Kampa Rally 390 Air.

[Auspom]

Hi Guys
Just purchased one of these new Kampa Rally 390 Air awnings that inflate with a pump, at first i was sceptical and thinking if a cat goes remotely anywhere near it is gonna get punctured but had a look at one already erected at Camperlands Manchester and the airframe tubes are very very thick about on par with the rib on an RNLI lifeboat, so i was very impressed on how rigid they are.
Have any other members already got one of these that can comment on them after use and perhaps give me some tips, i am thinking of purchasing the rear upright poles to affix the sides to the van and was wondering if they are worth purchasing or leave as is.
Any help/tips most welcomed.
Tony

 

[brian_c]

Hi Auspom. I have been looking at getting one of these also and on first impression from the one I have seen the air poles really seem to be sturdy. The price is just putting me off at the moment because we have only last year bought a new porch awning so I am considering advertising that for sale towards the Kampa one. I presume that prices will be high for quite a while our local dealer has got four on order and all sold with people asking about his showroom demo model.
The main point I would like to make is that a lot of manufacturers offer back poles as an option at extra cost and it strikes me that if they feel the need to recommend them then I believe they should be included in the initial sale. Especially with this particular model it is quite pricey.
Anyway I hope you go on ok with it and keep us posted, I hope you will be attempting the four minutes that is regarded as the pitching time.
Regards Brian

 

[Sproket]

Would be interested to see how it copes with a four inch of snow on top ??
Would it collapse inwards ??
Reason i am asking is that yesterday we had to take ours down due to the sudden onsett of heavy sleety snow, there was so much weight we would have had a problem if we had not been in the van to take it down strait away...
The problem with mine is the large unsuported roof area, rain is not a problem, but get 3.5mts x 2.5mts x 6cms of snow & you are looking at about .5 cubic meter of wet snow just sitting there ........
Don't know how heavy snow is

 

[Gagakev]

In fairness Sprocket think snow would be a problem for most lightweight awnings, mine in paticular which is a ------Kampa

 

[DeliDave_]

I am interested in one my good friend Sir Roger is looking into it and I am waiting for the results of his research lol

 

[Sproket]

Would have been a good weekend up here to test one ........

We are going up to Scotland ( Tummel Valley ) in four weeks time my awning will be staying at home.
But if anyone would like me to test one of these new blow-up Kampa's for them for free it could be arranged

 

[SirRogerFFS]

I Have been in touch with White Arches regarding the Kampa 390 Air. Would seem they are a good seller if i order one now £200 deposit is required and should have one sometime in May or June.Might have to check somewhere for stock
Sir Roger

 

[DeliDave_]

If you can find one to view I'd be interested in having a look Sir Roger

 

[DeliDave_]

Do you get much condensation in these awnings,I ask because we had a cheap dome awning for the odd weekend which was pretty wet overnight.Didnt mind for £50 but for £600 thats a bit different.We don't get any with the Isabella but its a bit of a slog putting it up for a weekend.