what is a bagged awning?

Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 20:36

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Member - Boo Boo (NSW)

Having a look at Jayco Penguin campers and the like and I've noticed some sellers have bagged awnings.

I am presuming it requires tent poles and pegs as opposed to just pulling out an awining and then just roll it back up.

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Reply By: HGMonaro - Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 21:10

Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 21:10

yep... you on the right track!

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Reply By: Member - Teege (NSW) - Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 22:03

Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 22:03

Boo Boo
Pain in the backside!!! They are heavy and awkward to erect. It's definitely a 2 man job to put them up and take them down. And while the awning itself is stored on the side of the roof in the bag, you still have to find somewhere to store the poles and ropes. Ask one one of the dealers to show you how to put one up and take it down. At least with the Penguin they are not trying to sell you bagged flies as well. I have seen some Jayco campers with lightweight rollup awnings. Although nowhere near as strong as the bagged ones, they are certainly more user friendly.

teege

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Reply By: bluefly - Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 22:27

Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 22:27

Jayco (some dealers) often pushed a bag awning, probably because of the margin. The other option is a Fiamma awning which I opted for around 4 years ago.

The thing was pretty flimsy and I doubted my decision, but there was no getting over the ease of use.

Since then they have become far more robust and I wouldn’t consider anything else on a small unit.

A bag awning is installed on the 4wd and is very good. However when things are wet, it’s a bit of pain to roll up by one person next morning.

Cheers

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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 23:49

Wednesday, Dec 08, 2010 at 23:49

Pain in the back, we had a 06 Hawk. One of our bags dragged along a tree. They are not dust or water proof either. The poles we had clicked onto each other with flimsy plastic grips that broke easily. Maybe they are better now!!
Cheers

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Reply By: Member - Boo Boo (NSW) - Thursday, Dec 09, 2010 at 08:56

Thursday, Dec 09, 2010 at 08:56

Thanks everyone

I will now be looking at 'non-bag' awnings.

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Follow Up By: Member - John G- Thursday, Dec 09, 2010 at 11:12

Thursday, Dec 09, 2010 at 11:12

G'day Boo Boo

This is a bit of a postcript to the correspondence, but we recently had a quote from our Jayco dealer to replace a bagged awning with a Fiamma awning. Around the $1400 mark fitted, but apparently significantly heavier.

He emphasised the need for them to be securely pegged when erected to prevent wind damage, and he also suggested the need for a couple of stays to be installed on the opposite side of the roof, so that guy ropes could be used to balance the pull and weight of the awning.

There was a thread here about five weeks ago regarding Jayco roofs collapsing. I think we will put up with all the embuggerances of the bagged awning rather than fiddle with the roof and its weight.

Cheers
John

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