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Its also possible to have an alteration done to the awning roof that inserts extra fabric in a V shaped dart, most good tent and awning repairers would do this for you and it probably would work out cheaper than a new awning and all the agro of having to find a buyer for the old one.

Julia  

Quote: Originally posted by beefysmum on 16/7/2010Well worth trying it see first . awning sizing differs from brand to brand , so 1000 awning might fit from 990 to 1020 on some like the NR table shows .

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. a possibility might be to use longer awning pegging rubbers if its only a wee bit tight, you can get some like ladders that adjust in length.

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Awning is no longer an issue - we can't change to the van we were looking at

We were going to swap our 5 berth for a 6 berth with fixed bunks & side dinette at the rear (Coachman Amara 570/6).  We found a really good deal & were ready to do the business but when I checked the spec I found the rear bunks are only 5' 9" to 5' 10" long.  Not much use when DS(14) is already 5' 10.5"!  Looks like we'll be sticking with having to make up beds at both ends.

Quote: Originally posted by adsheadv on 16/7/2010

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Could we get away with an awning that's 10cm short? Awning fits up to 1000cm but van awning size is 1010cm.

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I'd try it & see how it fits first, the sizes all seem to be within a few cms either way & 10cm is only 4 inches in real money isn't it. Our first awning had a dart put in the roof seams on each end to meke it fit properly & it was perfect. you obviously have to have another convertor rail fitted to the awning as well but it's far cheaper than replacing the awning if yours does need enlarging slightly. you'll soon find out when you put it on the new van. If you have problems inding a company to do alterations go to your dealer & ask who they use.

BB

oh dh says ours is 10cm too short and we think its a better fit on this van than on the old shorter van as i said before try and you may be just as happy as we are