I must admit i m not a big fan of hardstanding either but i can see the advantage if the weather s bad.
Caravan awning on hardstanding.
Hardstanding pitches require a certain type of peg and your standard tent peg just want cut the mustard.
More and more of us caravanners are pitching up to caravan sites with an awning in tow.
These are where the caravan is pitched on the hardstanding and the awning is pitched on the grass.
When ground conditions permit typically between may and september or as indicated by the site staff you may also erect an awning on the 3m grass area within the pitch area however this cannot be guaranteed at all times.
This weekend i have treated myself to some new awning pegs.
We use the caravan all year round and most of the time find ourselves on hardstanding.
It doesn t tell you on the website unless i ve missed somewhere.
If possible and allowed i would try and get the caravan on the hardstanding and the awning on grass.
This video from the camping and caravanning club shows how to pitch a caravan porch awning.
Find out more about caravan awnings and get expert advice on pitching them from practical caravan.
Put the car on the hardstanding next to the caravan.
Hardstanding awning pegs advice please generally hard standing pitches are only hard where the caravan itself goes the area to the side should be grassed or at worst gravel i use some pegs a bit like 8 nails cost about 80p each from the camping shop and.
Caravan awning flooring ideas.
The steel pegs in this pack have the distinct selling point of having luminous glow in the hard heads that provide additional safety at night when you are trying to maneuverer around your awning and caravan setup.
Another cost effective solution for pitching your caravan awning on a hardstanding is this pack of 20 from garden haven.
Find out more about caravan awnings and get expert advice on pitching them from practical.
However at certain times of the year when grass pitches are out of use the hardstanding can be used as a non awning type pitch only.
In fact drive past the thousands of caravan sites dotted throughout the uk and you ll soon see their popularity.
I dont know what happens to the car.
They want the car next to the awning.
Awnings cannot be sited on the block paved hardstanding area at any time.
Actually they won t break the surface of a hardstanding.
Furthermore they reference both air inflatable caravan porch awnings as well as pole porch awnings.