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Have not seen the new 260 Club but we have a Rally 260 and have seen the Pro material and I would definetly go for the Pro over the standard material. (Says she who bought a Kampa Fiesta 350 for £114 brand new when she set out to buy the Rally Pro!!). You really can feel the difference with the Pro.

I think we are also going for the Rally Pro, we looked at the 260 last year and really liked it, but we wanted a bigger awning, so we are very pleased that Kampa are bringing out 330 models this year, exactly what we want.  The 390 would go across the side window and we didnt want that. Prices vary hugely though, and our nearest local dealer  (still over an hour away) doesnt have them in until April, and couldnt tell me what they would be selling them for either. Not very helpful for those of us going away at easter.  May have to take the plunge and mail order from elsewhere.

We were trying to decide between the Rally 330 (either Club or Pro) and the Compactalite Pro Carbon 325.

Its a difficult one, both our 'Rallies' are older models so we didnt have the choice, if we had have done then the drop down windows would have been nice, but the extra weight of the 'Pro' may have been a problem, and we would have had to have done a major rethink regards what we carry with us in the caravan.

We are quite happy with the flexible roof poles we have, and really cannot see that having metal ones instead could be much of an advantage.

The 390 for us is a tight squeeze awning rail wise on a 460 length caravan, and makes almost a 'full' awning, so if we have have known, we may have waited and bought the 330 instead.

Julia

I agree with all the above, and that's the trouble, we can't decide either.   We liked the heavier material, but our present awning is a Compactalite 250 and we've had no issues with it (it's just starting to look a bit tatty after three seasons), so do we really need the heavier material.  Will it take longer to throw up? OH likes the fact that our present lightweight goes up/down in 20 mins max, It can flap a bit in a strong wind (who doesnt!) but that's the only advantage with the heavier material that I can see.

We also liked the Fiesta 350 which are fast becoming like hens teeth, but saw this one too.  http://www.bowenawnings.co.uk/awnings/starcamp/sprinter.html  which looked a good alternative.

We just can't decide!!