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The 330 is brand new this year, some places dont even have it in stock yet.  You may well be able to get an older 390 though.

Claire, the porch awning we had at Fforest Fields is the Rally 260. Tbh its plenty big enough for a table and we got four chairs in it and a larder unit. Its very easy to put up and take down (20 mins). Do you remember it?

We got ours off Preloved, used once for a bargain £120. The seller let me organise a courier (I can highly recommend Parcelsplease). We had a larger Kampa Fiesta we won on ebay a couple of weeks ago sent to us for less than a tenner and if you go via quidco theres 7% cashback.

They are such good awnings that they are as rare as rocking horse poo to get hold of secondhand!

We have both the 260 and the 390 and they are both very quick and easy to erect, and quite sturdy when up. dont forget to order the extra rear upright poles and a set of storm straps when you buy one, well worth the money as it keeps the awning almost as tight as a conventional one to the sides of the caravan. The only time we would sell ours would be if we gave up the hobby altogether, then they would probably go as part of the caravans equipment.

Julia

We have the 260 too - we wanted one small enough to heat during cooler nights as our full size is too big to heat in spring and autumn and so we only use it in warm weather.  We are 4 - 2 adults, 2 kids 12 and 10 and as we keep our bed made up cos it is a nightmare to arrange every night - we use our awning to eat and sit.  We have quite a big table with 4 quite big chairs (the ones that you can recline) and although it is a little tight, it is perfectly comfortable.  If you had a sensible bench table (those fold up ones) it would be perfect - or a table for 2 with 2 chairs.  The table goes right up to the front window and there is plenty of room for more stuff between it and the caravan. 

We chose the 260 because it doesn't cross any windows and we can use all the poles.  I agree - get all the extra poles as they do make a difference to weatherproofing.  I will get round to getting the monsoon things that stop water pooling as that is the only problem we have had with this awning - but easy solved.

The awning is quite lightweight, but not insubstantial, and it is straightforward to put up - not much pegging out, the main thing is to keep to the footprint and not go too wide with the poles, I have a 250 x 260 awning carpet which I put down first to make sure that we do it right. You could pack away wet - but would need drying out within a few day I would think - we have left ours out in the van before now just to finish drying off.

The 390 was too big for us - too hard to heat - 330 sounds a really good size and I may have bought that one but only if it wouldn't cross a window as it is impossible to seal effectively over a window.  We also bought ours on preloved for £120 - including back poles and awning poles - very pleased withour purchase!

Hope you find one!

Claire, will have a look and see if I took any pics of the inside. The material is like a polyester tent so would need drying out if took down wet but as its not massive it shouldnt be a problem.

PS. Theres a 260 on Preloved thats been on since before we bought ours (Radstock, nr Bath). Might be worth making them an offer and pay for a courier??

heres one for a good price with the extra back poles. Its also worth trying to find a 2011 model as the legs are adjustable so better if pitch uneven.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/105216064/kampa-rally-260-awning-blue.html

sounds like a good buy Claire, we were pleased with our brand new Fiesta 350 for £114. I do love a bargain.

Quote: Originally posted by savanne1 on 22/3/2012

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sounds like a good buy Claire, we were pleased with our brand new Fiesta 350 for £114. I do love a bargain.

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