Any tips on wheel arch draughts

[CrewOVtwo]

Our Bailey Cadiz doesn't seem to have any way to clip a draught excluder on. Does anyone have any tips they can share?
Thanks 😊

 

[birdman101]

I use limpets on our Swift wheel arch

 

[GUMPY]

Our wheel cover used things like THIS

 

[birdman101]

Yes the same as us as they are limpets

Our wheel cover used things like THIS

 

[woodsieboy]

 

[Mr Plodd]

If it's anything like my 2019 Phoenix there is a length of flexible "C" channel running around the top of the arch (you need to look closely to realise what ut is) Bailey (Prima) selling a shaped excluder specifically designed to thread through it, at a silly price of course!
I use some suction cups.

 

[M.worsley1969]

Totally correct Mr Plod. Our Alicanto Grande Faro has the same channel and Prima leisure supplied my wheel arch cover. Not the cheapest and a bit fiddly but really does the job well. Attached photos of mine

 

[Mel]

We have got one that is rigid, white, made of corrugated plastic and you Velcro it to the wheel. Came with figure if 8 tubing to put the awning skirt across it. You can fold it in half to store. Expensive for what it was.
Cannot for the life of me remember the name of the company but think it started with “J” or even “Jay” but could be confabulating that bit.

Edit. Not completely lost it yet. Jain Designs Draught Stoppa. You could probably make one yourself but have to say we have had ours for years and it does a good job

Jaid Designs – Caravan awning draught stoppa

Mel

 

[woodsieboy]

 

[woodsieboy]

This is our cover, had to resize the file to load it, but it now shows what is behind #5, bottom rail twists through 90 degrees to fit into wheel arch held in place with 2 awning pegs through the holes

 

[M.worsley1969]

On a totally different note regarding kampa limpets. How many people on here are pi##ed of with the plastic threads snapping when literally finger tight? I love these Chinese (almost identical type) of ebay, about a tenner for a dozen. Initially sceptical so bought a couple of boxes to be safe but not one has snapped and hold the awning tighter than you can ever imagine.

 

[Buckman]

We bought the Isabella wheel arch cover. It fits perfectly and looks very neat. There are alternatives. See

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2O1hgeJr0

 

[JTQ]

I roll up the awning pole bag and "stuff" this into the void of the wheel arch behind the cosmetic wheel arch cover.
Seals the draught able to get in via this route and stores getting the bag out of the way, all in one. Plus when taking down the awning the bag is readily to hand exactly where it's needed. Our Isabella pole bag is the non fabric woven plastic type, as was standard with our 2002 Magnum.

 

[Mr Plodd]

This seems a handy bit if kit from Amazon..

 

[Beachball]

+1 Kampa Dometic single wheel arch cover for our caravan we thought it was great .

 

[Mel]

It is worth checking which way the habitation door opens and if it covers any part of the wheel when open.
On one van we had the habitation door opened towards the wheel and the wheel cover we were using was held on by a suction cup and hook supplied with the awning. This then caught on the door and was too proud of the body work to allow the door to catch. Think this was why we ditched that method and bought the Draughty Stoppa.
Mel

 

[IanB1485]

I attached two press studs ( stainless steel snap fasteners) to the side of the caravan and three more to a short piece of grass skirt which came with the awning grass skirt but had no provision for it to fit anywhere. The result is the wheel is covered and this short piece attaches to main grass skirt which runs the length of the caravan.Isabella also do one where you fit a short rail above the wheel arch spat and attach the draft skirt to it , looks neat.

 

[GUMPY]

This seems a handy bit if kit from Amazon..

View attachment 8678

That's what I have, good piece of kit 🤫

 

[Buckman]

I attached two press studs ( stainless steel snap fasteners) to the side of the caravan and three more to a short piece of grass skirt which came with the awning grass skirt but had no provision for it to fit anywhere. The result is the wheel is covered and this short piece attaches to main grass skirt which runs the length of the caravan.Isabella also do one where you fit a short rail above the wheel arch spat and attach the draft skirt to it , looks neat.

Was the skirt made in Hawaii? 😀 😀