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01/6/2009 at 11:57pm
Location: Northamptonshire
Outfit: Bailey Unicorn S3 Vigo + Polestar 2
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We bought and have just used for the 1st time this week the Evolution 450.
We wanted exactly the same as you, full size (more or less), light and easy to put up. I have to say it fits all 3 requirements.
We picked it up from Discover on line and they have a £20 off offer at the moment so £309 with free delivery (though you have to phone to get the discount)!
http://www.discover.co.uk/awnings_discount
For me it has some distinct advantages over the "tunnel" type awnings.
- Its bigger (450 x 275 deep v 400 x 235)
- It has a single aluminum main pole and 1 roof stretcher pole
- It has "padded draft seals" on the caravan sides (sounds gimmicky but I think it worked well)
- It has no poles allong the long wall, meaning you can open it right up like a classic awning in the summer
- It has far fewer guy lines needed in front giving a much cleaner line and fewer tripping points.
- It's Lighter! ~14Kg v ~19Kg
We are a family of 5 and easily fitted in the space to eat round the free standing table from the van + have lots of room for keeping a cod box, boots, shoes, and general stuff at one end.
In terms of putting it up, it is DEFINITELY a 2 person job, but really not that hard and very quick. To get the awing on to the van and the pole in place took maybe 10 minutes followed by another 20 person minutes of pegging out. So with 2 on it, you could be totally done in 20 mins.
Once up it seemed very sturdy and was certainly totally waterproof for the downpour on Monday night!.
All in all Very Happy :-)
We will be using it as the main awning for 2 weeks in Cornwall this summer.
One thing to check though - We have a porchlite plus by OR too and I should have learned from this. Measure the gaps between your various windows to see if you can find a length of awning that will go onto the side of the van without over lap!
Both or ours are just too big to fit snugly between the windows, and so however you put it up, it prevents a window opening. For me this is not a big issue as I would rather have the lighter weight and ease of use of the biggest possible space, but check if you think it might bother you.
Post last edited on 02/06/2009 00:06:43
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