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PersonJarvoJarvo
16/10/2020 at 8:42am
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hi , we've not been able to take the awning down a day early due to torrential rain. Any tips on what to do, we don't have a garage at home to dry it. I've heard people travelling back with the awning in the shower? Do we pack it up? Also we have some Isabella cleaner, is this best to use when it is dry! thanks everyone.


Personmarg6
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when you take the awning down take it down in sections by unzipping them and fold so the outside (wet bit) stays in the middle, this stops the water running everywhere (put in bin bags whilst wet and across the axle like you would normally do to keep your weights right), once home remove, and then you can open it out across your washing line in sections and leave to hang until completely dry, this may be a problem tho as we arent due any decent length of time to fully dry stuff so you may just have to spread it around inside the house.

the best cleaner to use is just simple plain water and a soft brush!


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PersonOctavia4x4
16/10/2020 at 10:30am
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Have had the same problem, rained all day so packed it up at 6.00am then next morning in a heavy thunderstorm, then had a 600 mile drive home from Germany with a overnight stop before the ferry. We just folded it up put it in the bags then put some plastic sheet on the caravan carpet, wet awning went on that to keep the noseweight OK. When we got home just hung it over the washing line until it dried, the side panels had been taken out, the fabric is woven Acrylic and have never had any problems, just washed any mud off with clean water. Good water proofs and wellies also make it easy to pack up.

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PersonMick S.
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If possible, its always best to strip it down the day before. If you cant, and it gets wet, you just have to hang it somewhere at home and wait for it to dry.


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Yep, pack it away as loose as you can, plonking it in the shower during transit seems a good idea as long as the weight distribution doesn't suffer. When home get it out and aired/dried as soon as you can to prevent any mould growth. Being an Isabella, it may well be acrylic or some such coated fabric so better still. If you can unzip the panels out and hang them up to dry on the line, so much the better, the remaining roof etc then shouldn't be too heavy to manipulate whilst it dries.

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Personnavver
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If you cant dry it outdoors you can simply fluff it up in the bath or even on the floor. Keep moving it around every couple of hours and it will soon dry.


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All good stuff, splitting it into parts and putting these in bin liners to transport it home without too many puddles.

Unless a very old Isabella the fabric itself will not be "sodden".
Therefore, once home the initial dripping off might be needed to be done in a bath,shower or ideally outside on a line.
After that the fabric will not be that wet such that it can be draped over chairs etc in say a conservatory, without everything getting drenched. At a push you could use the caravan itself as the airing chamber.
The areas of concern are of lingering damp in the stitching and seams, so give it a day or so after it appears dry to really get these critical bits well aired.


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We carry a Karcher window cleaner with us and try to get most of the moisture off before taking down, obviously not much good if it’s raining, but otherwise it works well



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