They don’t have sides. I meant you could drop it down like in the pic below. Or drop the front half by putting poles in the eyelets half way down each side.
Best Tarp / Sun-Canopy / Rail-Sail for the Van?
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The Debus is better , the stitches is never taught it flaps about too much for me .
for the money they are to beat easy up and down .
for the money they are to beat easy up and down .
Another here for the Debus canopy. The dark grey has orange guy ropes which look neat. 
Has anybody tried the new and smaller Stitches + Steel Awning One.
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Looks to be a very flexible alternative to the Debus.
Van Awning One
Van Awning One is us unpacking all we've learnt at STITCHES + STEEL selling thousands of awnings over a half-decade, applying that learning into one, very simple, innovative product is what the VA1 is all about. Size; Van awning one is just the right size. You can fit four people under it with...
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Looks to be a very flexible alternative to the Debus.
Looks a bit small to me, 1.5M x 2.5M, you get 2 funky poles, max height 3M and 2 pegs. Debus is 2.4m widening to 2.9 x 3M with 3 poles max height 2.3M and a bag of pegs.
I think I still prefer the debus as the added size makes it much more flexible but the S+S poles sound really good, that extra height will really help maintain the fall in different config. I just bought a new set of black debus poles for mine too, wish I’d looked at S+S first!
I think I still prefer the debus as the added size makes it much more flexible but the S+S poles sound really good, that extra height will really help maintain the fall in different config. I just bought a new set of black debus poles for mine too, wish I’d looked at S+S first!
I have that as well and carry both. Horses for courses!
Well I had to watch the Video after that.... WTF!! What a complete waste of time 1.22 and only max 5 seconds of the Awning and even then it doesn't show you any features.
They need to change their marketing company.Might buy the awning though, only because of recommends on here.
Another vote for the Debus awning here, I bought it in anthracite grey so it's not too different from the Indium Grey van and the nicely finished black poles give you lots of arrangement options, as many as the stitches and steel awning which I also considered! Hope this helps.
had the Debus for 5 year s or so we have had other awnings,but keep coming back to this ,so simple to get up and down
Some of the labelling on my Debus sunshade bears the Vango logo and the repair kit supplied with it is also labelled Vango, so it looks like they are one and the same product and are made in the same Bangladesh factory.
.... and ordered a Debus today.
Has anyone got / used an Easy Camp Flex Canopy? See: Easy Camp Flex Canopy - buy online here
Intuitively this looks like a good idea - the crossed poles to give a bit of tension and make it a bit more like an umbrella than a paddling pool, but are those poles just going to bang against the van in the wind? We're more often wanting a bit of shelter getting in and out of the van in the rain than wanting a massive canopy for shade so (relatively) small and un-flappy would be our main criteria
Haven't put a rail on the side of my van yet (have a pop-top so can't use the gutter rail) and I'm thinking of using sikoflex only, so also a bit wary about attaching a huge sail to the side of the van...
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Intuitively this looks like a good idea - the crossed poles to give a bit of tension and make it a bit more like an umbrella than a paddling pool, but are those poles just going to bang against the van in the wind? We're more often wanting a bit of shelter getting in and out of the van in the rain than wanting a massive canopy for shade so (relatively) small and un-flappy would be our main criteria
Haven't put a rail on the side of my van yet (have a pop-top so can't use the gutter rail) and I'm thinking of using sikoflex only, so also a bit wary about attaching a huge sail to the side of the van...
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Hello,
We have an inflatable awning and love it.
But would also like something that we could erect/take down quickly to give a bit of sun shelter.
I don't want a wind out awning.
So does anyone make a tarp/pole set-up that can be slotted into the rail and bundled away into a small bag after use?
CB
We have an inflatable awning and love it.
But would also like something that we could erect/take down quickly to give a bit of sun shelter.
I don't want a wind out awning.
So does anyone make a tarp/pole set-up that can be slotted into the rail and bundled away into a small bag after use?
CB
