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Quote: Originally posted by issym on 09/3/2016

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I agree heavy to pull through (we have Rally air pro) but no more difficult than an awning of the same grade of material. We both have heart problems and are fine. What we struggled with a pole awning was the lifting once the poles were in, and the pump does this for you. You can get lighter weight awnings than the Rally Pro AIr

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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 09/3/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by issym on 09/3/2016I agree heavy to pull through (we have Rally air pro) but no more difficult than an awning of the same grade of material. We both have heart problems and are fine. What we struggled with a pole awning was the lifting once the poles were in, and the pump does this for you. You can get lighter weight awnings than the Rally Pro AIr

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My size 1100 Full awning is much easier as I can zip out the side panels. This is where much of the weight is in the window panels.

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Quote: Originally posted by romany girl on 08/3/2016

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With our original Kampa Rally awnings now becoming a bit of a chore for my 75yr old Husband to erect, despite them being very good awnings, we are now considering buying a new air awning to hopefully make this task a bit easier for him. We also like the idea of the zip in annexes, which would be handy when the entire family turn up to join us for a short break away.

My main question is how heavy/difficult are these awnings to thread through the awning rail? Are they as easy as they look to inflate? (we would use a 12v pump to do this) Do they regularly suffer with leaks to the air poles? Are they difficult to deflate and store?

I have had my fair share of buying camping 'white elephants' in the past, mainly with Chairs and smaller items of gear, and a couple of 'Pop-up tents that refused to 'Pop down', but l just want to get it right first time with purchasing a new suitable awning, especially as they are quite expensive compaired with the poled version.

Julia

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Quote: Originally posted by issym on 10/3/2016

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Quote: Originally posted by checkley1973 on 09/3/2016

Quote: Originally posted by issym on 09/3/2016I agree heavy to pull through (we have Rally air pro) but no more difficult than an awning of the same grade of material. We both have heart problems and are fine. What we struggled with a pole awning was the lifting once the poles were in, and the pump does this for you. You can get lighter weight awnings than the Rally Pro AIr

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My size 1100 Full awning is much easier as I can zip out the side panels. This is where much of the weight is in the window panels.

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Can I hijack here, we used to struggle with lifting the awning once the poles were in, we both had angina attacks. Presumably taking out the panels will also reduce this weight, but how much effort is there putting the panels back in, bearing in mind carrying and having to lift are arms can set us both off. We are ok with the air awning but have to take it slow, husband stands on caravan step and I push through rail from the bottom. I would love a full awning if we could erect without killing ourselves

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