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08/4/2021 at 2:19pm
Location: London
Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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I've got a Lunar 524 which is something in excess of half a metre longer than your van and with a similar external window/door layout, my straight run of awning rail is 4.1 metres, therefore your straight run (I'm guessing it'll be about 3.5m) is likely to be too short for a 390 (3.9m length) awning. You need to measure the straight awning rail run near roof of your van, the straight length is the max length of awning you can fit. AFAIK, that info is not published anywhere, you have to measure it for yourself.
I've got a Kampa 330 air awning, and it does cross the lounge window. I could get a 390 on my van but it would still cross the window and probably a locker too! I think I would have to drop to the 260 awning to clear the window, I think it may also clear the window on yours too.
After 3 years of use, the awning has not scratched or damaged my window. I wipe both the window and awning edge free of any dirt or grit so that minimises risk of scratches. As to drafts through the gaps, it's an awning for goodness sake! - there are similar gaps all over the place that 'drafts' can get in, but can't say any have ever bothered me. Maybe if I was using it in the winter and heating it, I might hold a different view, but I don't. You may actually find the ventilation through the 'window gaps' a benefit, it will help cool the awning in high sun, and help keep condensation down. The gap tends to be slightly bigger if you use the rear poles than if you use the Kampa Limpets which draw the awning edge closer to van wall. If you don't use either, the awning edge is a slightly flappy gap it's full length anyway!
As to weight of air awnings. Yes, they are relatively heavy and it's all one 'lump', but I'm mid 60's and can handle and fit my Kampa 330 (weighing circa 20Kg) single handed with ease, with the aid of a home made version of the Kampa pulley system to draw bead along awning rail. I'm not sure where the lifting heavy weights over your head comes into it! My awning rail starts at the bottom of van side, so I've only got to feed the bead in and the pulley drags it along and the rail takes the weight, no lifting involved other than occasionally sorting the remaining awning lying on the ground! When it's in place on the rail, the air tubes do all the hard work lifting it as they inflate. The only real lifting is when it's bagged, and I don't think it's much different to a complete poled awning weight in it's bag.
As to the Kampa awning itself, several friends have been sufficiently impressed with mine, to go buy one for themselves! I have now bought the Kampa Gale electric pump as I liked the idea of being lazy, the hand pump supplied is perfectly capable and really doesn't take too long to inflate. Only criticism of Gale pump is that the power cord isn't quite long enough to reach into van for 12v sockets, so an extension cord is necessary, probably OK if you can get car beside awning.
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