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hi all

has anyone had any problems with there easi porch?

cus am thinking of ordering one but if anything goes wrong with it (within 12 months) where would it have to be returned to ?

mrs p

Beany, the extra pole is extenable and is a support pole, runs from the hoop in the middle of the awning , against the van, to the hoop opposite.

Cheers  Ratty

Quote: Originally posted by mrs p on 01/4/2006

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hi all

has anyone had any problems with there easi porch?

cus am thinking of ordering one but if anything goes wrong with it (within 12 months) where would it have to be returned to ?

mrs p

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We have been thinking of buying a porch awning for a while now and it seems that the porchlite plus seems to be a very good buy and product

i'm now going to place my order

" Roll on the end of the month can't wait to try it out "

We are waying up a porch awning to replace our full one. As our dogs sleep in it we will want one of the larger ones. Regarding the Easi and Compactalite how do they stand up to windy wet weather...???

Is the big Scenic ones not as wind resistant as the above...???

        Bob Woods.

PS: Waiting to get one and cut down on van weight & back pain....

I used the compactalite a couple of weeks ago at a site in Brean Sands and it was blowing an absolute blinking gail the whole time and the awning stood up very well, it has four storm straps which did their job spot on!

I have got the Easi Porch up at the moment on the caravan, but it is not that windy today, however it was quite windy yesterday and this also stood up very well in the wind, however it is not as windy here as it was in Brean.

Cheers  Ratty

We had our Porchlite plus up for first time last week in Ayr.

Absolute sinch to erect and put away,,,,,,,,       Used Delta pegs rather than the wire ones and some rock pegs.

Endured 60mph + winds and driving rains no problem, no flapping on the sides of the van....... for a small porch there was still adequate room for a shoe rack, cool box, bin, and folding chair with easy passage.

What a fantastic product,      I was worried when I saw the forecasted winds but now have bags of confidence in it.

Anyone used one in heavy snow?

I`d appreciate any views on the suitability for winter use in the Alps.

Thanks.

What model are you looking at/

The porchlite wouldnt be suitable as it would hold snow on the top between the crossover poles if the snow was heavy, the comactlite should shed the snow because of its domed pitch.   Im sure Daniel may be able to give a more positive answer

Hi there,

Bardsea Leisure in Cumbria and Lowdhams in Huddersfield have both scraped snow from the roof of our products over the last winter.  The Easi Porch has held the most snow we've ever seen on a lightweight porch and there were other makes there that didnt withstand the downpour.

I would put the Easi porch first, then Compactalite and then Porchlite - with my only worry about the Porchlite being the tension on the poles and the possibility of damaged caused by addedd weight.  Rain doesnt effect them because it runs off but snow has far more chance of collecting on the roof and thus the steel pole of the Easi Porch and the dome shame of the Compactalite will be much better against the weight.

Hope this helps and happy skiing.

Thanks,

Daniel.

Poppi

I have just ordered a compactlite to adapt for my exportmatic

I'll let you know how I get on modifying it for the split roof rail

regards

John