- Feb 24, 2013
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- Hymer S800
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- not long enough
Morning all (edit by the time I had finished typing it was well into the afternoon, so afternoon all)
Several things to ask about / for us to think about and chose
Our Hymer is champagne colour and has a wind out awning bolted on
I don't know if they are not available in champagne but ours is silver, not that bad but would look much nicer with a colour match
It is also IMO oversized, being a demo I think the dealer just did it for show, the carcase length is 5500mm with the canvas length being slightly shorter
We have a blow up Kampa air, one of the three section XL taller and wider (and heavier) this has slightly bent or possibly simply aggravated a natural bow on such a long awning
The Kampa fits into the awning bead which means the awning has to be partly extended to expose the bead and get it low enough to reach, again probably aggravating the weight issue. That channel is made from aluminium and no thought can have been given to passing a canvas covered bead into it, the sharp edges have ripped the beading cover really badly, making it hard to get in now and needing repair
The Omnistor has never gone away fully since we got it, initially there was a problem with the canvas being slightly twisted sorted by @Terry at our first meeting of the great man
So, (specially for @wigster ) I now have several choices decisions
get the awning serviced and sorted, maybe at the same time get it sprayed, but we would still have a very long awning that could distort again and the aluminium bead would not change although we might get it filed smooth
or change the awning
then comes a new series of questions
the current awning is attached to a rail that is in turn attached to the MH, are they universal? am I committed to an Omnistor awning without changing the rail?
that rail is about 5m long, would it look wrong and maybe unsightly to have some exposed length if I fitted a shorter awning
Can you get champagne coloured awnings without having a special paint job (not out of the question)
What about a powered awning, I really fancy that idea, then do you go for a DC or AC option, if AC not sure if they cant be used without mains or you just have to wind it
Probably far too many questions, but any input would be gratefully read
Several things to ask about / for us to think about and chose
Our Hymer is champagne colour and has a wind out awning bolted on
I don't know if they are not available in champagne but ours is silver, not that bad but would look much nicer with a colour match
It is also IMO oversized, being a demo I think the dealer just did it for show, the carcase length is 5500mm with the canvas length being slightly shorter
We have a blow up Kampa air, one of the three section XL taller and wider (and heavier) this has slightly bent or possibly simply aggravated a natural bow on such a long awning
The Kampa fits into the awning bead which means the awning has to be partly extended to expose the bead and get it low enough to reach, again probably aggravating the weight issue. That channel is made from aluminium and no thought can have been given to passing a canvas covered bead into it, the sharp edges have ripped the beading cover really badly, making it hard to get in now and needing repair
The Omnistor has never gone away fully since we got it, initially there was a problem with the canvas being slightly twisted sorted by @Terry at our first meeting of the great man
So, (specially for @wigster ) I now have several choices decisions
get the awning serviced and sorted, maybe at the same time get it sprayed, but we would still have a very long awning that could distort again and the aluminium bead would not change although we might get it filed smooth
or change the awning
then comes a new series of questions
the current awning is attached to a rail that is in turn attached to the MH, are they universal? am I committed to an Omnistor awning without changing the rail?
that rail is about 5m long, would it look wrong and maybe unsightly to have some exposed length if I fitted a shorter awning
Can you get champagne coloured awnings without having a special paint job (not out of the question)
What about a powered awning, I really fancy that idea, then do you go for a DC or AC option, if AC not sure if they cant be used without mains or you just have to wind it
Probably far too many questions, but any input would be gratefully read
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