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Post by annsman2 on Mar 8, 2014 18:48:01 GMT
Can anyone help please? This is my first post on here and I am heartened to hear how helpful you are to new inexperienced motor homers.
I recently bought a canopy for my caravan from a well known dealer and despite being assured it was waterproof it isn't! I erected it during a recent week-end break in South Devon. All was well at first but at the first sign of 80MPH winds and lashing rain imagine my surprise when water and sea spray poured all over me. It turns out that the side and front walls, which I thought were see-through plastic weren't actually there at all.
I can't believe I've been responsible for such a devious business practice. Fancy selling something with pictures of people sitting out eating their teas under it, and at the first sign of a hurricane not only does it leak it was dragged over the top of my van.
Can anyone suggest what my next move should be?
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Post by joe on Mar 8, 2014 18:53:48 GMT
Oh dear is this a wind up which if it is just buy an umbrella and some wellie boots and dont forget to tie yourself dowm with the Fiamma awning tie down straps so you dont blow awy in the 80mph hurricane
Are you in Somerset by some chance with all those poor people the Environment Agency neglected and spent the money on wild bird wetlands and water vole habitats.
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Post by Barry B'stard on Mar 8, 2014 18:55:09 GMT
Dunno but I think I have wet myself. Again.
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Post by Miculo on Mar 8, 2014 19:03:56 GMT
Surely canopies should leak, to give that authentic camping experience, Alan.
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Post by joe on Mar 8, 2014 19:12:36 GMT
The trick is to make a small hole just before the awning edge and place a suitably clean receptacle underneath to catch the leak, one never has to go short of fresh water or go begging round garage forecourts or farmers yards for some.
This is an excellent thing for all wildcamping enthusiasts to do, however it would be frowned upon by most camp site wardens especially if you brushed all the crap off first
One should however brush off all acumalated leaves, twigs, bird dropping and other things firstor use one of the wifes tights, preferably clean to filter the water before it goes into the bucket
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Post by Miculo on Mar 8, 2014 19:16:38 GMT
What should two do Peter?
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Post by 747 on Mar 8, 2014 19:26:04 GMT
Name and shame the Dealer is what I say.
These smooth tongued varmints could sell ice cream to pygmies.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 19:43:56 GMT
I am a pigmy and I like ice cream!
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Post by joe on Mar 8, 2014 19:50:57 GMT
Name and shame the Dealer is what I say.
These smooth tongued varmints could sell ice cream to pygmies. CongoAwningsRus, all cheques/cash to Nigeria Bank, Oola Road, Fergustown. Bongo Land
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Post by joe on Mar 8, 2014 19:52:54 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 20:04:25 GMT
CongoAwningsRus, all cheques/cash to Nigeria Bank, Oola Road, Fergustown. Bongo Land Why you white colonialist make de fun ob us? You stop making fun of mah very fine bank. I run very good bank. No crooks. We very good country. Just because Bongo Land is poor, no mean we steal your money. We just not gib it back when you want it. But dat's what you did to mah country. Now we got independence. We free ob de white man's burden. Make our country great again. Signed: General Nitobe Shitholey, President.
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Post by tugboat on Mar 8, 2014 20:22:05 GMT
What?
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Post by valphil on Mar 8, 2014 20:26:50 GMT
I dont know
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 20:30:16 GMT
Sorry, I misread the signature on the letter. It should read: Robert Mugabe, Perennial President & Life-long Sex God.
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Post by The Nomad on Mar 9, 2014 8:38:50 GMT
Should canopies leak.
Well don't buy a bloody canopy from Should then.
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