Installing a Quest Leisure Rollaway Caravan Awning
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- We install our new awning onto the caravan. This Rollaway awning replaces our Kampa Air Pro 390 as it will be more versatile for our upcoming trips.
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We have resisted full awnings, but do enjoy the entertainment of watching everyone else. We opted for a Fiamma zip room but almost never use the sides or front. It lives on the side of the caravan and can be set up in 2 minutes, or put away in 3 minutes. Is great for when doing 6 and 7 week tours in Europe. Ten or more stop is normal for us and we enjoy the was of a bag mounted canopy.
I have this Awning for a year. It is quiet heavy even rolling in and out by 2 persons who shd be tall enough; the height of front part is hard to adjust to match with height back poles and slope of top to avoid retaining of rain waters; while it is also difficult to close the side panel perfectly with caravan to stop wind... but it is really big awning
Hi Patric, i agree that you do need to be quite tall, do you use the caravan step at all ? we found that was a perfect way of getting up to the top of the awning.
Take care
Dan
Hi just bought the rollout 300 , but if I'd seen your video I'd have gone for the 400 will see ,by the way great videos ,great help
Hi David,
Thats a shame. Thank you for your kind words. We love this awning, would recommend it to everyone.
Take care
Dan
just a word of caution folks and might be something to keep a eye on I had a Sun canopy on the side of my caravan found out the hard way that they have a tendency to flap when rolled up in the wind and when travelling and has caused extensive denting to the side of my van I found that sliding it all the way to the end of the awning rail so it was wedged and could not lift helped stop the problem have now upgraded to a full awning but the damage is done
Morning Martin. you raise an excellent point. It was a concern of mine when we installed it. but this kit comes with additional tie downs that slot into the awning rail and essentially tie the bag down to the side of the van. I have had a look underneath and so far so good, but it is a incredibly valid point that you raise.
Thanks for the comment.
Dan
Really enjoying your videos. I considered a rollaway awning as i think they could save some time, it would be handy if you videod packing the awning away, and how long that takes compared to an air awning.......i recently purchased a Trigano Luna Air Camp 390, and that is a great little awning, and doesnt take us long to pack away. Keep up with the interesting videos !
HI Nick, we have found that putting away is a doddle. plus when it goes away damp, we can easily manage the sides and dry them at home. A luxury we couldnt do with the air awning. Next time we are out i will make sure we film us putting it away.
Thanks
Dan
Hi, I have had a Rollaway 400 awning on my van for 2 years now and even with the end straps securley fastened it has still scratched the Caravan. I would certainly suggest putting some protective film on the van that can be removed at a later date.
Although a fan of this versatile awning I think it is very heavy to roll away and would suggest that the u section of steel that the roof fits to is over-engineered.
Storing my Caravan in France I have noticed that sealant has been pushed out from under the awning rail.! So is it too heavy for hanging on the side of the van?
Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any load information for awning rails, what do you think?
Enjoying your video's Dave
Love watching your videos, I’m new to caravanning and whenever I look for instruction i look at yours, the question is, this was 6 years ago, how long did it last, what was it like in strong winds and are you using this now?
Hi, How time flies!! Yes we loved this awning, sadly its no longer made. Its one of the few awnings that we had that did last for a few seasons and we really loved it. In high winds, it was brilliant. extra storm straps were added (part of the kit) and this held the awning in place perfectly. The only 2 issues we had were, the roof did "slap" agains the poles on the roof in some gusts and the other issue, the roof being so thick made the awning quite dark.
Hope that helps.
Really enjoy your videos and have used some of your ideas.
I'm thinking of changing to a Rollaway 400 (if I can locate one) to replace my air awning, I have problems with the middle air tube obstructing the door opening. I was just wondering what clearance you have between the top of your caravan door and the awning rail.
Hi Dan.
Now you have had the awning for 2 years would this give you an opportunity to demonstration of cleaning and waterproofing it maybe a company would like you to use their's as i have not seen a good demo on RUclips.
Great videos and i'm enjoying your articals in the magazine
Hi Dan, thanks for all your videos. I’m new to Caravanning and have learnt so much ! I’m really impressed with your roll away awning. Where did you get it from I can’t seem to find it anywhere, just think it’s much better than a few of the other makes currently on the market. Thanks for your time 😁
Help please When putting up your awning do you leave side and front panels in or attach them afterwards when awning is up.. Thank you. Alan Richards .Lincolnshire
Did you ever do the tour of Ireland??
Hi How far do these stick out from the awning rail. My van is 7'6" wide, but when i put it down the side of our house i only have 8' to play with.Thanks Ray
How do you secure the bag to the side of the caravan
Hi Dan just watched the video of you putting up the rolie have you done any other figaration I have not got any instructions so would like someone to do a bit of a walkround of what's possible on the rolie.
Hi John, no problems, i will film our awning in the summer with it in various configurations.
Thanks
Dan
Hello buddy love your channel very good hints and tips we have just brought a caravan from the nec caravan show just wondering which would be the best arwning to buy for it was looking at the air arwning you first brought but you changed yours for a side arwning what would suggest thanks malcolm
Hi Malcolm, welcome and thank you for your kind words.
We found the air awning really didn't live up to our expectations. We found the air poles twisted and this resulted in a sagging roof & water pooling etc.
We found the rollaway awning far better for our needs. But if I were back in the same position, choosing an awning i would possibly go for a light weight pole awning. They are cheaper than the air, and also it gives you an idea of what you will use the awning for. We never use our awning as we intended it to begin with.
I hope that helps.
Dan
The Trudgians thank you dan that's great to know will go to the show in February at the nec and have a look and see what type of awnings they have to buy , looking forward to our caravan holidays first one we have brought lol might see you at the show many thanks malcolm
No worries Malcolm, happy to help.
Speak soon - see you in 2017 !
Dan
Does anyone know if they still available, please? I can't find Quest Rollaways anywhere.
Hi Trudgians - loving watching your videos - unfortunately I watch on our Apple TV, which doesn't allow liking or commenting! jumped on the Mac as I am wondering what your opinion was on this awning having lived with it the last 12 months? Funnily enough we have a standard Kampa 390 and was looking to upgrade to the Air Beam one.... you might have convinced me otherwise! I'm not too far from Glossop so might nip to the caravan shop for a demo!
Excellent stuff - ask for a demo, we certainly haven't changed our mind since having this awning. It has really worked well for us.
Thanks for popping by
Dan
I now can't seem to find these anywhere - the Quest website no longer lists them and all online dealers seem to be out of stock.... really want a rollout awning, not sure if I fancy the Kampa version though
CaravanningWithTheCrawfords we have a 400 for sale if your still after one
Hi Dan.
I'm sorry if you have already answered this question but i was interested to know what bedroom insert you have chosen for your awning. I have just purchased a rollout 400 and was looking for a bedroom insert and was unsure what was suitable.
Kind regards.
John.
Hi, We used the internal bedroom from the Kampa air awning. I needed to use some bungee's in order to hook over the awning poles, but once up its really stable.
When its next up, i will show the details of how it hangs.
Thanks
Dan
The Trudgians Thank you. Our first trip away with the new awning is not for a few months so I will have a look at what we can sort out.
How are you getting on with the rollaway awning, as we are thinking of getting one¡ thanks, Mark
Hi Mark, we love the rollaway awning. we still use it all the time, and its so versatile for what we want. well worth it.
Take Care
Dan
Hi
Just bought a new to me caravan and really wanting a roll out awning. Where did you get it from can you please send me a link to some please as I can not find them I'm very new to caravanning thank you
Thomas
O and grate video keep it up you and make way for the Morleys got me to buy one and love it. Thank you for your videos very helpful.
Thanks Thomas
Hi, yes have look here, they carry the whole range.
www.glossopawnings.com/caravan-motorhome-awnings/porch-awnings/quest-leisure-porch-awnings.html
I hope that helps.
Take care
Dan
How tall is it at rhe front please?
We've got the 400 but it hangs below the door which is disappointing any suggestions
Hi Lee, ive been asked this question a few times, and honestly i don't know what to suggest. I will be having a chat with Quest and asking if they have any solutions or fixes in place.
I will let you know !
Dan
The Trudgians thanks
can this be stolen when not in use ?
Yeah, like anything really - but it would require quite some effort to remove from the caravan.
Hi Dan. Sorry to intrude but I just wondered if you had ever heard of the issue I have. I recently purchased a Caravanstore XL sun canopy and thought I’d get a privacy room to go with it. It’s a CS lite that goes with the canopy and it’s the exact one for the canopy. When it arrived though it would not be fit. The sides where too long to go between the van and the metal part of the canopy. On contacting the dealer they wanted pictures to prove how it will not fit. Faimma themselves got back to me with an email saying the product does not fit Bailey caravans 🤔. Our van is a 2016 Pegasus. No explanation as to why but they advised me to “cut a couple of cm’s off the poles. I’ve had to get the credit card company involved to try and get my £900 back. Just wondered if you or any of your contacts had heard of that before. Thanks.
Matt.
hi just wondering where you got it from and how much it cost
Hi, thanks for asking we got this one from the NEC show in Feb 2016 (via Camping World) and it cost us £650 i think. You can buy them through most dealers and online stores.
Towsure sell them, but as of today are out of stock.
www.towsure.com/quest-rollaway-porch-awning
I hope that helps.
Dan
Cheers Dan keep the videos coming we find them very useful as we are newbies to caravaning
Hi Dan
Thank you for the video. Just have a question about this awning as we need to purchase a new awning for our van. In the past we also had a small Kampa air awning which was quite quick to put up but now want a bigger awning and are considering the Quest 400. However we are concerned about how stable it maybe in high winds. A couple of times when we were away it was very windy and some other caravanners had problems with their awnings, which didn't bother our Kampa awning. So have you been away when it was very wind and did you experience any problems with this type of rollaway awning?
Once again thank you for the videos.
Rob
Hi Rob, we have used this awning in really strong winds. All we did was add some extra storm straps and it stayed perfectly in place. When we had the air awning that was able to flex about a lot more, but the rigid structure just needs more care when in strong or adverse weather etc.
In balance, I still think this awning type is far better than the air awning for us.
I hope that helps
Take care
Dan
The Trudgians , thank you
Dan, i do realise that erection is incomplete, and it may be perfectly functional, but eye candy it ain't.