In recent years caravan manufacturers have mostly made life a little easier for us and they quote the ground to ground measurement in their brochures or on their web sites.
Caravan width with awning.
Start date sep 20 2018.
But if you don t have any manual nearby that s alright because you can still measure it manually.
Cut the string where it meets the ground and measure it in centimetres.
If your a measurement is 970cm you would select your awning from the 950 975cm range.
I was wondering if any current awning owners could advise the merits of using a standard 250 width awning or if a 300 or 350 would provided better outside.
This can easily be measured as per the simple diagram below.
Jul 18 2017 287 7 4 685.
A1 the size of awning needed to fit any particular caravan depends on the measurement in centimeters from the ground around the awning rail and back to the ground.
When buying an awning for your rv or caravan one of the factors that you need to consider is the size.
Plus you can also check out the awning size guide provided.
Usually a caravan comes with a handy awning size or a measurement guide.
Sep 20 2018 1 noticed in the latest cc mag they are monitoring the increasing width of awnings saying as i read it that if say you had a super wide or bowed out.
This measurement will fall into a range of standard awning sizes i e.
If you still have problems working it out e mail us with the year make and model of caravan.
Are there any problems on pitches when using the larger 300 350 awnings or do most caravan club ccc sites accomodate the larger size awnings.