awning position

new2caravaning · Member

awning position

Cupie · Guru

I understand you to be asking about the annex track that runs along the length of the awning roller.

On mine it is 'vertical' ie. on the bottom of the roller when the awning is fully extended. It is held in that position by the annex poles that slide into top pockets of the annex end sections & clip into brackets on the van wall and then extend out to fit into holes drilled into the ends of the awning roller.

I hope that that makes sense.

snap1946 · Senior Member

i think they say at 9 oclock on mine

Dickodownunder · Guru

Hi New2caravanning,

Here is a video that I have found helpful in explaining where the track should be.

youtu.be/bF48r19gW0E

I hope this is the type of awning to which you are referring, most roll outs are fairly similar.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

About 100mm higher than the tallest person . Depending on wind, privacy .

Cupie · Guru

Well there you go.

If you believe the guy in the video, the person who made & installed my Kakadu annex 20 years ago got it wrong.

Funny that. It has worked well for me for all that time.

I'll see if I have any literature on the topic.

NeilandRaine · Guru

I make sure the awning runs over the tube(?) making sure there is no trough for water to collect. This usually leaves the track at 3 o'clock

Dickodownunder · Guru

Cupie wrote:
Well there you go.
If you believe the guy in the video, the person who made & installed my Kakadu annex 20 years ago got it wrong.

Funny that. It has worked well for me for all that time.

I'll see if I have any literature on the topic.

Hi Cupie,

I just googled the Kakadu set up video for their original annexe and it certainly appears that they roll the awning out to the end which through normal practice places the wall groove on the bottom.

I see the poles being fitted for the end walls and that determines the position of the roller.

I have had two vans with roll out awnings and on both of them when the roll out barrel is extended fully then water leaks through the stitching where the rope is stitched in at the position where the awning fabric slides into the barrel.

Rolling the awning out fully in my case causes the area along the barrel to act like a gutter and water will run to the lowest end as well as leak at the stitching.

If the awning is rolled out to the position for the wall being at 3 o'clock then the rain water runs over the edge of the roller and onto the ground and no water drips through the stitching and into the annexe area because the stitching is on top of the barrel roller.

During the start of the video the narrator makes mention of them using Anti Flap Bars in some of their annexe systems and if using these then the awning would have to be rolled so that the wall groove is at the 3 o'clock positon otherwise the awning fabric is stretched down when the AFK bars are clamped the the awning material.

I hope that you might understand my description..

Kakadu video here; https://vimeo.com/77212451

-- Edited by Dickodownunder on Monday 23rd of April 2018 02:34:17 PM

Cupie · Guru

D DU ....

Thanks for the link & your description. This was not available when I got mine.

It looks like I've been doing it right all these years, just from memory of what the installer told me.

I of course have the old type of sides that use the eyelets. Not as easy to install as when new. Over time the awning stretches. Probably my fault where I failed to put enough drop in the roof/awning to allow water to run off & the extreme weight of the pooling stretched the fabric. Consequently the annex wall fittings don't line up too well with the awning eyelets. A bit of swearing fixes that though.

I always put the wall poles in a bit of a hole to fix them in position. If they come out of the spigot holes they may puncture the awning. I also use rubber bands (made from inner tubes) to hold the bottoms down. Stops the eyelets wearing through the fabric as the wall flexes.

Mine doesn't leak. Just lucky I suppose.