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Personsusiejane
03/10/2018 at 7:03pm
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A friend had her Bailey Unicorn caravan on site for 6 month with a Kampa all weather air awning attached.
Now having removed the awning in preparation to moving the caravan, there are 4 distinct dents where the air awning 'bars' have been.
Both caravan and awning are new
Has anyone else had this problem?


Personalan29
04/10/2018 at 9:06am
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I would worry about having any sort of pole etc up against the side of the caravan on a long term pitch.
Thats why most people use traditional full awnings on seasonals - the only point of contact is the awning rails.


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Personbirdman101
04/10/2018 at 9:15am
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As above post if leaving up permanently for a length of time better to have the frame type awning and all pressure is then placed on the awning rail. We have an air awning for short stays as ease of errecting ,but seems pointless to have an air for long term as it is only being put up and down once.


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04/10/2018 at 12:58pm
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Quote: Originally posted by alan29 on 04/10/2018
I would worry about having any sort of pole etc up against the side of the caravan on a long term pitch.
Thats why most people use traditional full awnings on seasonals - the only point of contact is the awning rails.

That's not quite accurate about the only contact points being the awning rail. I mean the poles for the awning have to attached somewhere, and on my current awning you slide pads onto the awning rail. but these pads still press against the wall of the caravan.

I agree that these pads "should" cause no damage, but they are still a contact point, and possibly in extreme weather they could cause dents.


Personshaggy2000
04/10/2018 at 1:00pm
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Quote: Originally posted by susiejane on 03/10/2018
A friend had her Bailey Unicorn caravan on site for 6 month with a Kampa all weather air awning attached.
Now having removed the awning in preparation to moving the caravan, there are 4 distinct dents where the air awning 'bars' have been.
Both caravan and awning are new
Has anyone else had this problem?

Without knowing they type of air awning I cant really comment, but if you're talking about the poles that press against the caravan to keep a good seal around the awning, then usually you are given foam pads that go between the caravan and the poles. If the foam pads were used I would be very surprised they caused the dents.


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Personsusiejane
06/10/2018 at 2:25pm
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It wasn't poles that are designed to keep the side of the awning against the wall of the caravan, it was the 'air poles' that fit just under the awning rail that made the dents
Sorry, I didn't explain that very well in the first posting


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06/10/2018 at 9:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by susiejane on 06/10/2018
It wasn't poles that are designed to keep the side of the awning against the wall of the caravan, it was the 'air poles' that fit just under the awning rail that made the dents
Sorry, I didn't explain that very well in the first posting


Yes you did, I understood what you meant



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PersonRob and Tina
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There are 4 season porch awnings with a freestanding frame which can be erected without the need for attachments to the caravan (apart from the canvas). If I remember rightly didn't Kampa bring out something like foam pads to put between the roof air beams and the side of the van (maybe an extra).

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PersonBramidan
07/10/2018 at 3:38pm
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Are these awnings meant to be permanent?
The same could be said for a caravan, aren't they meant to be tourers?
Are you expecting too much?


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07/10/2018 at 9:10pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bramidan on 07/10/2018
Are these awnings meant to be permanent?
The same could be said for a caravan, aren't they meant to be tourers?
Are you expecting too much?


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PersonSamP
08/10/2018 at 1:08am
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Quote: Originally posted by Bramidan on 07/10/2018
Are these awnings meant to be permanent?
The same could be said for a caravan, aren't they meant to be tourers?
Are you expecting too much?



I wouldn't expect an air awning to make dents in the side of the van - even it it has been there for a while.

Until I read this thread I would have suggested that air awnings have a distinct advantage over the pole version in this regard.

We have a (pole-type Kampa Rally Pro) porch awning, & we took it down for a few days when the storms were forecast last month.
The pointy ends of the roof poles seemed like a real threat to the van's sides.

I wouldn't have had the same worry about an air awning.

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