A measurement is the length from the ground through the rail of the caravan to the ground about 30 cm to the side.
Caravan awning measurements.
Search and find your awning what is an a measurement.
Afterwards measure it from ground to ground.
This can easily be measured as per the simple diagram below.
For example if you have an awning measurement of 960cm a manufacturer may have an available awning with a size of 930 to 960cm which is the one you need.
Firstly the height from the ground h to the awning rail which is not the total height of the caravan as this will include roof light and tv aerial etc and secondly the caravan needs to be long enough l to accommodate the length of the awning where the roof is relatively flat.
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.
Q1 what size of awning do i need to fit my caravan.
An a measurement of 1042cm would require an awning size of 1025 1050.
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.
The measurement you take a note of is the size of awning you need.
To get the a measurement place your caravan on level ground.
As mentioned earlier you need to get the a measurement of your awning.
If your a measurement is greater than 250cm consider one of our static motorhome awnings available in a range of heights up to 310cm.
Then measure the length of your caravan from point underneath the awning channel up to the other end.
You get the idea and even if you don t your friendly caravan awning supplier will be able to help find the right size to fit having the right measurement let you focus on what awning you like not what awning will fit.
Measure this to ensure your vehicle attachment height is within the tolerances our caravan awnings allow for.
Kampa dometic awnings are suitable for caravans with attachment heights between 235 250cm.
