Dave and Ginny
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- Jan 31, 2013
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We had a Ventura freestander a couple of years ago, it was the steel pole version and weighed a ton ! It still had to be fixed to the edge of the fiamma rail though, but was a drive away awning. We have a Movelite family, which is easier to put up, but I find is too wide for most pitches. We now just use a Khyam day shelter 200, enough space for the chairs etc. and a hell of a lot quicker to put up.In our search for an awning to overwinter in Spain with, I was having at look at these Freestander Awnings that do not require any fixing to the van. Has anyone got or had one and have any views or opinions on them?
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In our search for an awning to overwinter in Spain with
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Had this one for my Spanish winters and found it very good.
Sold it a few weeks ago. It's called a Valley Lodge, and it's by Outdoor revolution.
The trouble with the cheap ripstop type is they deteriorate in the sun.
This model was originally a Harrison and mine had Harrison labels in it.
A mate of mine had the original Harrison one that lasted over 15 years in the sun, so a good bit of kit.
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Looks a great set up, do you have a track fitted below the wind out? Also, our Hymer is a B544 with habitation door at rear, would you think this style of awning would fit over the doorway to step straight out into awning? Our door position looks to me as though it could be an issue with many awning types.
I see there are some on Fleabay.
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My door was at the rear Starline B640
I had a Velcro fixed J rail under the Roll out awning.
Sorry, you need to tell me more about this...was it a DIY job or an accessory?
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We took a Ventura Freestander to Spain two years running. It needed to have the tunnel part well secured to the van roof due to the Spanish winter winds, which meant throwing the ties over the roof or, usually, having to get up on to the roof to fix them securely. Even so, we had several nights of sleeplessness as the wind tried to carry it off. In wind, it flaps noisily against the van too.
It weighed a ton - 24kg for the canvas bit and 12/13kg or so for the steel poles. It was a bugger to erect and it became easier to do without it and finally we threw it in the bin.
In our search for an awning to overwinter in Spain with, I was having at look at these Freestander Awnings that do not require any fixing to the van.
Isn't that a tent?
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Is Freestander Awnings a brand or just what you call them? If the later you might find a larger choice using drive away awnings in your search.
No Freestander are a brand made by Ventura. This is one below.
This is an old thread by the way, in the end a very generous Funster gave us a Dorema Highlander Awning which is almost identical to the Ventura, except that it attaches to the Fiamma rail. We used it for almost five months in Benidorm and it was excellent.
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Lol and i was taking the mick just yesterday with somone not looking at a thread date. Doh! I keep looking at the drive away myself as i fancy one but my small self build is to small and its only a short lived van as i intend getting larger soon so buying an awning to fit may be a waste of money. I am honestly thinking of just taking a gazebo with me and hooking one side over the vans roof rack.
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