If you re new to using them though you may need a little help in erecting one.
Caravan awning erecting.
What are the drawbacks of pole type caravan awnings.
Before buying a porch awning check the distance between the caravan door.
It is essentially the same as erecting a full size awning with.
Take a line vertically from the edge of your caravan and peg in position and this will regulate the distance to the tubes at the front of the air awning.
However it is worth noting with properly labelled colour coded poles the process will go a lot more smoothly.
Having sprayed the channel with a silicone lubricant insert the skirt in the channel along the bottom of the caravan and peg it in position.
Practice make perfect so you ll just have to enjoy lots of caravanning trips to get the erecting of your caravan awning down to a fine art.
It may need to be moved afterwards but that won t be difficult so don t worry too much about accuracy.
Erecting a porch awning is basically the same as erecting a full awning except that the side vertical canvases do not fit into the awning channel.
How to erect a caravan porch awning.
Remember the first time will be the trickiest so do not despair.
If the awning channel is badly damaged a caravan dealer can replace the complete strip.
Choosing a caravan cover caravan awnings.
Putting up your awning.
The multi position pegging points allow flexibility.
Peg it at the corners to hold it in place while you erect the the awning.
A porch awning is the perfect way to add a little space to your caravan setup particularly if you don t have space the budget or inclination for a full awning.
Instead they are attached to the awning frame s two rear vertical poles.
Hence this one of the main reasons our guests have told me they changed from a pole to an air awning.
Caravan and pull the air awning towards and under the caravan to create a seal between the caravan and the air awning.
Here s our quick guide to erecting it properly.
The complexity of erecting a pole awning is definitely a drawback to some people.