My best tip is mark where the wheels were before you drove away with a couple of tent pegs. That way when you come back you can get in the exact same spot making it easier to reconnect.
Can anyone recommend a Driveaway Awning
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Thankyou for your answers, look forward to my van being converted now 1st week of April
I Mark my van out with tent pegs and a string line once its all set up ,then drive back in the box on return .sometimes slacken the front guyed lines on the awning ,this helps to connect back up .
do vango do any side on 90 degree awnings (except the galli?)
I think they only do the Galli and the Galli compact.
Full range of Vango driveways here:- Vango AirAway Inflatable Drive Away Awnings - Vango
as above....
Very easy to put up ...pump behaving but have now mastered this dark art!!
Have the footprint and indoor carpet ... bought as part of a deal ...end of show special!
My son assures that me that it is very easy to drive away and back up to but I am yet to try!
Its great for storing chairs/bbq etc and sipping G&Ts if a touch windy outside.
We often attach to a pull out Fiamma awning (if not too windy) so it stands away from van giving
oodles of personal space.
Well, I found an awning and thanks again to everyone who posted on here which made the choice much easier. I went to have a mooch around Glossop Awnings and have ended up with the Outdoor Revolution Movelite T2, 2016 edition, which was on display. Bought it for 320 quid with a ground sheet thrown in. It certainly seems like a bargain and looks a nice size for the two of us. Also like the fact that it fits snugly inside a bag which doesn’t look as if its going to take up all the space inside the van. From what I gather, the 2017 and 2018 Movelites don’t have any features which justify the price hike but some people like to go for the latest models, hey ho. If anyone can reassure me that I’ve bagged a bargain, that would be fab
Hi Paul, not very technical I’m afraid so can’t answer the question - we were given a strip (thrown in) which will be used when we drive away. Glossop had a bigger Movelite on display so guessing that was the T4 - nows the time to buy the earlier versions as they are making room for the newer ones - best going for a look, speak to Dominic, he’s always been helpful to us
@Debra - seems like a bargain. Agree with not paying for the subtle changes of latest models but one thing I’m not sure of is whether the 2016 model came in the “low line” variant, specifically aimed at T6 sized vans, or not? Drive away awnings are still relatively new and until a couple of years ago a lot (most?) were in a one size fits all style. Either way, it will still work but may make it a bit harder to get the tunnel section taught.
Hi @paul600rr if you take a look back at the piccies I stuck up earlier in the thread mine is a Movelite T4. You don’t have to have the awning channel. It does come with straps that stretch over the roof and peg down into the ground on the other side. It is functional, but personally not for me as I don’t like the thought of what those straps will do to the paintwork when vibrated by the wind.
@Debra
Well done. - sounds like a good bargain.
We are very pleased with ours and it looks good when set up in the sunshine.
With all the trappings ie - footprint, carpet, pegs, straps, pump, inner tent - it does take up
some room in the van but its worth it.
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