CITROËN BERLINGO 2012 – 2018 AWNINGS & AWNING RAILS

Supercharge your campsite setup and enjoy complete freedom on the road with a premium awning for your 2012-2018 Citroën Berlingo!

The mid-generation facelift of the Citroën Berlingo brought refined styling, cleaner BlueHDi engines, and an even more practical cabin environment to one of the UK’s favourite micro-camper platforms. Highly valued for its car-like road manners, huge square load bay, and great fuel efficiency, it serves as a spectacular, agile partner for weekend getaways and stealthy solo camper adventures. However, even with its highly practical space layout, interior room disappears in a flash once a bed conversion, cooking gear, and storage boxes are loaded inside. Adding an exterior awning is the single best way to maximize your footprint, instantly creating an adaptable outdoor room. At Vanstyle, we stock top-tier awnings and rail configurations engineered to integrate flawlessly with your vehicle's roof profile.

An exterior awning room serves as an ingenious space-saving solution, immediately providing a fully enclosed, private area for dining, socialising, or drying off damp kit without cluttering your cozy sleeping space inside the Berlingo. Our high-quality range from industry leaders like Dometic offers versatile sizing, meaning you can easily choose a configuration that mirrors your exact style of travel. Before you can pitch up, establishing a solid anchor point is key. A dedicated awning rail or a sleek multi-rail fastens securely along your roofline, providing a rock-solid foundation to either slide in a massive drive-away tent or mount a rapid wind-out canopy.

To make camp life completely hassle-free, drive-away options feature an integrated connecting tunnel section that wraps snugly over the side sliding or rear cargo doors of your Berlingo. This layout creates a fully weather- protected walkway, keeping the howling wind and rain out while you move gear back and forth. Much like a traditional ground tent, these systems rely on high-visibility guy ropes pegged down firmly to keep the fabric perfectly taut and prevent the structure from lifting in strong gusts.

If you want to completely eliminate arrival stress at the campsite, modern air awnings are a phenomenal alternative to old-school pole structures. By replacing heavy, awkward steel or fiberglass frames with robust, inflatable air tubes, pitching up becomes an effortless, one-person job that takes only a matter of minutes. Not only does this save valuable weight in your Berlingo's payload, but it also completely removes the risk of a loose metal pole slipping out of your hands and scratching your van's pristine paintwork during a sudden gust of wind.

For quick day trips, beach outings, or roadside lunch breaks, a fixed wind-out awning provides unparalleled convenience. Once fitted securely using technical brackets on your Berlingo's roofline, the compact casing sits neatly out of the way until needed, winding out to provide overhead shade or rain protection in under two minutes. Because it lives permanently on the side of your van, there is zero risk of turning up to the campsite and realizing your shelter is still sitting back in the garage at home!

FAQ:

Q: Can I fit a wind-out awning and an awning tent at the same time?
A: Because a compact vehicle like this generation of Citroën Berlingo has a finite amount of space along the roofline, these two systems generally compete for identical mounting locations. We advise evaluating your usual camping habits to choose the single style that best fits your routine.

Q: What is the difference between an awning tent and a drive-away awning?
A: While both give you an enclosed living space, a drive-away awning stands entirely on its own. You can effortlessly unhook the connecting tunnel from your Berlingo, leave the tent pitched to lock down your spot on the campsite, and drive away to explore local attractions for the day without packing down your living area.

Q: What is a Kador?
A: A Kador strip is a tough, double- beaded fabric strip that acts as the vital connection link for drive-away setups. It threads smoothly into your van's awning rail on one side and attaches to the awning tunnel on the other, creating a waterproof seal. When you want to head off-site, you simply slide the Kador strip out to release the van, and slide it back in when you return to base.