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13/3/2022 at 8:01pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 13/3/2022
I think the OP wants to use the awning on a seasonal pitch so it will have to stand up to the entire season. With climate change bringing more frequent storms with high winds etc, will a 10 year old Isabella stand up to this.
"How long is piece of string", Navver. In all probability some brand-new awnings wouldn't stand up to what we have had lately. On the other hand, many much older ones might, who knows. It all depends on so many different factors, such as wind strength, wind direction, how well the awning is erected, etc. Our Trio full awning has stood up to some strong winds, and that could be anything from 5 years to 20 years old. We have had it 4 years and we bought it from a caravan breaker who had no idea how old it was. It came in with a caravan that he was dismantling for spares. He showed us it all laid out on the floor in his warehouse. It looked in good condition, we liked it so we bought it.
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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 13/3/2022
Worth checking with caravan breakers Katy. According to the one we bought our awning from, they often get them come in with scrap caravans. The one we have cost us £80, you can see it in my profile pictures. It's lovely and very strong. It's a Trio Sombrero and it's the second Trio awning we have bought, the other one being a porch that sadly wouldn't fit our current caravan without coming half way across a window, as the caravan layout is different to the one we bought it for.
We had an awning thrown in as an after thought when we bought a van. It had never been out of the bag - never used. After an hour of trying to get it erected, we gave up and listed it on ebay. Three days later we had £350 in our pockets. Which we used to buy a new telly and some other stuff.
A mate bought a pretty new caravan, and as he was about to drive it away, the dealer remembered there was an awning with it, but no poles, and 'did he want it?'. Obviously, he took it (as it was for nowt), and on calling the previous owner, got the poles as well. The owner just forgot to throw them in when he sold the van. So my mate got a bloody good £600 awning free of charge, just because it was too small for the previous owners new van.
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