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Hi Have a seasonal pitch this year, first time.  Would be looking to keep awning up for most of summer . Does anyone floor their awning, heard of someone who puts down pallets on seasonal pitch.  Was thinking it would be better to put something other than ground sheet if leaving the awning up for a long period.

Thanks.

The seasonal pitches on our site are all concrete based for the caravan and gravel for the awnings.  We have our awning up all season - from March to end of October.  We put down:    layer of waterproof groundsheeting - and bring it well up into the awning, so when it rains the water goes underneath it.  Then we have an old breathable carpet-type ground sheet on top of that.  Then we have our new groundsheet which is the woven carpety-type soft material.  And to finish it off we bought some rugs from B&Q sale for £5 each and they just fit nicely in the space and they make it snug and warm. 

A lot of the pitches do have pallets - some have them on the gravel and have to climb up to get into the awning - not recommended when you have hip and knee problems like I have.  A lot of them have dug out the awning pitch and put the pallets level with the awning.  On the face of it it seems like a better idea, but I did notice that with all the heavy rain last year the water table had risen and the awning space under the pallets was inches deep in water for a long time.

Jenny

what about some cheap decking 'tiles' ?

ande keep some rugs in the van for when your there to make it comfy