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07/3/2018 at 6:17pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Must say, being a tenter... and a winter tenter at that, given the chance... we spent new year away in our tent, but with the added bonus of spending the evenings in our friends caravan. I don't deny I was somewhat surprised at just how warm, cosy and comfortable they actually are. 'Twas an eye-opener, and I'm now starting to see the attraction (just not enough to go down that route just yet, of course!)
We were also due to go again just this last weekend, and again the plan was for us to sleep in our tent, but spend the evenings in their caravan. Alas, the weather put a stop to that, as they couldn't even get the caravan off the drive!!
Having looked at the site over the weekend (we still went away, but ended up in a hotel nearby), I honestly think we'd have been ok, even in our tent, and certainly if they could have got their caravan there.
If need be, leave the awnings at home, and obviously don't forget the wellies and coats for outside, but there's not a lot of scenarios where you can feel as warm and cosy in the winter as you can in a caravan.
So yes... a wimp, from me. Get yersen out there!!  
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07/3/2018 at 6:42pm
Location: Ilkeston. Derbyshire
Outfit: Disco 4 Unicorn Barcelona 4
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Hi Terry
We go as often as we can in the year, Both trips out this year in Jan, and Feb hit - 6 at night.
Snow etc, but the van was cosy and warm.
To be honest i sooner have it cold and dry , than wet, at least you can wrap up if your cold.
I do put a porch awning up,2nd hand for £150, because that helps with the grandaughters bike and the dog if he is covered in mud or wet.
Also if it gets muddy am not to fussed if the awning gets in a mess.
Give it a go, but do go for hard standing which helps in winter, and a good site.
Away again at A1 pits next weekend 4 nights, and thats a genny and gas job lol.
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10/3/2018 at 5:12pm
Location: South Wales
Outfit: Bailey Pegasus
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Due to a school move for children from Wales to England, I have relocated and spent this winter in the caravan term times. Have a large awning reinforced and insulated against cold and very high 70 mph gusts of wind - am on a windy site. Aiming to buy or rent locally but taking time on deciding what / where. Heating the caravan is easy as others have said, it's a small space very well insulated. In the recent cold snap there was frozen ice all down the outside of the caravan (off-side) while it was very warm inside. The awning however has had to have a few modifications - a large roll of two metre wide silver foil insulation used for awning roof and half way up sides, all the poles from an unused porch awning also brought into service, for extra ceiling struts, also 2x2 wooden supports made into A frames as additional support for front and sides to prevent wind gusts against front of awning retracting the ceiling poles, and 5 vertical snow poles to support ceiling strusts for snow weight. Further addition of two 100 metre X 1 metre wide bubble wrap rolls (£16 each on ebay) provided final layer of insulation on ceiling and sides, so a 2 kw heater is able to keep awning a toasty 20 - 22 degrees C in all weathers - mostly running on a 750 watt setting. Only problem it takes 3 people a full day to disassemble this lot for the required moves between two neighbouring sites, though I had a seasonal pitch for most of the winter on one site to save on moves. Next winter the wife has stipulated we'll rent a house instead, though I would prefer to continue caravanning as it is 'your own home' on wheels and I like how everything is organised and within reach. Main issue is moving around in winter, setting things up in all weathers, especially as sites get boggy / wet. (Bought some plastic ridged paving also, so no mud walked into awning!). Bubble wrap is very effective insulation for an awning, and of course, light, so does not add to towing weight.
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