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vicky10

10/8/2011 at 10:45pm
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It is very windy outside. We have got the awning as tight as we can but the poles are still banging and doing alot of creaking. Have we got it set up right or is this normal??

romany girl

10/8/2011 at 10:57pm
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What type of awning do you have? Is it a full traditional metal pole type or a lightweight one with flexible poles? or is it a porch type which is not fitted very well to the sides of the van, and thats whats causing it to creak and bang?

Do you have all your guy ropes pegged out and your storm straps fitted?

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stocky13

10/8/2011 at 10:59pm
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Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 10/8/2011

What type of awning do you have? Is it a full traditional metal pole type or a lightweight one with flexible poles? or is it a porch type which is not fitted very well to the sides of the van, and thats whats causing it to creak and bang?

Do you have all your guy ropes pegged out and your storm straps fitted?

Julia

steveiem

11/8/2011 at 2:12am
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Quote: Originally posted by stocky13 on 10/8/2011

Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 10/8/2011What type of awning do you have? Is it a full traditional metal pole type or a lightweight one with flexible poles? or is it a porch type which is not fitted very well to the sides of the van, and thats whats causing it to creak and bang?
Do you have all your guy ropes pegged out and your storm straps fitted?
Julia

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vicky10

11/8/2011 at 7:58am
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It's a full awning with alumium poles it is tied down with just storm straps at the front

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11/8/2011 at 8:05am
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Its what they do in the wind

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Esther1

11/8/2011 at 8:24am
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Yes they do creak, just make sure the pole cups aren't doing any damage to the side of your van where they press against it.

vicky10

11/8/2011 at 8:36am
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Ok. Poles are tight and not bouncing off van. It sounds like we are in an old wooden ship lol. You can feel the van moving with the pull of the awning.

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11/8/2011 at 8:41am
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Have a look at this
could be handy in bad weather.

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jeff juke

11/8/2011 at 12:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vicky10 on 11/8/2011
Ok. Poles are tight and not bouncing off van. It sounds like we are in an old wooden ship lol. You can feel the van moving with the pull of the awning.

Post last edited on 11/08/2011 08:46:14

Bet its doing the awning rail a lot of good ?

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Esther1

11/8/2011 at 1:47pm
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Quote: Originally posted by vicky10 on 11/8/2011
Ok. Poles are tight and not bouncing off van. It sounds like we are in an old wooden ship lol. You can feel the van moving with the pull of the awning.

Post last edited on 11/08/2011 08:46:14

It may still be worth checking under the cups, we always fit ours tight but when we took the awning down after some high winds the cups had marked the side of the van, we now put sponges between the cup & the van sides.

Poppys Dad

11/8/2011 at 6:49pm
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We always had problems with our aluminium poles on our bradcot, you could never keep them tight and hence would always end up banging against the caravan

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vicky10

11/8/2011 at 7:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Poppys Dad on 11/8/2011
We always had problems with our aluminium poles on our bradcot, you could never keep them tight and hence would always end up banging against the caravan

We have got a bradcott. What did you do to stop it?

D S B

11/8/2011 at 9:07pm
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Sounds pretty normal to me.

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