Is that Camping Peña Montañesa?Moved on to Ainsa approaching the Pyrenees.
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If so, we liked that site. Nice bar and pool area. Ainsa is quite a nice town too.
Is that Camping Peña Montañesa?Moved on to Ainsa approaching the Pyrenees.
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@Ayjay@EAN.
Footprints - Like a lot on here, we were tenters for decades before getting the van and awning(s) and have always used a medium weight woven plastic tarp as a footprint (sorry can't remember the actual GSM). I've found them generally tougher, more waterproof and cheaper than your average OEM footprint. It tends to be a bit bulkier and heavier than the OEM versions but that doesn't matter much to me. Indeed, we were given a Vango Kela footprint FOC when we bought our Kela (obvs!) but I don't think we've ever use it as I already had a suitable tarp which was easy to cut to shape.
Fly Mesh - I might have misunderstood but we've owned loads of tents in our time as well as the current Vango awning and two modern Vango tents and I don't remember any of them ever having the insect mesh on the outside!
Now you know you can cope in foul weather and what mods you’d like to make to your awning. Sounds to me that it was a worthwhile weekend and that you made the best of itLong weekend at Lancing, between Shoreham and Worthing at The Barn Caravan Park.
Walked into Shoreham on Friday and Worthing on Sunday whilst it was dry.
It rained non stop on the Saturday, so was a good test of my Vango Agora awning:
I found that:
1) Water tended to run down the porch tunnel, collect and then periodically dump itself right over the front tunnel door, which just happened to be the one we were using. Every time we had to open it, we got a free shower!!
2) The awning, IMHO, needs more pegging points around each of the larger doors when the weather is bad. I used these tarpaulin clips to peg down better.
3) I’ve decided I’m not a fan of being able to flatten the entry thresholds of the main doors. They end up being too floppy when toggled up, which is a weak point when it’s p***ing it down and your trying to keep the outer door flaps secured underneath the integral groundsheet.
4) Very pleased we purchased the “footprint” which kept the main awning pretty clean. We were on a grass pitch and the “footprint” was absolutely caked in mud when we packed away. The ground underneath the awning was absolutely saturated.
5) The fly mesh being on the outside of the clear windows meant as soon as they got wet it stuck to the windows and reduced visibility. I would have thought that the mesh being on the inside would have been a better idea but there must be a reason they do it the other way????
6) My wife only tripped up over the high visibility guide ropes once!! And I missed it!!!
I also split the EHU for the first time: Fed it into the awning, used a splitter, then fed a short lead out to the van EHU point and used a mobile power unit in the awning:
Worked well for us, and better than trailing a mains extension reel out from the van; safer too.
It is indeed. The site is nice and quiet and all its facilities are open. We are exploring Ainsa today.Is that Camping Peña Montañesa?
If so, we liked that site. Nice bar and pool area. Ainsa is quite a nice town too.
@JOG We are fairly new to this; but every day is a learning day. We always write down a list of things that we liked and things that we didn’t, what works for us and what doesn’t etc.. so we can look to make the next trip away better.Now you know you can cope in foul weather and what mods you’d like to make to your awning. Sounds to me that it was a worthwhile weekend and that you made the best of it
If you do, make sure you play with the booking system as depending on how your vehicle is registered the price changes. For example my Shuttle is more expensive than the same Caravelle. You can manually select the vehicle instead of using registration search and THEN add the reg at the end of the process. It doesnt cross validateI will be crossing the Channel in the middle of June .
Who knows, I might choose Eurotunnel.
I'll have to investigate this as the price between a shuttle and caravelle in the quote we just did had no difference... Perhaps I need to play more with the settings.If you do, make sure you play with the booking system as depending on how your vehicle is registered the price changes. For example my Shuttle is more expensive than the same Caravelle. You can manually select the vehicle instead of using registration search and THEN add the reg at the end of the process. It doesnt cross validate
possibly, you cannot select Shuttle from the options when you go manual, or at least I dont get that option. From memory playing around with California and all the other variables a Caravelle came out the cheapest.I'll have to investigate this as the price between a shuttle and caravelle in the quote we just did had no difference... Perhaps I need to play more with the settings.
If you do, make sure you play with the booking system as depending on how your vehicle is registered the price changes. For example my Shuttle is more expensive than the same Caravelle. You can manually select the vehicle instead of using registration search and THEN add the reg at the end of the process. It doesnt cross validate
Gorgeous car, but the chitchat with the owner would bore me shitless.After yesterdays watching form above I was travelling.
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You’ve gotta love a passionate owner prepared to talk and explain that it’s a 275 with updated exhausts and upgraded wheels and brakes and a few other things.
I suppose the Ferrari owner loved hearing about the sound deadening, types of wall carpets and 3D printed cubby hole flaps that the forumites here cream their pants about.Gorgeous car, but the chitchat with the owner would bore me shitless.
It was the talk of a diesel heater that finally pushed him over the top!I suppose the Ferrari owner loved hearing about the sound deadening, types of wall carpets and 3D printed cubby hole flaps that the forumites here cream their pants about.