - mainly it's bending that's my bugbear too, but Mrs Z does most of the bending over -er this post's geting a bit iffy !

Thanks again for all the help & great advice  

Jax -  this is great information, just what we needed - you obviously think things through  

With the info kindly given by everyone, we now realise that the kind of thing we wanted (really fancied one like lisamarie's, or the one hippychick has) only seems to be available with just a canvas bag for fixing to the caravan. Sadly I fear it'd not last too long with our access at home & also the kind of roads we like to travel so ditched that idea.

We did get a full awning thrown in with the 'van (all 2nd hand) but having watched other people put up similar ones, feel they're pretty cumbersome & time consuming to erect, so....

After reading all the info you've provided I think it's very likely we'll plump for the Movelite Square !

We will try out the full awning we have - if we ever get a decent day that is, it's blowing a hooley and pi$$ing down just now  If it's easier than we think & in ok condition then great, but somehow I very much doubt it... but thanks to all your great info we'll know know which one to buy -  at long last. !

Thanks everyone for all the info & suggestions. Jax you've really been an enormous help  - given us excellent info, & though I've had to ask you so many dumb questions it's like nothing's too much trouble for you. Brilliant  

Btw, that's a cracking little van you have, not seen anything like that before, looks like a really practical idea, lightweight, compact for storage, real neat

Hi Tentz, it certainly would be quick to erect but not really what we're after. Thanks though.

If we have to `thread' I'd sooner spend a little bit longer (but not ages) & finish up with something offering a bit more protection from wind & rain, so we can leave muddy walking boots there or chairs etc . We tend to visit faily wild locations & often get matching weather ! Cheers anyway.

Quote: Originally posted by Zorro on 29/8/2010

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We tend to visit faily wild locations & often get matching weather !

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