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I wonder if anyone can help. we have just put our caravan on a seasonal pitch. The campsite owners advise that we have to take our awning down everytime we leave which is quite understandable. The majority of our trips will be Fri - Sun and so we will be putting the awning up and down quite a lot. We have a full awning with annex and a portch awning. The portch is quite quick to erect, but the full one takes quite a bit longer. We really wanted something larger than a portch but still quick to put up and down. We also plane to use the caravan for in excess of a week from time to time and ideally the awning would cater for that too.

We thought that the PDQ excel might be the answer, but have read several less than flattering reviews here. WE therefore wondered if anyone out there could HELP??

All advice will be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Shaun and Emma

http://www.khyam.co.uk/product_tent.asp?category=Khyam%20QE&type=Caravan/Motorcaravan

We have got the Khyam Motordome. It's big and it goes up at great speed.

pete

We have a full Bradcot awning with alloy poles, we often go away for just one night/two days (husbands mower racing weekend hobby) but always put our awning up for the extra space, my husband can now have the awning up and pegged out in less than 20 mins, about the same time to take it down and folded away.  After having seen other mower racing people taking longer to put up cheaper style tent like awnings i would not change ours for anything.  The alloy poles are a doddle to tighten, you just pull to tension and press button to release and you have the added bonus of a fully waterproof/windproof useful room.

Janette

http://www.camping-intl.com/products/awnings/apache/porch-awnings/2008-milano/

I have one of this only three ali upright poles and two across 

hi, Peteincambridge

so a Khyam motordome etc will work ok on a caravan - i thought they were for motorhomes?

how do they attached to the van?

sorry if this is a dumb question.

john

Hi there in Somerset... I got an Awning Rail fixed to the top of my van (by White Arches near Wellingborough) and something called Kador Gusset (sounds exciting ... from Khyam.). I reckon the Motordome is for vans but you can get a smaller one for caravans. See  http://www.campingworld.co.uk/Models.aspx?ModelID=2042 .
I'm a newy to this game but ... I think it's very clever ... it is honestly on its feet in a couple of minutes. I've got a 20ft van but it's worth having a look at.

pete