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solution-dyed acrylic. They also vary WHAT WILL AN AWNING OFFER US?
enormously in weight, look and feel.
awnings. And the wide size variation been revolutionised in just a few short
means that you can pick a porch to years by one element: air. Lightweight polyesters are great to
suit your needs, rather than having the handle, and they dry very quickly after
size governed by the length of your In the scramble to get a share of this rain. Some are brilliantly cost-effective;
caravan. new market sector, almost all awning you can buy a budget lightweight
manufacturers and importers offer air- awning at Glossop for only £200.
The downside, of course, is that frame porches. Acrylic awnings are heavier, and tend to
you don’t have as much space as that cost more.
provided by a full awning, although Glossop sells a wide range of air
some big porches very nearly match the porches, ranging in price from less Which type of fabric is best for you
length of average-sized caravans. There’s than £200 to more than £800 and, in depends on the number of times a year
a porch to suit all needs at Glossop! size, from the smallest shelters ideal for you’re likely to use your awning.
somewhere to put footwear, to porches
AWNING FRAMES: METAL – big enough to contain a table, four If you’re going to use an awning for
OR AIR! chairs and more. several holidays and many weekends
it’s worth investing in one that’s
Until recently, your decision on which Most come with manual pumps; more expensive. If it’s for occasional
type of frame is best for your needs they’re easy to operate, and they inflate use only, you may feel it merits less
was relatively easy. Steel for seasonal the porch within just a few minutes. expenditure.
pitching, where strength is paramount
but weight matters much less; Air frame awning technology is In the acrylic sector there’s an
aluminium or glass fibre for touring, evolving all the time, and one new interesting fabric: solution-dyed
when keeping weight down is a factor concept, unveiled in 2015, uses larger- material. It is dyed before it is made into
to consider. Most awnings come with diameter air tubing, filling the frame yarn. This fabric is more resistant to the
steel poles as standard. Lighter weight with so much air that it’s best to use effects of ultra-violet light than material
aluminium or glass fibre frames are a 12-volt pump, making the task far that has been dyed after it has been
often an extra cost option. easier than manually pumping in the air. made into yarn.
That’s the Bradcot Aspire Air range.
Now, though, there’s a new Solution-dyed cloth is created like
consideration. The awnings market has AWNING FABRICS this: A liquid acrylic solution that’s
permeated with colour is transformed
GLOSSOPCARAVANS.CO.UK Awning fabrics vary in type, from into fibres which are then spun into
lightweight polyester to top-quality yarn. Because the yarn is already
permeated with colour, the fabric and
the colour are inseparable, which is
why this type of fabric is so resistant to
sun-fade.
If you look closely, in bright light, at
an awning made from solution-dyed
acrylic fabric, you’ll see the material
is made up of many different colours,
woven together to create an overall
colour; grey or a blue, for example.
In addition to the predominant
colour, you’ll also see oranges and
greens and other shades within the
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enormously in weight, look and feel.
awnings. And the wide size variation been revolutionised in just a few short
means that you can pick a porch to years by one element: air. Lightweight polyesters are great to
suit your needs, rather than having the handle, and they dry very quickly after
size governed by the length of your In the scramble to get a share of this rain. Some are brilliantly cost-effective;
caravan. new market sector, almost all awning you can buy a budget lightweight
manufacturers and importers offer air- awning at Glossop for only £200.
The downside, of course, is that frame porches. Acrylic awnings are heavier, and tend to
you don’t have as much space as that cost more.
provided by a full awning, although Glossop sells a wide range of air
some big porches very nearly match the porches, ranging in price from less Which type of fabric is best for you
length of average-sized caravans. There’s than £200 to more than £800 and, in depends on the number of times a year
a porch to suit all needs at Glossop! size, from the smallest shelters ideal for you’re likely to use your awning.
somewhere to put footwear, to porches
AWNING FRAMES: METAL – big enough to contain a table, four If you’re going to use an awning for
OR AIR! chairs and more. several holidays and many weekends
it’s worth investing in one that’s
Until recently, your decision on which Most come with manual pumps; more expensive. If it’s for occasional
type of frame is best for your needs they’re easy to operate, and they inflate use only, you may feel it merits less
was relatively easy. Steel for seasonal the porch within just a few minutes. expenditure.
pitching, where strength is paramount
but weight matters much less; Air frame awning technology is In the acrylic sector there’s an
aluminium or glass fibre for touring, evolving all the time, and one new interesting fabric: solution-dyed
when keeping weight down is a factor concept, unveiled in 2015, uses larger- material. It is dyed before it is made into
to consider. Most awnings come with diameter air tubing, filling the frame yarn. This fabric is more resistant to the
steel poles as standard. Lighter weight with so much air that it’s best to use effects of ultra-violet light than material
aluminium or glass fibre frames are a 12-volt pump, making the task far that has been dyed after it has been
often an extra cost option. easier than manually pumping in the air. made into yarn.
That’s the Bradcot Aspire Air range.
Now, though, there’s a new Solution-dyed cloth is created like
consideration. The awnings market has AWNING FABRICS this: A liquid acrylic solution that’s
permeated with colour is transformed
GLOSSOPCARAVANS.CO.UK Awning fabrics vary in type, from into fibres which are then spun into
lightweight polyester to top-quality yarn. Because the yarn is already
permeated with colour, the fabric and
the colour are inseparable, which is
why this type of fabric is so resistant to
sun-fade.
If you look closely, in bright light, at
an awning made from solution-dyed
acrylic fabric, you’ll see the material
is made up of many different colours,
woven together to create an overall
colour; grey or a blue, for example.
In addition to the predominant
colour, you’ll also see oranges and
greens and other shades within the
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