Which Air Awning?

Can't help with which awning, although I'm happy with my Bradcot Air Aspire that I bought for our previous caravan (a Coachman Amara)

It fitted perfectly, but when we viewed our Elddis Avante 540, prior to buying it I did become aware that the awning would be an issue because the new caravan had different window positions. This means we now have to have the awning cover half of the window that is beside the fixed bed.

So my point is, make sure you know whatever you go for size wise is going to have a clear vertical space at each end against the side of the caravan. This includes lockers, gas points and anything else you may need to open or have access to.

I wouldn't knock Vango since I still have a Force 10 tent I bought almost 40 years ago and it's still fine!!!!..... but one drawback (unless they have changed since last year's models) is that they have multiple inflation points which is a bit of a pain.  Our Kampa Air Pro 390 has a single one and with an electric pump is inflated in three minutes.

Totally agree with Milo in that with both our Kampa and the smaller Sunncamp, the deciding factor re which model was how they fitted around the windows and door etc.

We also have the Bradcot air aspire great quality and good looking when erect ( not floppy like some)!!A little heavy owing to the quality of the material also more expensive than some on the market but you only get what you pay for, so worth a look before you buy Ours is the 260 but available in 390 plus full awning.

We have ordered a Kampa Rally Air Pro 360 XL .havent used one yet but will feed back on here when we have and let you know how we get on with it.

Brian & Jo

 We have the Kampa Rally Air Pro 360 XL we have used it 4 times so far. We have a few niggles with it, we find that if we are on a slope it doesn't sit right at the bottom as it is uneven, and like Milothedog said it can overlap one of the window in the bedroom but if we pull it back a bit so this doesn't happen then we can't open the door properly as the inflated tube is in the way but I have just found out that Kampa do foam wedges/blocks to push it away from the door, not sure how this will work yet.  We love the awning as in our opinion it looks good and very easy to erect but very heavy when erecting and transporting. We have a Hymer B774 and the measurements were right for this awning but we wonder if the bigger might possibly have been better then it would fit better at the bottom as very often there is a slope of some sort.

We bought a Kampa Air 400. As Outdoor Lady says, they're not good when pitched on a slope, & despite storm straps, ours isn't brilliant in strong side on winds. I wouldn't buy another.

I bought a Sunncamp Swift Air 260 porch awning and have to say it's amazing value for money. Quality is good and so easy to use. 

I have a Varkala 420. A great awning and has survived some heavy weather. Easy to put up and take down. I don't have a problem with the multiple inflation points. It takes me only a few minutes to inflate once the corners are pegged down by which time my wife has already inflated the cross beams ready for installation. 

Excellent customer support as well.

I have vango varkala had it now for 4 years very good awning no problems very well made easy to erect very good quality 

my enthusiasm got the better of me and I purchased an air awning.

Problems arose when I tried to lift it ! I was used to having two or three bands which neatly fitted into spaces and distributed weight about. Now I have one bl@@dy great lump, that only just squeezes through the door, catching on the latches.

it is no quicker to peg out, as extra guys are needed on a windy day to stabilise the air frame. Pegging out the floor area takes the same time as the old awning.

my biggest faux pas was not realising that it had a fixed ground sheet, which means I have to pitch on a hard stand, unless I move the whole caboodle sideways and back when on grass.

One plus is that it is not as draughty as the old awning, and keeps warm When there is little sun on it.

rgds