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Topic: Prestina 390 Air Awning

david8858

29/3/2015 at 11:04am
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Went to a well known Caravan dealer near Catterick yesterday with a view to buying one of these.

Then I noticed that as well as inflating the 3 main spars you also have to inflate 6 stiffener tubes.

Manufacturers claim it can be erected in 5 minutes.

Question to you oracles out there is can I get an adapter from my 12v Digial compressor so I can blow the thing up without the pumping!??

I noticed on the Go Outdoors website this awning is 20 quid more expensive than at the dealers we visited yesterday with a manufacturers suggested retail price of 499.99. so at 379.99 its a bargain but for the inflation question. details here

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david8858

29/3/2015 at 4:31pm
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Well we've been and gone and done it - maiden voyage over easter at Gargrave.

The pump which looks like an old fashioned stirrup pump but made of plastic material puts air in on both the down and up strokes so it inflated very quickly as do the stiffers. Pump also has a 'suck' facility to help get the thing down quicly.

Time will tell I suppose.

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29/3/2015 at 5:43pm
Location: North Wiltshire
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Aww come on, you never gave us time to say whether it was a good idea or not, or for a good discussion on how good or bad air awnings are.

Will done on talking yourself into it.

david8858

29/3/2015 at 5:48pm
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It was quite easy as we used wifeypounds to pay for it. They work just as well as Sterling and are widely accepted but I can spend loads of them without detriment to my bank balance

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29/3/2015 at 10:26pm
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Quote: Originally posted by david8858 on 29/3/2015
It was quite easy as we used wifeypounds to pay for it. They work just as well as Sterling and are widely accepted but I can spend loads of them without detriment to my bank balance

Cross Camping

31/3/2015 at 12:46pm
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The Sevylor 12 volt pump works well with this sort of awning.

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JOHN BYRNE

01/4/2015 at 7:06am
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Gary
will the sevlor pump work ok on a kampa rally 260 air awning?

John

david8858

04/5/2015 at 4:41pm
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Bought one of these Bravo 12v high volume, low pressure pumps.

Tried it out this weekend, powered by the leisure battery.

Blew the thing up in seconds with no effort on my part (other than a bit of DC wiring) and bob is your uncle.

What a good investment for the £73 wifeypounds including delivery it cost.

A marvellous invention the inflatable awning augmented by a Bravo pump.

Also during the weekend we had high winds and heavy rain both of which the Prestina was impervious to.

Quieter in wind and rain then any of the normal awnings we've had.

Only criticism is the two rear poles which are frankly crap. These will be replaced for next trip.

Other than that a brilliant awning.

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28/4/2017 at 12:17am
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Have you an update on this awning as i am getting conflicting reports on air awnings.

I have had my kampa rally 390 demolished first time up and the seasonal pitch we are on seems to get a hell of a lot of high winds hit it daily.

Athert

23/6/2017 at 7:11am
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3rd season out with our prestina air awning, bought off eBay, didn't think you could still buy them, we did have a leaky valve after just a few months and struggled to contact manufacturer for replacement, but fortunately vango fits, so purchased one from our local dealer, no other problems, does the job and used at least twice a month, withstood some heavy rain and wind

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25/8/2018 at 3:34pm
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We have had one of these for 3 years now and it had had so much used and had the fabric repaired a few times.

Do NOT pressurise it into the green on a hot day or it will explode!

We are now looking for a replacement bladder.

david8858

25/8/2018 at 9:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by markrooney2112 on 25/8/2018
We have had one of these for 3 years now and it had had so much used and had the fabric repaired a few times.

Do NOT pressurise it into the green on a hot day or it will explode!

We are now looking for a replacement bladder.

Would a bicycle puncture repair outfit not fix it?

Ours is still fine. It needed a new valve and when we went to the dealer he told us they can’t get them any more then fished about in a drawer and handed us 3 free of charge!! :)

David8858

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