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I think viewing caravan awnings in the rain is an excellent idea. Any drips will be apparent. I’m with you on the false ceiling. I think it would be functional and collect condensation, even if the awning itself is watertight. And it was attractive, less army and more homey.

Hi it’s our first season as Wardens we have purchased a Dometic all season air awning it’s very heavy and strong, I was advised that a good quality air awning is better in high winds as it’s a little more flexible and I must say we are just below Snowdonia mountains and it has been extremely windy and the awning is a solid as the first day we put it up, I bought it second hand it was only used once it looks like new and I saved £700 a bargain I think 😁

Very useful information Kat! Great place! 😊

Air awnings tend to be heavier to put up, because you are threading the awning and poles / beams in one go, but once threaded they are easier to finish off, just pump up and peg.

Great video..The black poles are carbon fibre, the metal ones aren't steel; they are aluminium ..

They’ll be carbon fibre poles or similar, usually extra but not suitable for seasonal pitches. For a seasonal pitch steel is the the real deal. Pay the little bit extra for thicker poles if you can, Dorema for example do optional 28mm steel poles as opposed to 25mm for a small additional cost

We had a Kampa (now Dometic) Air 390, then replaced it with a Kampa (now Dometic) Air Pro 400. The difference being the Pro has a stronger, thicker fabric. To be fair, the latest one is coming to its end after about 5 years' use for weekends and Temporary Holiday Site (THS) meets. The original awning was used in all weather conditions including, memorably, what seemed like a hurricane with winds my BBC Weather App said were 61mph. Mercifully the App told me the wind would die down at 5pm and it did! It was like God had flicked a switch! Everyone else took down their awnings and crowded into ours. The air frame just bent inwards on the big gusts, but then moved back out again. Had there been metal poles, they would have bent and stayed bent! The more recent 400 awning has been used at a long THS - put up at the start of the meet and taken down at the end - the longest being perhaps 4 weeks in total. No problems despite, in that time, facing sun/rain/fog/strong winds. No need to top up the airframe in thst time - though, if we had we use a 12v pump which plugs into the car, and pumps the frame up to 9PSI. We can't imagine going back to metal frames. Once - a few decades ago - we had a metal frame German (expensive ) full caravan awning and a freak strong wind blew up without any warning as if it was a "twister". It damaged a few tents & awnings yet lasted maybe a minute or less. Our metal-framed awing was ripped out of the ground, leaving most of the pegs still in the ground, and the whole awning ripped as it was flung over the roof from one side of the caravan to the other. We threw the bent poles amd the rippef fabric awning away. My young son was in the awning when it happened but was unscathed though surprised! The poles were flung like a sling shot over the caravan, over another van in another row behind ours. Some of the poles were stuck into the ground, like a javelin, 30 yards or so away. If they had hit rhe van behind ours, the poles would have gone through the sides! Air awnings don't do that...! Good video. Thanks. 20:23

Our Isabella awning stood up in all of those five storms 60 mph winds.

We have an Isabella porch awning Kat, the poles are carbon and very light and strong, I think the seasonal poles are called mega and are steel heavy but very strong, oops just got to the end of the vlog you got it covered. Brilliant information 👍

Interesting Video Kat x

Would you recommend living in a caravan? I’m 20, have enough money to buy one, I’m having trouble with my family now and I think it’s best I move out. I’ve always loved the idea of caravans and living in one and think it would be more enjoyable than an apartment. What are some actives you can get up to day to day without a car to travel by? I’ll be on my own too not with others

Loved the video format as well. Great editing! 👏🏻

Not everyone has a seasonal pitch. There are plenty of us who tour too.

loved the video-very useful!

Those liners hide the air beams,we have never wanted an air awning, you have to let air out when its hot and blow them back up when its cold seen them pop in the hot weather.