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Personkathleenm
31/7/2018 at 7:27pm
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I’m hoping to get a new awning soon has anyone got suggestions about the best value etc .I know to get 390size but nothing else


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No recommendations, but please be aware that air awnings can be much heavier to thread through the awning rail than poled types. I found that out the hard way.

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Personmisterg
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There are several previous postings on air awnings which I looked at before buying my Kampa pro. I found it easy to set up apart from the issue of weight referred to above.
I found it easier to thread it from the front of the van which has a gentler slope than the sharp angle at the back. Also I attached a rope pull cord to the leading edge where there is a ring to thread the rope through. My wife steered the awning into the channel and Ipulled on the cord. I think I might struggle on my own but I am well past pension age!!

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We purchased a new 2018 Kampa Rally 260 air pro this year and have used it twice so far but like others have said they are so much heavy in comparison to a poled awning. However, on the Kampa Rally air awnings (all sizes) the side door entrances are interchangeable so we unzipped the two door panels to make it lighter so the procedure is now identical to that of a full awning.
I haven't tried it as yet but shall inflate the awning about 75% of the pressure then zip in the two door panels each side before inflating to the full recommended pressure. The new Kampa Rally is well worth having a look at as I don't know if other brands of air awning have the facility in order to make it lighter which I think is the main disadvantage in comparison to a poled awning.


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we dont have an air awning, sort of interested, but do you partially inflate these prior to feeding them on the rail,or just as a conventional type ?

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PersonGrandad Kenny
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Tango, you're wrong I'm afraid. I have the 2017 Kampa rally air 390 pro plus and none of the external panels are removeable, the only panel that totally unzips is the internal one between the extension bit and the main awning.


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Quote: Originally posted by Grandad Kenny on 02/8/2018
Tango, you're wrong I'm afraid. I have the 2017 Kampa rally air 390 pro plus and none of the external panels are removeable, the only panel that totally unzips is the internal one between the extension bit and the main awning.


I'm not wrong because we seen a Kampa Rally 330 on display which we were told by the sales person that it was identical to all the sizes available, that's why I purchased the size 260 as the 330 is too big. However, if you read my post properly I did say the new 2018 models (not 2017 like yours) as the previous Kampa air awnings had more of a curved roof which was causing some issues with the caravan door catching the roof lining. Kampa redesigned their air awnings for 2018 in more ways than one which included a different shape roof changing from the constant arc shape to a slight slope down to the middle then an increased gradient towards the two front doors (3 front doors on the 330 and 390 models) and interchangeable side doors. The curtain rails go right across the window and the door just in case people want to swap the sides over and use the entrance door the other way round or if they want the vented flyscreen at the front rather than the back.



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PersonColin21
02/8/2018 at 8:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by lissabuff on 02/8/2018
we dont have an air awning, sort of interested, but do you partially inflate these prior to feeding them on the rail,or just as a conventional type ?


You certainly couldn't partially inflate the one we had, or at least I couldn't see any advantage in doing so. It would have just made it even more unwieldy.

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PersonGrandad Kenny
02/8/2018 at 9:20pm
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Tango, I beg to differ, you say you purchased a 2018 awning but then go on to say that all are interchangeable but you don't mention a year, and they are not all interchangeable, maybe all the 2018 ones are. Enjoy it anyway......


Personkathleenm
04/8/2018 at 8:21pm
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Thank you for all the advice but have decided to forgo a air awning and buy a carbon poled one instead


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Personmorepints
05/8/2018 at 3:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by kathleenm on 04/8/2018
Thank you for all the advice but have decided to forgo a air awning and buy a carbon poled one instead


Wise decision! we've had porch awnings of both kinds, and I don't think the extra weight and volume of the air type is worth the convenience. You just have to pump instead of thread; and the pegging is still the same.

Each to their own though.



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