The Caravan Owners Club

[dearham hobby]

I have a ravenna acrylic awning bought with my 540 uk, it has the hobby logo on it but i cant find the manufacturers name. I would like some alloy light wt poles istead of the standard steel any one got any ideas ?

[Roy Armstrong]

I seem to remember that the Ravenna was made by either Brand Vorzelte or Nordland Zelte but they came with steel poles as standard.
If you trawl the net you should be able to find either aluminium or carbon fibre poles to fit, but they will not be cheap.
I changed my Brand Casino awning for an Isabella Commodore to fit a 540 as the poles were just too heavy, so Isabella carbon fibre should fit OK.

You would probably be better off selling your Ravenna and buying a new awning to your spec.

NB. I have just checked and the Ravenna was made for Hobby by Nordland Zeltfabrik GmbH.
They did produce a 28mm aluminium frame for the Nizza model.
www.Nordland-Zelte.de

[dearham hobby]

cheers for the info i will keep trying it seems a shame to change the awning as it seems to be a good quality

[Hobbynut]

Nordland is owned by Hobby so I would expect the quality to be top notch.. I do remember seeing a Ravenna somewhere once and it looked good to me..
Cheers
Hobbynut