Comfortz awning / camping room

[Little owl1963]

Thinking of buying one of these , with thurle strap / support tensioner .

Has anyone tried them in strong winds.
Would say up to 25 mph , do they stand up in winds ??

Or are there any other better or stable options ??

 

[pchmlk]

I like the idea of these, like you I worried about leaving it up if the weather changed to strong gusts or heavy rain. As such, we bought an air shelter which obviously is separate from the van but seems bomb proof in high winds and rain. It’s all a compromise!

 

[Little owl1963]

Not heard of those ?
Brief me on how they work?
An how resist strong wind .
Which one did you buy ?

 

[JohnCalifornia]

I have an awning room and have had no issues whatsoever with strong winds. You use the supplied tent pegs so secure the bottom of the sides.

 

[Little owl1963]

I have an awning room and have had no issues whatsoever with strong winds. You use the supplied tent pegs so secure the bottom of the sides.

What make do you have ?

 

[yorkshiredave]

We have this Comfortz Awning room setup and it’s great for short trips, as up/down in 5 minutes (as well as an Outdoor Revolution Movelite T2 for longer stays). Once you’ve wound out your side awning the long side just slots into the cadar strip slot on the underside of the awning case and the short sides have flaps that you feed over the awning supporting arms then they have heavy duty zips to secure along. The wall sides themselves then zip together and Velcro to the awning legs. The room sides come with pegs to secure down and obviously you’d put pegs in the awning support legs feet. For heavier winds we have the Thule awning tie down straps, which are pretty heavy duty. If it looks like it might rain heavy or for prolonged periods we always drop one leg of the awning slightly to put the awning at a downward angle to allow water to run off. We forgot to do this once on a nice sunny day and came back to find a large bulging swimming pool in our awning due to a localised heavy shower! However once emptied the awning material amazingly ‘bounced’ back overnight to its original shape - amazingly resilient material! We’ve happily used this awning without the Thule straps in winds gusting into the high twenties/low thirties and with the Thule straps into the high thirties/low forties. Rattles a bit but as long as the straps are pegged into secure ground it’s never felt as though it would fly away! However, each use is different and has to be assessed as depends on wind strength but just as importantly wind direction. As ever user discretion is advised! Hour that helps.

 

[Little owl1963]

We have this Comfortz Awning room setup and it’s great for short trips, as up/down in 5 minutes (as well as an Outdoor Revolution Movelite T2 for longer stays). Once you’ve wound out your side awning the long side just slots into the cadar strip slot on the underside of the awning case and the short sides have flaps that you feed over the awning supporting arms then they have heavy duty zips to secure along. The wall sides themselves then zip together and Velcro to the awning legs. The room sides come with pegs to secure down and obviously you’d put pegs in the awning support legs feet. For heavier winds we have the Thule awning tie down straps, which are pretty heavy duty. If it looks like it might rain heavy or for prolonged periods we always drop one leg of the awning slightly to put the awning at a downward angle to allow water to run off. We forgot to do this once on a nice sunny day and came back to find a large bulging swimming pool in our awning due to a localised heavy shower! However once emptied the awning material amazingly ‘bounced’ back overnight to its original shape - amazingly resilient material! We’ve happily used this awning without the Thule straps in winds gusting into the high twenties/low thirties and with the Thule straps into the high thirties/low forties. Rattles a bit but as long as the straps are pegged into secure ground it’s never felt as though it would fly away! However, each use is different and has to be assessed as depends on wind strength but just as importantly wind direction. As ever user discretion is advised! Hour that helps.

Fantastic info thanks.
Well detailed and precise .

I agree , look at wind direction forecast before park van .
If wind blowing onto rear / side of van.
The awning will be sheltered from the wind .

I assume tales of awning / van damage
Has been when this has not been taken into account .
Awning has been facing Head on wind or worse still the sides .

Parking location also important , try to select an area behind trees / walls for added protection

 

[briwy]

Fantastic info thanks.
Well detailed and precise .

I agree , look at wind direction forecast before park van .
If wind blowing onto rear / side of van.
The awning will be sheltered from the wind .

I assume tales of awning / van damage
Has been when this has not been taken into account .
Awning has been facing Head on wind or worse still the sides .

Parking location also important , try to select an area behind trees / walls for added protection

Don't forget that the wind can also blow under the van and try to inflate the awning.

 

[JohnCalifornia]

What make do you have ?

I think it’s the comfortz which I bought from the camervanbits shop on here

 

[California Rob]

Thinking of buying one of these , with thurle strap / support tensioner .

Has anyone tried them in strong winds.
Would say up to 25 mph , do they stand up in winds ??

Or are there any other better or stable options ??

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We have one. Very useful bit of kit for short stays. You can us 1,2 or all 3 sides. We also use it to store stuff toilet etc. we also us Peggy peg anchor plates. It’s going no where with them peg to the ground

 

[The Little Red Cali]

Thinking of buying one of these , with thurle strap / support tensioner .

Has anyone tried them in strong winds.
Would say up to 25 mph , do they stand up in winds ??

Or are there any other better or stable options ??

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They are very good. If you have the storm straps then they can pretty much stand up to most weather conditions. We’ve had ours in 40mph winds and driving rain and it’s been fine. Just remember to drop one awning leg to let the rain drain off.

 

[secret lemonade drinker]

The Thule awning tie down kit is £25 well spent, A fiamma Curved rafter Pro is a good idea because it supports the middle of the awning to dissuade rainwater from pooling in the middle (Towsure about £70). We have a thule sunshade panel for the front of the awning, this pegs to the ground also, never bothered with the sides.