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29/8/2016 at 10:20am
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We have 2 air drive away awnings....Both VANGO. We chose VANGO as they have been making AIR TENTS for so many years without issue. Our first one, a Sapera TALL, has been well used without any problems other than as it is so large we sometimes get sideways glances from other campers! They really should just ask us about it, not keep walking by and looking at it. We must pick up the courage to invite them in! The Sapera has a 'sewn in' breathable ground sheet. It came with everything you would need, and included an easily to remove,re attach double inner tent. The second one, is a Kela Tall. Bought as on some occasions we do not need the huge Sapera. Tall is for coach built vans, standard is for smaller camper vans. This one does NOT have a 'sewn in' ground sheet. It has an easily attachable (in each corner, so that it does not move)supplied ground sheet. The beams do however sit on the same material as the sheet and these are part of the awning, and are roughly 8 or 9 inches wide all around the awning. Damn good idea as this will meet every site owner/manager's requirements. We use a footprint for both. We like clean kit! We have no problems with either, we love the extra space they both give. We fish, and need the sitting and storage space they both give. Enough for 4 in the Sapera, and 2 in the Kela. You need the following, items to attach any awning to your van, in order to drive away, and come back and re attach. An awning rail with at least one 'c' section channel (some have 2 of differing sizes in mm on. They also have, if 2 of them, the open end at opposite ends) attached to your van, a Kador strip, made of webbing often referred to incorrectly, as a 'rail' of whichever size(in mm) your section on the awning rail is, a hard plastic figure of 8 to attach to the Kador strip, the figure of 8 then attaches to your awning of choice and its size in mm.
The ease of these types of awnings, and fitments is the figure of 8 hard plastic. Just remove it, and you are mobile again. I have answered the original post Wendy 1406 and have tried to cover the post from Lorfal in that the moving about would be diminished. If I could post a picture ( I fish...but not phish LOL) It would have been easier to explain. BUT just use the internet and type in Kador strip and up will pop pictures of the things everyone mentions everytime in all drive away awning posts on here. One thing I did not say is.....you must fill the entire rail that is fixed to the van....this will stop any movement. Or use an awning stop (kampa make some, but only 6mm!) and remember also, that the Kador strip can be of differing sizes in mm, on each side the strip. I am off for a beer or two now.
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