Awnings get grubby pretty quickly thanks to gum trees and birds that like to leave their calling cards. Not to mention the odd beetle that ends up pressed like a flower when the awning is rolled up. Here’s a recipe from ‘Tuareg’ that works a treat:

1 bucket of water

1 cup bleach

1 Tbs dishwashing liquid

Strip off your shirt and put your back into applying mixture to the awning.*

Roll the awning up, this action puts the mixture on the other side as well.

Have a beer while waiting 20 minutes, then hose off.

*Warning: If you are a female caravanner then stripping off your shirt may cause either excitement or horror in the van park, depending of course on your age.

Footnote: Thanks go to our photographic model who also featured in Nail Care