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13/5/2007 at 2:59pm
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This is from another site, thought it might be of interest, Gypsy.
Just wanted to share my experiences of the 3 meter "Orion" 5 piece awning I bought recently. For anyone looking for a cheaper alternative to the more established brands, its worth having a look at the range of awnings offered by Pyramid Products. First impressions have been very good, and as I only paid £384.00 for a size 13, I can't fault it on price alone - prices range from £310.00 for a size 8 to £405.00 for size 16.
Click HERE for gallery link.
Materials.
The mud walls are made from reinforced PVC, and the main walls and roof panel are each made of a polyester type material which doesn't seem to soak up moisture/rain as much as canvas does, so drying is much quicker and it's extremely waterproof. Hopefully this type of material will stand the test of time regarding tears, degradation etc, and pricewise I would think this is where the main saving has been made.
There are sewn in awning tie down buckles attached to the front edge of the awning which eliminates the need for a strap across the entire roof panel and also the annoyance of strap oscillation noise in windy conditions. I changed the supplied plastic pegs (useless on a hardstanding pitch) with rock pegs.
Frame.
The instructions to assemble the frame are clear and very easy to understand. As far as I know the frame is only available in steel, but with a "quick lock" lever locking system which is far easier to use than the wingnut clamping systems used by other manufactures. Poles can also be stretched with a "Hercules" pole tensioner. The 5 roof poles hook into removable sliding brackets which are attached to a separate beading below the awning channel.
Assembly.
Pole sections are fitted together as a non lockable "push- fit", so great care is needed when extending roof sections as the poles can easily become detached. This can result in the inner pole swinging down on the awning bracket (if not supported by a helper) and damaging the side of the 'van. I also found the "spring buttons" awkward to use. (see gallery link)
To improve pole fastening holes could be drilled in the appropriate places for the spring buttons to lock whilst upgrading the spring buttons to the flatter "dome" type which are much easier to depress and release.
There are a lot of poles on an awning this size !! A further improvement would be to fit "spring connectors" to join the major pole sections together. This would greatly cut down assembly time and avoid confusion.
Spring connectors with an insertion tool can be bought from most accessory shops and are easy to fit.
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