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egbert

08/4/2018 at 2:34pm
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Please settle a debate the hubby and I have every time we set up - as we are now 😂😂

Awning skirt - do you peg it in or outside of the awning.

issym

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Just been through loads of photos, and it seems we do both, sometimes at the same time.
We tend to go in and then put a breathable groundsheet down, it seems to help against drafts. If the ground is sloping the skirts seem to flip out at the front.

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We tuck them under the groundsheet, but windy days do get underneath.

Have just ordered a bunch of eyelets and plan to punch these into the mud skirts, then try being Outies.

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Simple, our awning has two

, one folds in and the groundsheet goes on top, the other folds out.

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Johnnie Boy

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Out so when it rains the water runs away ... well thats my thoughts on it....

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I would suggest they fold inwards and then a groundsheet goes over the top. This helps to prevent the wind and creepy crawlies getting inside.

tango55

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I always fold the skirt inwards because the ladder straps then follow the same angle as the material which not only makes pegging out easier but makes the material more taught and secure. If you fold the skirt outwards then the ladder has to be pegged further away from the material which changes the angle so can make the material less secure in windy conditions.
I agree also with the post above regarding the groundsheet and creepy crawlies but we never use a groundsheet so makes no difference to us in relation to that but a good point Bob.

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Colin21

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We have only used the awning we have now once, and the skirts were in, mainly because of where the tie down points were. Our last porch awning had double skirts, so with that one it was in AND out.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mike3003 on 08/4/2018
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Sorry, sorry......I meant in, have just been going through some photos of our van on various sites, and we are definitely IN. That way rain water does not puddle on the skirts. 😀👍

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Johnnie Boy

08/4/2018 at 8:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by issym on 08/4/2018
Just been through loads of photos, and it seems we do both, sometimes at the same time.
We tend to go in and then put a breathable groundsheet down, it seems to help against drafts. If the ground is sloping the skirts seem to flip out at the front.

We seem to be a bit mixed also... having just checked a few photo's

Looks like I need to tidy around the edges ... or maybe it was a windy day when I took the pictures.

egbert

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Thanks for all your replies - although everyone seems to do it differently

Well, we have skirts in as usual but a new fitted awning carpet - which doesn't appear to go down well with skirts in . . . so will try it out next time.

tango55

09/4/2018 at 11:38am
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Quote: Originally posted by egbert on 09/4/2018
Thanks for all your replies - although everyone seems to do it differently

Well, we have skirts in as usual but a new fitted awning carpet - which doesn't appear to go down well with skirts in . . . so will try it out next time.

Okey-cokey!

Ray Clayton

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Depends on the design of the awning and frame.

No hard and fast rule across all makes.

Get a hose, and dowse a section, with it in, and then, out ... see which is most waterproof.

yotanka62

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In.... tucked under flooring so no wind and doggies can't get out!

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