Comfortz Awning room - My review!

[JAPRACER]

Will do first thing Monday

 

[BeagleMum]

Thanks for the great feedback folks, with regards the emails I've not seen them tbh (perhaps they've been spammed?), we're making a sent of infills up for a chap this week but just as a catch all can you drop the office a call please and they'll capture your details. 01246 912712. Cheers

Tanks, Will phone Monday

 

[The Poets]

We have made a lot of use of our Comfortz awning room over the 4 years we have had it in various ways. We tried putting two of them together to make a bigger dining area.
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This worked very well except when it rained as the rain would come through the join between the awnings.
@Borris designed some panels to join the awnings with Velcro on the join. This provided a wind and watertight join and made it a very comfortable space.
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Comfortz made the join in the same material so it matched in very well. The roof join was made with a gutter like join to run the water away. We had a lot of meals in this awning configuration which worked well.
It is important to secure the awning very well and tie down kits are available from the shop.
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This is one of the strongest ones but you can also get 2 shorter ones that fit into the Kador strip.
We used 2 sets of tie down straps at Highlands End on the recent very windy Club Meet. You can see them both in this picture, as well as get some idea about the strength of the wind from the hedge in the background.
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You mentioned the gap between the wall at each end and the roof. If you get a pair of plastic clips like these, they grip the awning firmly and can be pulled with a bungee cord and fixed to a peg so that the gap is closed.
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I don't have a picture of them in place at present, but I'll try to take one next time we use them.

The sum up I think this awning room is very useful. It folds into a very small bag which can be easily carried, in with the folding seats, for example. It is quick and easy to put up. It will act as a place to put the items you don't need in the Cali when you are on site and need the space inside for sleeping. It is also very good value.

Being able to close the gap between roof and side panels would be a big plus....ours has been great but I’m always conscious of draught and/or rain coming in. The gap is quite big on a windy day.
I’d be very keen to know more about these clips and how it looks!

 

[SimonB]

Being able to close the gap between roof and side panels would be a big plus....ours has been great but I’m always conscious of draught and/or rain coming in. The gap is quite big on a windy day.
I’d be very keen to know more about these clips and how it looks!

They seem to be called Ground Sheet clips or Tarpaulin Clips here is a link to an Amazon selection
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=ground...ia-21&tag=vwcalifornia-21&tag=vwcalifornia-21 They basically act like a Bulldog clip would for paper, but they grip Tarpaulins. You fix it with a bungee to put some tension on it so it grips even more. Clip them onto the roll out awning and pull downwards to cover the gap between the wall and the roof, then put a bungee cord in the handle of the clip and peg it to the floor.

I'm off to Snowdonia in a couple of weeks, I'll try to get some actual pictures then. These are a couple of publicity shots which hopefully gives a good idea.
Simon

 

[SailSki]

Hi, I think that the fill-in side panels that Comfortz refer to above are being made for me - Comfortz have been very responsive and great customer service so far.
They are making them to fit Kampa Limpets which they are also supplying and should enable the panels to be attached directly to the side of the van.
I should be able to give some feedback on the fit in a few days once I get home to pick them up.
Cheers. Mike

 

[cooky73]

Has anyone got a picture of the fill-in panels please? How much did they cost?

 

[SimonB]

Has anyone got a picture of the fill-in panels please? How much did they cost?

If you look at post #20 at the end of the first page of this thread there are pictures of the panels there as made for the black awning room that Comfortz make. I would think as they are not a regular item the cost would probably need to be agreed with the shop.
We found them very useful, the only problem was finding places you could use them. Some sites decided that with the awnings joined you weren't able to comply with the 6 metre rule so wouldn't allow them. You do need some serious tie-down straps to hold the joined panels as they present a large area for the wind to catch.

 

[JAPRACER]

Has anyone got a picture of the fill-in panels please? How much did they cost?

£35/40 from memory, haven’t used them yet and you will still need limpetsif you don’t want your paint damaged

 

[cooky73]

Nice one, thanks for the replies.

Would be great to see a picture of the ones that fill the gap by the van when you get around to using them...

 

[Scanacali]

What is the best way to secure the comfort awning room fill-in additional side panels to the van without causing any damage to the paintwork? I have read about the limpet suction cups, or just plain suction cups. Do these cause marks on the paintwork?
Has anyone managed to use a telescopic awning pole or are there any other alternative suggested methods that work?

 

[Denzilgts]

at First I used some paranoid, then realised I could use some of the bobble elastics that come with the awning at the top to the awning rail. Same on the bottom but to some ground pegs

 

[Mark Ch]

Hi. Does anybody know if the latest version works with T6.1? It only says t5 and t6. Thanks

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Hi. Does anybody know if the latest version works with T6.1? It only says t5 and t6. Thanks

We have the Comfortz Awning Room from the Club Shop and it fits our T6.1
On first use we found we needed to buy the Infills to close the gap between the awning room and van.

 

[Mark Ch]

We have the Comfortz Awning Room from the Club Shop and it fits our T6.1
On first use we found we needed to buy the Infills to close the gap between the awning room and van.

Thank you. I’ll get it ordered today.

 

[Rams66]

What would be the best way to attach the side fill-in to the van? I've seen limpets and magnets mentioned.

 

[Resfeber]

What would be the best way to attach the side fill-in to the van? I've seen limpets and magnets mentioned.

I made side connectors for about £40 using the following.

1) https://www.justkampers.com/ac0308-...ubNcT0a8q6gMKMCKrKotcqKl2QehtsRIaAlwBEALw_wcB

This came as a 3 metre length and can be split at 2 metre and 1 metre, 2 metre at the rear corner and 1 metre at the top of the drivers door.

To join to the awning room material I used the following tape and the correct Velcro tape attached to the flap.
2) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322253640829

The combination extends the side panels and the figure of 8 kader joint slips in and joins the tape to the magnetic kampa awning adapter.

At the rear corner of the van the adapter runs full height.
At the front, the adapter is at the top of the door.
Lower down, I stuck a 0.75 metre Velcro strip on the inside edge of the door.
This allows the comfort awning Velcro edge to be attached to the lower section of the door.

All comfort sides attached and gaps closed

For a complete seal there is the Fiamma skirt
3)
http://www.fiammastore.com/Fiamma-Accessories-for-Zip-F45-F65/Fiamma-Vehicle-Side-Skirting

Happy to post some pics tomorrow of set up

 

[Rams66]

Thanks. Interested to see some pics

 

[Mark Ch]

Thanks. Interested to see some pics

Me too please.

 

[Shuftie]

Can I add to the me too's too?

 

[Resfeber]

Can I add to the me too's too?

Here you go Rams66, Marks, Shuftie any anyone interested in the DIY attachment for the Comfortz side panel to the van.

Firstly, I would say that the optional bespoke extension panels made by Comfortz would be an added benefit to use with this fixing method.
Even better if these were fitted at the van contact side with the Keder tape I mentioned in my post.

All the additional kit apart from the figure of 8 joining pieces will fold and fit in the Comfortz bag (inc the Fiamma skirt)

Mine lives on the back shelf


So to the fitting

Firstly the Fiamma skirt. Note the blue bungee to the rear wheel. The Fiamma hook would destroy the Davenport alloy if hooked on to it.

I also added a Velcro pad to each section to allow the rear wheel cover to lie flush with the skirt to prevent the power door catching it.



starting at the rear, the black keder tape with Velcro add (I stapled mine as well as the glue, the ideal would be to have it stitched in but I don’t have a machine) is fitted to the room Velcro.
Then a 2 metre section of the kampa magnetic awning adapter is placed on the van side. NB magnets are much stronger on one face than other due to padding.

The two are then joined with 2 sections of Keder figure of 8 connector



The next shot shows the join from inside the room


The front side panel fitting is similar apart from being reluctant to buy a second adapter I stuck a piece of Velcro on the inner face of the lower section of the drivers door and split the Keder tape below the Keder 1 metre figure of 8 connector to allow the lower edge of the Keder tape to be attached to the door.

With a second Kampa adapter you could omit this and run it full length on the drivers door.


Due to attachment restricts will have to post
Further the mages in a new post

 

[Resfeber]

Here you go Rams66, Marks, Shuftie any anyone interested in the DIY attachment for the Comfortz side panel to the van.

Firstly, I would say that the optional bespoke extension panels made by Comfortz would be an added benefit to use with this fixing method.
Even better if these were fitted at the van contact side with the Keder tape I mentioned in my post.

All the additional kit apart from the figure of 8 joining pieces will fold and fit in the Comfortz bag (inc the Fiamma skirt)

Mine lives on the back shelf

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So to the fitting

Firstly the Fiamma skirt. Note the blue bungee to the rear wheel. The Fiamma hook would destroy the Davenport alloy if hooked on to it.

I also added a Velcro pad to each section to allow the rear wheel cover to lie flush with the skirt to prevent the power door catching it.
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starting at the rear, the black keder tape with Velcro add (I stapled mine as well as the glue, the ideal would be to have it stitched in but I don’t have a machine) is fitted to the room Velcro.
Then a 2 metre section of the kampa magnetic awning adapter is placed on the van side. NB magnets are much stronger on one face than other due to padding.

The two are then joined with 2 sections of Keder figure of 8 connector

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The next shot shows the join from inside the room
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The front side panel fitting is similar apart from being reluctant to buy a second adapter I stuck a piece of Velcro on the inner face of the lower section of the drivers door and split the Keder tape below the Keder 1 metre figure of 8 connector to allow the lower edge of the Keder tape to be attached to the door.

With a second Kampa adapter you could omit this and run it full length on the drivers door.

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Due to attachment restricts will have to post
Further the mages in a new post

Further
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The power door opens and closes fine but the top rear corner when fully open can push the Kampa adapter off the van side.

If you had the Comfortz additional side pieces then these would follow the door and not pull the adaptor with them.

Finally, a couple of general issues with the awning room.
I was particularly concerned at rain ponding on roof so made 2 bracing poles.
Unfortunately, I cannot find where I ordered these from (think it was Amazon but not showing in my order history) They were good value and two in a pack, each pole is 3 section and adjustable to the awning whiccan then tension the roof on to them

For added support I also have fibreglass tent canes that run from each corner of the roof and force a slope dome which shed water really well and no sagging even in a downpour.


Lastly, I think that the gap between the roof and the sides attached to the arm could be easily closed with a piece of foam pipe insulation (probably 22 or 28 mm pipe size) slit open and pushed over the arm .

Hope the images help.

 

[Scoobz1]

Wow seems more effort than a lot of blow-up drive-away awnings by the time you add and fit all the bits !

 

[Amarillo]

Wow seems more effort than a lot of blow-up drive-away awnings by the time you add and fit all the bits !

Yes. It seems that way. We have a G3 residence:

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A lot of faff to put up, but does have fringe benefits over our Hexaway, including the possibility of being heated by the parking heater.

 

[Resfeber]

Wow seems more effort than a lot of blow-up drive-away awnings by the time you add and fit all the bits !

I would agree but depends on the amount of use one will have for an awning.
The space occupied by the Comfortz and the extras is minimal. Would a full blow up drive away stow on the rear shelf at no more than 75mm high?

Outs is used occasionally when we have a few days on a pitch or our children (with partners) want to camp out for a day or 2.

So largely down to personal preference and use that you make of it v amount of space it takes up.

The original members asked for images of a method of closing the space between the Comfortz room and the van sides.

The merits of a Comfortz v other awnings may be for another thread/ new post

Yes. It seems that way. We have a G3 residence:

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A lot of faff to put up, but does have fringe benefits over our Hexaway, including the possibility of being heated by the parking heater.

 

[cooky73]

I resisted getting one but I am so glad I did - so much less faff than a drive away awning.

I don't use any extra bits and it's up in 5 mins and packs down small.