Sunncamp awnings

Judensteve - if it's any interest to you I have a Sunncamp swift 260 deluxe porch awning which I bought last year and only used once (we sold our van at the end of last year). Great lightweight awning, dead easy to put up and loads of room inside.

You can email me if you'd be interested in taking it off our hands! (My email address is in my profile.)?

We have a air version of M's above, had it a few years now, used every single time we go away so that's a lot. No problems at all with it, well apart from replacing the cheap pegs that came with it but I think that applies to all awnings. (they would be OK for grass just not HS surfaces)

We had a Sunncamp Swift porch awning for several years. Good value for money, simple to erect and packed into a small bag. We had no issues with it and sold it on after we switched to a MH.

We have both a Kampa 390 Grande and a Sunncamp 390 Air.  The Kampa is the 'main' summer awning and is great, being so wide and roomy.  However, it is very heavy to put on the awning rail and is a pig to dry if it has to be packed away wet.  It also cost nearly £1000.

I bought the Sunncamp, last year as a winter alternative and it was all of £350 in an 'end of season sale'.  It's very light and, most importantly, if packed away wet, I can dry it at home - overnight.  Easy to clean as well - being more of a 'nylon' fabric rather than the canvas of the Kampa.  It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the Kampa, but it's perfectly adequate - totally waterproof (and it's been tested!) and, for the money, very well made.  It doesn't have the single inflation point that the Kampa does, but the main beam is just one pole with three roof beams being separate.  They only take a few seconds to inflate with an electric pump. The only criticism I have in terms of quality as compared with the Kampa is that the pegging out 'ladders' are inclined to be a bit brittle as compared with the softer Kampa ones and can break if you're not careful.

I like the fact that there is a wide mud skirt which pegs down - so if you're on a sloping pitch, you can still get a good seal from draughts around the outside of the awning.

We also have - now languishing in the garage - a Sunncamp 220 poled version which we used regularly for about 5 years - cost all of £85 - and is still going strong - used it a few months ago.  Lasted well and was certainly a snip at that price.

There's no bad stitching, dodgy zips or anything else like that, sometimes associated with cheaper awnings, and as I have said, we have never had a problem with leaks, although, as with all modern awnings made of  impermeable fabrics, condensation is an issue but you have to learn to deal with that.

Overall, I think the Sunncamp awnings are extremely good value and I don't think you will be disappointed.

Moulesy thanks very much i'll have a think about it, also thanks for all your replies it's kind of made our mind up now.