Thule/Fiamma canopy tie down straps

[royandsharont]

Does anyone know if it is safe to use Fiamma tie down straps, that hook into the awning rail channel on the front face, on a Thule canopy where the Thule ones fit on the top of the poles whilst the Thule channel is on the inside I believe? Change of canopy with new van
regards, Roy

 

[Apache632]

Roy they are not the same Fiamma won’t fit I’ve been down the same road

 

[AndyB57]

Does anyone know if it is safe to use Fiamma tie down straps, that hook into the awning rail channel on the front face, on a Thule canopy where the Thule ones fit on the top of the poles whilst the Thule channel is on the inside I believe? Change of canopy with new van
regards, Roy

i can’t answer your question directly Roy but when we swapped our van with a Fiamma awning for one with a Thule awning I decided to play safe and get the proper Thule tie-down straps which actually (I think) fit much more securely into the top of the legs.

 

[royandsharont]

Thanks for those replies, much appreciated. I’ll replace my old ones then

 

[Mr porky]

Thanks for those replies, much appreciated. I’ll replace my old ones then

Before you dispose of the old ones just check they can’t be adapted to have as extra ones for more peace of mind.
we have a piece of tatty climbers rope/string we found on a campsite we now utilise in the middle bit of the wind out awning.

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[Gellyneck]

Does anyone know if it is safe to use Fiamma tie down straps, that hook into the awning rail channel on the front face, on a Thule canopy where the Thule ones fit on the top of the poles whilst the Thule channel is on the inside I believe? Change of canopy with new van
regards, Roy

For the cost of around £20 I would suggest you get the pukka straps for your awning.

Thule Omnistor Tie Down Kit Straps

shop.caravanclub.co.uk

Maybe put your existing Fiamma straps on Classified to recoup a few of those pounds?

 

[MisterB]

over the weekend, i saw some awning tie down straps that fitted into the channel of a Thule awning fascia, they looked better than the ones that hook onto the legs of the Thule awning. Can anyone advise or point me to where i can buy some of those from please? Thanks

 

[peterc10]

I have Fiamma storm straps and the fitting can fit into the channel bead on the underside of my Thule awning. But the problem is that when the straps are tight on the springs it tends to start deforming the channel bead, which was aluminium. My solution was to buy a couple of "S" hooks and hook them through the slot at the top of each leg and then hook on the strap.

 

[pandas]

I have Fiamma storm straps and the fitting can fit into the channel bead on the underside of my Thule awning. But the problem is that when the straps are tight on the springs it tends to start deforming the channel bead, which was aluminium. My solution was to buy a couple of "S" hooks and hook them through the slot at the top of each leg and then hook on the strap.

Ditto

 

[David and Sally]

Interesting info. Thanks guys.

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[MisterB]

Thanks from me aswell. Will order a set with the hooks for the legs, as what you've both said makes perfect sense.

 

[peterc10]

Thanks from me aswell. Will order a set with the hooks for the legs, as what you've both said makes perfect sense.

You may have misunderstood my post. I already had Fiamma storm straps from my previous motorhome, but just bought some S hooks only to make them work with the Thule awning. They were about £1 for 5 from memory from a market stall. If you buy the Thule storm straps they will come with the fitting that fits more neatly to the top of the legs of the Thule awning.