Isabella Opus Awning – Review
Isabella is one of the best known awning manufacturers so I hoped that when I bought from them, I was getting a quality awning for my money. Finally we had the money able to spend, so fingers crossed, I purchased it and we took it on our last caravanning trip at the weekend.
It wasn’t our first awning so we didn’t have any trouble at all putting it up, but I think the instructions would be easy for beginners to follow as well. Our Opus has the Carbon X fibreglass frame which seemed very sturdy even though it was lightweight, so it was easy enough for us to put up. It held up pretty well even though Scotland was quite windy while we were there. We had no trouble with it staying upright and I was frankly amazed at how little I felt the drafts from outside.
Something else I really like about the new awning is that it’s got big windows on the front, so I can feel as though I’m in nature without actually have to be in it. Even when it rained, we kept the ventilation covers open as the brochure suggested but we kept an eye on them to make sure they didn’t leak. They didn’t on this trip so I think that’s a good sign!
I also really appreciated the little touches, the obvious attention to detail from Isabella, like the cute curtains and the special nets on the side windows so we could see out but others couldn’t see in. My husband and I really appreciated those privacy features! It’s also quite an attractive awning, no shame in having it on my nicer caravan.
All in all I was really impressed by the quality of this Isabella awning and I know when I want to “upgrade” I’ll be sticking with them.
