Dorema Awning Frame Advice - Aluminium Quick System v's Fibre...

[truckin73]

Any advice good or bad on Dorema Awning frames aluminium quick system frame and fibre tech framing. Not sure what to go for when I make purchase.

Thanks

 

[Conquerorman]

Hi, were now on our third Dorema awning with the easy to erect alloy frame. We have had no problems at all and it is so simple and quick to erect.

 

[DeliDave]

we have Dorema and had a few of the plastic clamps break keep intending to get some one day apart from that have been fine,got porch and main awning

 

[chrisn7]

We have a Dorema porch awning with alloy frame. The latter is IMHO unsatisfactory for 3 reasons

-the 'quick' system is not intuitive to assemble, as the frame sections are not symmetrical - but this may be just for the porch versions.

-as the alloy loses its newness, its gets a bit'gritty' where you have to slide the joints to tension the awning. This makes it hard work

-the plastic clamps are not fixed to one pole. This means they sometimes come off with wrong bit when you take them apart, or its not postioned correctly when you tighten it up.

Our full awning by contrast, although another make, has the fibre glass type frame, and is very easy to live with. Personally I would avoid the alloy frame.

 

[DeliDave]

we had to mark each pole corner with colored tape and have thought of taping the clamps to right pole.We got 28mm pipe insulation and cut it to the right length so we start off with the frame set about right for the porch awning.

 

[chrisn7]

David

I too use tape now to identify linked sections.How do you use the pipe insulation?

 

[DeliDave]

I got some 28mm pipe insulation from BES and after I fixed the awning up cut it to length less about an inch for length and width.Then when I make the frame up I set the size to the pipe insulation and pop it on the back just use the side piece to set the size.When you a moving it under the awning it stops it marking the caravan side and then lift up the legs.Then finally tension the poles We found it was easy tojust touch the caravan side with dents left.Sorry its long winded cant post pics on here

 

[chrisn7]

Yes, I guessed you must be using it as a measure, but I like the idea of protecting the van from frame knocks.

Pipe insulation is useful stuff-I have an unsplit length on the Aquaroll handle, with tie wraps to hold it in place at the ends.

 

[Jo-AnneFairway5402010]

hi what size awning were you thinking of?.

the cheapest place i found was chichester caravans they will beat towsure everytime. they might even post it free of charge if you ask.

the number is 0121 4292004

jo-anne