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Quote: Originally posted by Scoobz on 03/7/2012

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Hi out and about we're did you get your awning from.

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hi with the rainfall that we have all experianced in the last few weeks is proberly high than the awning HH soo i won't be suprised it has leaked and this is quite common on new tents and awnings in very heavy downpours 

personaly i would not proof again untill its been used in normal conditions and if its still  leaking reproof with fabsil if you have to clean it first dont use detergent soap  you can get a universal awning cleaner at all camping shops alternativly use lux or snow flake  this is non detergent and wont damage the material and then reproof with fabsil afterwards 

We have a Kampa Rally and that leaks a little from seams over front windows, it's annoying as it drips right onto the table below. Previous to that we had (and still have) a suncamp and that leaked in exactly the same.

  Agri

Quote: Originally posted by out+about-1 on 04/7/2012Hi scoobz I purchased from a consumer so I suppose buyer beware ... Did kampa help with any advice ? My awning does leak from everywhere not just the seams did wonder if previous owners had maybe cleaned it at sometime in the wrong detergent .. We did own a combicamp and that leaked after using fly spray in the awning but fabsil sorted that out very well so was hoping for the same result ..... Still not sure why the monsoon pole was too big

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Are you absolutely sure it wasn't condensation? My Rally 200 gets very wet inside on a damp morning, and it's all condensation. If an awning leaks, it usually happens at seams, not through the fabric itself.

I really is surprising how much condensation can collect inside a polyester awning (they are polyester, not nylon).

We have a brand new Rally Club 330 and used it first time in the Jubilee Monsoon Week.  It didn't leak a drop from anywhere, and in that rain we really expected it to.

Awning Skirt that came with it was flimsy rubbish though, glad we kept the one we from our previous awning.

we have the Rally 390 and never had a problem apart from the other week in horrendous rain in Cornwall did it leak, not through the seams or material but from where it sits in the awning rail above the door.  I don't know whether it was caused by the tight fit of the monsoon poles or the heaviness of the rain combined with the wind. As its a lightweight awning we wouldn't normally leave it up in really bad weather but we'd been out for the day.

I'll try it with & without the poles for next outings just to see if it makes a difference.