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Offline Baggs

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kitchen side shade on Jayco
« on: June 09, 2013, 09:58:55 PM »
Hi, We are still waiting for Our Jayco Swan but i am after people's fors and against on a shade on the kitchen side of the van. My theory is that it would keep the van cooler as this is the only exposed part of the van.
If it is the worth it what are people using? Pics are welcome
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2013, 10:01:30 PM »
Fit some sail tack and a Sunbuster awning
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2013, 05:30:16 AM »
We,ve had our eagle for nearly a year and used it 7 times. I got the kitchen side awning put on when we ordered it and I have never even unzipped the bag. So far it seems it wasn,t needed.
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2013, 06:57:13 AM »
Highly recommend the kitchen awning. we had it on a coromal family camper we had and now we have it on the swan, great for shade and privacy without closing the curtains....doesn't take much to set up...

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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 06:58:13 AM »
We have a kakadu kitchen awning and use it whenever the camper is up. Whether it be a fixed awning or as d4d suggested sail track and sunbuster, they make a huge difference.
Hot and dry, it gives you shade on the side of the camper keeping the inside cooler.
Wet, you can leave the side windows open allowing fresh air through with out the rain coming in.
I can't think of a reason not to have one, unless you are really pushing weight. Put some sort of awning on you won't regret it.
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« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2013, 07:09:20 AM »
We had the kitchen side awning on both of our Swans.

They were made by Prestige Jayco in Geelong.

It was very easy to set up. It was a bag awning that had 6 PVC extendable poles with c clips on the ends to attach to the pole running through the bottom of the awning and the clips secured to the side of the van. Took about 5 minutes to put up and the same to pack up.

It gave us privacy and shaded that side of the van from the summer sun and heat. If it was raining but still hot you could still leave the windows on that side of the van open for ventilation.

Highly recommended.
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2013, 07:19:31 AM »
I also highly recommend it, if your camped in hot weather you ill find that it will keep the heat out of the kitchen side of the CT, and do it well, also oyu are able to leave your windows open a touch when its raining if needed.

I put it on our swan myself, very easy, I purchased the entire kit it thru Jayco, and over about 2 hours one sat morn fitted it, cut sail track to length, dril a hole every 200mm or so, and pop riv the sail track, and fix the awning thru the sail track, fit a screw each end of the rope on the awning to prevent it from sliding any further, and in a nutshell all done.

But defo worth getting, SWMBO will love ya more for it.

 :cheers: Swanny
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2013, 07:26:52 AM »
Definitely worth doing ...... for privacy, and for wet weather, as you can leave the internal plastic down.   Mine was made by Danbri (haven't seen him on here for a while?)

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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2013, 09:16:52 AM »
G'day Baggs,
We always use our kitchen side bag awning, for the couple of minutes it takes to set it up it's worth it to us.
When we first got our swan, we didn't use the awning, then a few times in summer the kitchen side would get really hot.
Having the awning out on that side lets us zipped down the windows allowing the air to flow through. Also if it is nasty wet weather it allows for the windows to be zipped down without rain being blown in.
We are so use to setting it up we don't notice the time it takes.
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2013, 09:54:48 AM »
We have one on our Finch. Definitely worth having, especially in the summer. Helps keep the van cooler and adds a bit of privacy, and also keeps the rain off as well. We're getting one fitted on our new Penguin.
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2013, 10:40:22 AM »
Quote from: D4D on June 09, 2013, 10:01:30 PM
Fit some sail tack and a Sunbuster awning

Yep what we did on the goldstream absolutly love it
Keeps you cooler
Provides extra shade
Can leave windows open in the rain
Keeps fridge vents in the shade all day

One of the best mods i have done
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2013, 12:34:19 PM »
You shouldn't need to install any kind of sail track if it's new. Our 2012 Swan and all other current models I've seen already have a groove/track in the roof all the way around for this purpose.  Just a matter of sliding a sunbuster or equivalent awning side on and then lifting the roof and pegging it down.

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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2013, 06:20:22 PM »
I think that they are fantastic, as everyone else says keeps it cooler, privacy and if it raining and you have your awning, bag end flys and kitchen awning out it meant that all your canvas is 95% dry, which makes packing up eaiser. hear is a picture of mine
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8029.0;attach=26019
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2013, 07:01:05 PM »
Here are a couple of pictures of the one on our last Swan.





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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #14 on: June 10, 2013, 07:49:24 PM »
I considered one of these, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10-JAYCO-LIGHTWEIGHT-ANNEXE-AWNING-WALLS-T-S-DOVE-CAMPER-TRAILER-CARAVAN-/181151986316?pt=Caravan_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a2d7ff28c&_uhb=1

But now we are looking at a simple sail track + simple canvas with rope to slide into the sail track...
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2013, 08:11:14 PM »
Our Goldstream came with two Fiamma f45s was brilliant in 40 deg heat. Easy to setup, even shade clothe would help
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #16 on: June 10, 2013, 09:00:22 PM »
Cheers for the awesome response and appreciate the pics, I will be def looking into fitting something now.
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2013, 05:35:04 PM »
Another pic I just found.......

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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2013, 07:58:26 PM »
On my "off" side, i got a sail track above the fridge and a full side track for a Sunbuster..... figure i can shelter the fridge easily if only there for short visits
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Re: kitchen side shade on Jayco
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2013, 08:14:51 PM »
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