Hi,
I've done a fair bit of research into drive away Awnings - including going to the CCM show at the NEC to view. Vango Galli stood out - was also considering Outdoor Revolution T4 or T5, Travelpod Touring Air.
Setup is SWB Camper (sadly LWB too long for drive), family of 2 Adults, 2 Children plus 1 Dog. We do 1 week and 2 week breaks - hence Galli purchased as it offers good size - i.e. if it's raining we can all sit in the tent in relative comfort.
Good deal was negotiated with Glossop Caravans at NEC - they cancelled on me last week as took too many orders!!! Anyway, sourced from elsewhere.
It arrived yesterday - I'd noted the packed size dimensions in my research but even so it's huge! Much bigger packed than I expected... I shall not repeat the Mrs words, along the lines of "I told you so"... With everything else (suitcases, chairs, cookers, sleeping bags etc) really concerned we wont have enough space...
So ideal is: Still good sized awning for family, ideally runs parallel to Camper (i.e. front entrance), fixed groundsheet, key of course is the smaller the size packed the better. I'm not asking much am I!! Of course I'll need to compromise - I just wondered if people could offer their opinions on what they've got and might suit my needs...
Now looking at standard tents that have more compact packed size. Concern is lose flexibility a drive away offer, plus pitch sizes seem to be getting smaller - a standard tent means you need to allow for tent width, guide ropes and then van parked next to tent, so you end up with a fair bit wider setup...
Thanks all
I've done a fair bit of research into drive away Awnings - including going to the CCM show at the NEC to view. Vango Galli stood out - was also considering Outdoor Revolution T4 or T5, Travelpod Touring Air.
Setup is SWB Camper (sadly LWB too long for drive), family of 2 Adults, 2 Children plus 1 Dog. We do 1 week and 2 week breaks - hence Galli purchased as it offers good size - i.e. if it's raining we can all sit in the tent in relative comfort.
Good deal was negotiated with Glossop Caravans at NEC - they cancelled on me last week as took too many orders!!! Anyway, sourced from elsewhere.
It arrived yesterday - I'd noted the packed size dimensions in my research but even so it's huge! Much bigger packed than I expected... I shall not repeat the Mrs words, along the lines of "I told you so"... With everything else (suitcases, chairs, cookers, sleeping bags etc) really concerned we wont have enough space...
So ideal is: Still good sized awning for family, ideally runs parallel to Camper (i.e. front entrance), fixed groundsheet, key of course is the smaller the size packed the better. I'm not asking much am I!! Of course I'll need to compromise - I just wondered if people could offer their opinions on what they've got and might suit my needs...
Now looking at standard tents that have more compact packed size. Concern is lose flexibility a drive away offer, plus pitch sizes seem to be getting smaller - a standard tent means you need to allow for tent width, guide ropes and then van parked next to tent, so you end up with a fair bit wider setup...
Thanks all
. Top quality but compromise is size and weight - main tent weighs 37kg with a pack size much bigger than the Vango airbeams we have but, even worse, if we pack all of the additional awnings, etc., we have for it you more than double the size of the pack and weight.
