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Each to there own I suppose, I love it all. Some love it, more hate it, but I like the idea and if its a sh*te as everyone says I'll stick it on flea bay for 99p. We want a cheap weekend awning and its seems to fit that bill. We dont care if it leaks because were not sleeping in it!

You can have this one if you can collect for free.

Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

email - enid-hartshill at talttalk.net

Dont be fooled is all i can say... i was assured the new XL MRK3 was all that... all problems sorted out... nothing could go wrong.... rubbish!!!!

We used ours for one night in August... the raid soaked through and was dripping off the pole... took hours to get it up with that extremely fiddley middle pole... and went to open it up last friday... guess what we found.. same as everyone else.. soaking wet (even thought they added some rivits in the bottom of the bag) and same as others... covered in mould and mildew.. we're waiting to hear from pyramid as the company we bought it off doesnt seem to want to know...

NICE!!!!

My Advice is do not buy.

Sorry to hear about your experience - glad it was dry when we used ours. We have had a total refund from our supplier no quibble hope you get same.

Away on Thursday back with full trio awning.

Well, the latest from Pyramid is....

Kaizip - We bought a Sunncamp Ultima 390 from Awnings Direct at the beginning of the season.  Fab awning.  OH can manage it by himself (and he's only 5ft 6) and it folds away into its own sports bag.  We've put it away wet, put it in the storage box, come back weeks later, no mold (hope I'm not tempting fate!).  I know a lot of people who have these, and the smaller 260 version. 

I've only heard of one or two people who say they're not suitable for their vans - something to do with a sharply sloping front on the van.  Cost me £169, if it lasts a few years, I'll be happy.

Hi Karen, many thanks for that recommendation - will have a look at it.  Has it withstood the great British weather ok?  There seem to be so many to choose from and don't want to end up with the wrong one again (PDQ!!) so good to hear of any good (or bad) experiences.

Babs

Kaizip, we had a PDQ for all of one weekend - took it back the zips broke within about 2 hours.  It was the MK1. There are many threads mentioning the Sunncamp Ultimas, just do a search.  Our local Pyramid dealer do a cheaper version, but I'm glad I went for ours instead, because with ours, each panel zips all the way up so you can use them as doors, instead of the "real" side door.  With the pyramid, I noticed they only zipped to about a foot off the floor, so it was a large window effectively.

We've also bought the inner tent annexe for £30, we had the in-laws sleeping in it August Bank Holiday week.  Our 390 is huge, I would've done with the 260 (2 panels instead of 3), but the edge would've been in the middle of our Toilet door. Its in the middle of the bedroom window now, which is still annoying, but we can put up with it.