BUYING GUIDE: WHICH CARAVAN ANNEXE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? For many caravans, organizing walls for their awning or buying a full caravan annex typically means organizing a special tailor-made item. By adding walls, most caravans simply modified their roll out awnings into annexes. the traditional annex with its own roof, walls, pegs, poles and ropes was largely a thing of the past. When most people talked about buying an annex, they really talked about installing walls under a roll out awning. For most people, the choice, came down to a choice between the types of walls: vinyl, canvas, or shade walls. CANVAS, VINYL OR SHADE
When it comes to annexes and awnings, there is a long - standing debate as to whether the best material for the purpose is canvas, vinyl or shade walls. No matter what you chose, the annex or awning walls would need to be tailor - made because the size of Australian - made vans varied, as did the length, width and height that awnings were mounted.Vinyl was very popular but warned, "If you're using vinyl walls you're going to have a lot of condensation and it's going to be hot. You may be better off having canvas as it breathes a little. "On the other hand, vinyl was about half the canvas weight.
The vinyl base is also more durable than canvas, dried faster and easier to clean. Shade walls were a good compromise rather than a traditional annex, as they were generally good enough to keep most of the rain out, offered sun protection and provided a degree of privacy. In addition, he said that because shade cloth allowed the breeze to flow through the walls, there was no need to worry about the expense of manufacturing them with windows.
Of the things that matter in relation to annexes and awning walls, the size, buyers should consider color and whether the annex or walls should be plain or stripped. Generally, however, the color of the canvas or vinyl does not affect the price, although walls with horizontal stripes are slightly higher due to a different manufacturing process. Layout is often the next consideration and includes the position and number of windows and doors, the presence of internal walls, porch areas, or additional rooms