Geppetto Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Has anyone tried the wind blocker from Outdoor Bits. The one that is attached to the wind out awning and then pegged to the ground. The advert is very convincing with a wind machine on one side and a lit candle on the other. I was thinking of buying the front panel to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0930 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 They are excellent. Buy from Lillypad Leisure the makers. They will give you the necessary poles free. At least they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandyAndy Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 To get the poles free you need to buy from a show, they don't post them out I don't think but you can ask. They have now handed over the shows to another company and I am not sure of the name but I know they sell non slip grips for under the wheels, I will try to get more info on this if I can. Excellent and can be made into a small outdoor room all be it with gaps on the corners. Make sure you get the correct length which you can do if you buy direct. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookback Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Excellent product. I keep the corners together by using colour co-ordinated bulldog clips (obtainable from e.bay). And because there are a lot of tent peg loops at the bottom of the blockers I thread a bamboo can through five at a time and secure to the ground using two tent pegs. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hi Geppetto, We have the 'Windblocker' curtains for our awning from Lillipad Leisure - (just ask for Rick, he is very helpful) They work brilliantly if you take the time to fix them properly. The idea of a cane threaded through the bottom loops is a good one! Lillipad have also started doing a draft skirt to prevent drafts from under the MH - another good idea along with the specialist press stud fixings. Cheers, John & Anne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I was told that they are quite a good sun blocker as well (Heat) has any one experienced this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geppetto Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Thanks everyone. I am definitely going to get them now and thanks for the good tips on securing them etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anne Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Caroline - 2011-03-14 12:37 PM I was told that they are quite a good sun blocker as well (Heat) has any one experienced this. Hi Caroline, Yes that's right, they provide good shade from bright sunshine by diffusing the light into a blue/grey shade - very relaxing! They keep the majority of bugs out too. John & Anne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Other advantages of the Windblockers http://www.windblockershades.com/ - If they get rained on, they retain virtually no moisture & easily shook out. - Weight is negligable our End Panel & 3.5m Front = approx 3kg So you don't have to stow them away heavy & wet, unlike Safari Rooms. The poles (for the end/side panel top edge) were only available when bought at shows, as Lillypads told me they are to long to ship by post & previously experience was that the pole(s) had arrived bent in transit to the customers. The pole(s) are extending lightweight and readily available locally. The PIN required to fit the pole IS SUPPLIED with the Windblockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Caroline - 2011-03-14 12:37 PM I was told that they are quite a good sun blocker as well (Heat) has any one experienced this. We have the Fiamma sunblocker, its very good we got the one that you can see through the first one they sent was obscure, we sent that back so make sure if ordering online that you get the one you want. Not sure that I would leave it out in the wind though :-S we chanced it one night when it was looking a bit iffy and hubby ended up going out in a thunderstorm and hammering more lines and pegs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbotham Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 flicka - 2011-03-14 10:12 PM The pole(s) are extending lightweight and readily available locally. The PIN required to fit the pole IS SUPPLIED with the Windblockers. They are very good, but note that you do need to shop around a little when getting the poles locally. They're clothes line props that you modify, but they need to be above a certain length (forget the exact details) and all the ones I could find locally weren't that long. Ended up finding some on t'internet...luckily since it was a bankrupt stock outfit, they cost less (inc postage) than the local shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yes that's right, they provide good shade from bright sunshine by diffusing the light into a blue/grey shade - very relaxing! They keep the majority of bugs out too. You must holiday abroad then cos not much bright sunshine in good old blighty.....and when there is I want to be in it not sheltered behind a net curtain :-D I looked at these at a show was thinking of a set or fiamma safari room then I thought............ang on a minute thats too much like caravaning to me all that faffing with stuff, so didnt bother ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Anne Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I looked at these at a show was thinking of a set or fiamma safari room then I thought............ang on a minute thats too much like caravaning to me all that faffing with stuff, so didnt bother ;-) As they say: 'don't knock it till you've tried it' - motorhoming with the awning out and some wind blockers that is! :-) John & Anne. B-) B-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'll try anything once.............twice or even more if I like it... :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 If going abroad you certainly need something :-S it saves moving your chairs around the back of the van when it gets unbearable, and ours just slides through a track on the front of the awning, not a faf at all . Before this I was hanging bath towels on the side rails in desperation. You will always find someone that hasnt got something talk you into not needing it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 maggyd - 2011-03-16 3:35 PM If going abroad you certainly need something :-S it saves moving your chairs around the back of the van when it gets unbearable, and ours just slides through a track on the front of the awning, not a faf at all . Before this I was hanging bath towels on the side rails in desperation. Ah! that is interesting so you do not need all three sides just the front and one side would do it or just the front panal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi Caroline - Spot on. We only have ONE end panel & the front panel. (Easier for my wife to access in her wheelchair or Mobility Scooter) & if the sun or breeze moves around, just swap the end panel to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith T Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 We have the Oministor wind-out awning - which we find is stronger than the previous Fiamma ones we have had. We have the wind blocker sides which have a window stiched in, and came with the necessary top poles, plus a sun-blocker front. Depending on where we are and how long we might stay on the site, we can use a combination of these. We also find that they make theawning more stablein windy conditions, though also use the additional awning tie-down strap/s when required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Caroline - 2011-03-16 3:52 PM maggyd - 2011-03-16 3:35 PM If going abroad you certainly need something :-S it saves moving your chairs around the back of the van when it gets unbearable, and ours just slides through a track on the front of the awning, not a faf at all . Before this I was hanging bath towels on the side rails in desperation. Ah! that is interesting so you do not need all three sides just the front and one side would do it or just the front panal. Yes Caroline you can get away with one side , we have a front and one side, but we never take the side as O.H thinks the side panel is to heavy in fact it is unused! the front is enough for us, when we were hanging towels it was before we got the front panel (lol) I hope I havent confused you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyishuk Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 If you have to buy poles (we had to). Wilkinsons were the cheapest, Argus and Dyas were twice the price. (But as said above, make sure the poles are long enough and have enough "overlap" in the middle to be rigid when extended.) Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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