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Our draught skirt as supplied with our awning, is a little too short lengthways and we have to use a longer length to bridge the gaps in the corners. The one supplied came without any pegging points, the one we have replaced it with, has them every 18 inches or so, i would try pegging it down and placing the carpet over the top of it where they both join to give a bit more security, but just watch out for escapeologist getting entangled in any guy ropes, such as the internal ones in ours that are ment for holding the front canopy up when its open, they can be fatal.

Julia

I think it would certainly discourage him from getting in!

If you have not got pegging points on the skirt you can always get a tool to insert metal rings.

Ours discourages our jackrussell.

Quote: Originally posted by avctaylor on 03/4/2010

It might be easier to work out how to stop it raining when we go away than solve this one!

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It may be easier if you bought a dog cage,  mine are not happy when we are anywhere without the cages.  The cages represent the dogs 'own space'  no-one bothers them there and they can relax in peace. Just train the rest of the family, to accept that this is the dogs sacred area and  make sure you buy one big enough to allow adult room to stretch  out and he will love it.After a while you will not need to close the door he will safe there and not want to escape to anywhere.

Tha other answer is a dog tie-out stake [like a corkscrew] that you fasten a lead to.

Quote: Originally posted by dogtlotdog on 03/4/2010

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It may be easier if you bought a dog cage,  mine are not happy when we are anywhere without the cages.  The cages represent the dogs 'own space'  no-one bothers them there and they can relax in peace. Just train the rest of the family, to accept that this is the dogs sacred area and  make sure you buy one big enough to allow adult room to stretch  out and he will love it.After a while you will not need to close the door he will safe there and not want to escape to anywhere.

Tha other answer is a dog tie-out stake [like a corkscrew] that you fasten a lead to.

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Quote: Originally posted by avctaylor on 03/4/2010

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You do realise I'm talking about my baby son here...not a puppy?!

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Quote: Originally posted by avctaylor on 03/4/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by dogtlotdog on 03/4/2010

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It may be easier if you bought a dog cage,  mine are not happy when we are anywhere without the cages.  The cages represent the dogs 'own space'  no-one bothers them there and they can relax in peace. Just train the rest of the family, to accept that this is the dogs sacred area and  make sure you buy one big enough to allow adult room to stretch  out and he will love it.After a while you will not need to close the door he will safe there and not want to escape to anywhere.

Tha other answer is a dog tie-out stake [like a corkscrew] that you fasten a lead to.

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You do realise I'm talking about my baby son here...not a puppy?!

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 Brilliant

Seriously, it is possible to secure the skirt to the ground as long as it's long enough and has pegging eyelets. The skirts I've had, have only just touched the ground and, on some sloping sites, with the awning on lower ground than the caravan, have not reached the ground at all. Maybe the lower channel is different heights on some vans.

I've never had one with pegging eyelets. The end panels of the awning have triangular shaped pieces which do overlap the skirt and these peg down. The wheel arch is a bit of a weak point as there is no channel, but you can fix fasteners to the van to clip the skirt to.

You will probably find you need to buy a seperate skirt section to get one long enough and with eyelets.

For emergency pegging down of the mud flap or skirt, try these

Clingons

Holdons

also appear under other names

they will act as pegging points and can be used with pegging bands or bungees

would actually suggest having a pack as emergency spares for awning repairs they are that good 

Quote: Originally posted by avctaylor on 03/4/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by dogtlotdog on 03/4/2010

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It may be easier if you bought a dog cage,  mine are not happy when we are anywhere without the cages.  The cages represent the dogs 'own space'  no-one bothers them there and they can relax in peace. Just train the rest of the family, to accept that this is the dogs sacred area and  make sure you buy one big enough to allow adult room to stretch  out and he will love it.After a while you will not need to close the door he will safe there and not want to escape to anywhere.

Tha other answer is a dog tie-out stake [like a corkscrew] that you fasten a lead to.

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You do realise I'm talking about my baby son here...not a puppy?!

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 Maybe a dogs cage wouldn't be such a bad thing for curious babies whose main aim in life is to go Explore