Can you use a Vango Airbeam Kela drive away awning at the same time as a Vanorak cover? If so, how?!

Shelley · Mar 29, 2015

Hi all, we have a Vango Airbeam Kela drive away awning and a Vanorak. Is there any way of using both at the same time? The Vanorak stops you being able to attach the awning via the kador rail. Has anyone tried using the straps that go over the roof? Was a bit worried this might put too much pressure on the pop up.

If anyone can advise me of how to use both the awning and the cover at the same time I would hugely appreciate it. We're going away this weekend with our two small kiddies and need all the space we can get!

Thank you!

Hotel California · Mar 29, 2015

Welcome ,thats one hell of a long title.....for a first post

buster · Mar 29, 2015

what on earth is a vanarack ???

Tactical · Mar 29, 2015

buster said:
what on earth is a vanarack ???

Well you could take just a couple of seconds to Google it.

Here, let me help: http://bit.ly/1xqA8Bj

Tactical · Mar 29, 2015

From the context of this thread you can see it is the 'anorak' for the Cali roof, not the storage box for VW Transporter.

Looby · Mar 29, 2015

Is this thread any help? It shows how to use the figure of eight strip rather than the kador. I'm not sure how your vanorak attaches, we have the comfortz one and on the awning side it just uses thumbwheel attachments at either end of the roll out awning frame rather than spread along the rail like on the other side.

http://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/vango-kela-fouling-on-the-sliding-door.6160/#post-65280

Kirk · Mar 29, 2015

sounds expensive for some boot storage.

http://vanorak.com

not sure how that can interfere with a drive away awning though

Shelley · Apr 19, 2015

Thanks Looby. That does help. We worked out that there's also a wAy of fixing the Kela to the fiamma awning attached to the van. Ordered a drive away kit and will test it out on our next trip away.

Just to confirm, the Vanorak is a roof cover, not boot storage. Amazing item, and also acts as a blackout blind meaning our toddlers slept in til 8am. Worth every penny!