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Dont know about curtains.

As for Windermere, I'm fairly certain that the hardstandings are big enough for both van and awning. As for pegging I use rock pegs and a lump hammer, usually with success.

Windermere C & CC is one of our favourite sites, hope you enjoy. If you have time walk into Stavely village, across fields, to visit the Eagle and Child, good food and ale.

Hi, we are new to this caravanning stuff this year and have only been on hard standing so far. The first time my standard pegs wouldn't work so had to go and buy rock pegs from the camp shop (stocked up with 20 for 9.99 from towsure when we returned). The rock pegs worked really well but recommend a mole grips to get them out and a metal mallet takes a lot less time to knock them in!

Don't worry about it, just need a little patience. We have found hardstanding great and have bought breathable groundsheet / carpet. We also put our curtains up for the first time last time out and it feels like you are in your own lounge!

Good luck and enjoy, the first time we did it I took over an hour now I can do it under 40 mins.

James

hiya,

I never have any trouble getting our awning up on hardstanding, i use rock pegs which i found cheapest to buy on ebay, got 2 boxes 20 in total of the 8 inch ones and whack em in with a mallet but im getting a lump hammer for next holiday.

most sites do sell them but the price onsite tends to reflect the fact that you need em there and then! if you get my drift.

as for where to peg them I just tend to stick one in every available pegging point and my awning dont shift.

getting them out can be difficult so i tend to try and if they dont move whack em side to side a few times tends to make em loose enough to move, i also find using a standard peg through the hole to pull them gives a bit more leverage.

oh and its julie not keith, he doesnt do awnings thats my department.

Hi

regards the awning curtains I had the same trouble (wasn't sure of sizes), so I go mother dearest to make some.  I got the plastic hooky thingys from the local caravan accessory store and she made them to size.  Only thing to remember is to use a lightweight material.

Awning on hard standing is the best (no muddy feet when it rains (yes I do have a carpet LOL).  To peg it down I got pegs that screw in.  strangly enough they look like screws that are about 8 inch in lenght.  Using a cordless drill I simple screw them in. (fFANTASIC)

Anyway have fun, I will never go back to grass anytime soon HS is for me.

Cheer

Richard

 hi cant help with the curtains but putting up the awning on a hardstanding is easy with screw pegs ,i  bought a box  of 50 8 inch coach screws  fitted some big washers and screwed them in with my cordless drill it cost about  £10 for the lot much cheaper than the fancy ones in a plastic case .

   phil

Kevin,

yep those are the chappies i have, brilliant things.

happy camping

Hi Everyone .. were relatively new to caravanning .. well using an awning really.  We have the curtains and have used them once. Our question is, how do you keep the curtains (when drawn), close to the framework of the awning windows? 

We were given the awning, when purchasing the caravan, not sure if there is something missing where the curtains are considered?

Hope Im making myself clear and not suffering from another blonde moment!!

Many thanks and happy caravanning and camping.