Inflatable Awnings.

[ANDIRREK]

Can anyone help with advice on purchasing a good inflatable Awning for our Bailey Autograph 79-4i 2017 MODEL.
Any help much appreciated. AK.

 

[125BEER]

Bailey have their own spares site,think they do match up awnings MH.
Havn't looked recently because we changed MH.
We use Kampa rally air.Up and pegged in 20 mins.(first time longer)

 

[Ann&MikeMancs]

Recommend the Kampa range myself, we have the 330 XL Air Pro Driveaway Version and are going to buy the same without the Driveaway ext as we cannot use drive away on CCC sites as pitches to small, then were covered on both club sites.
You need to make sure you buy the correct size S. L. XL. XXL some sellers on the usual auction sites are selling because of the wrong sizes purchased so you might be lucky and grab a bargain
Regards Darren

Darren - we bought the same on Monday. We chose this for the stronger fabric. It is very heavy. It took some while to put up but give it it’s due-it weathered the awful Gale we had here on holiday in Norfolk last night. Not happy with the way the drive away bit fits to our van though....CARTHAGO chic A class. Maybe the ‘Royal We’ are not doing something right?!! Any suggestions would be gratefully received And we didn’t know we couldn’t use the drive away in a CL site....that was the whole point of ya buying one as we usually wild camp and move on after a couple of days.

 

[grey bear]

have a vango hexaway airbeam it stood up to a right storm last week in cornwall. loads . i mean loads of awnings/tents didnt survive the storm .i was very impressed with it so its a YES from me

 

[68c]

Try and borrow before you buy. We have an Outdoor Revolution Movelite inflatable, does the job but sways a lot in the wind so sides hit your head when sitting in it. The problem is it is all in one bag which makes it rather large and difficult to stow and heavy to move around. Our old frame awning was better in that you could carry and store the poles and cover in separate places. I would not buy inflatable again, our one has sat unused in the shed these last two years. We also had a tent like awning that had the fibreglass poles you thread through, bit of a faff but was strong, packed up small and light weight, only lasted five years though.

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[scotzsue]

I would visit a local dealer have a good look and that way you can see them setup.

I’m sure others will comment soon but I have a blow up Vango easy to setup and pitch.

Best wishes.

We also have a vango inflatable used it on 2 vans now so must be about 5/6 years old well used easy to put up, it's the pegging out that takes the time. managed to erect it myself this year although grandson had to fit the kador rail as, even with my 2 step stool couldn't reach it, also have a much older, can't remember the make, might be an outdoor revolution poled awning, it takes about the same tme to put up, no problem with the Kador as i can reach the top of the doblo on a stool. It doesn't have a fixed groundsheet so would be better for when we go to sites that want you to lift your groundsheet every few days if you are on grass but unfortunately it is not a tall so wouldn't fit.
Don't know if you have a winfields near you but ours has quite a few awnings set up. just had a look none in Wales think nearest to you would be Chester but my Geography is almost as bad as the satnav

 

[Dazza 6863]

Darren - we bought the same on Monday. We chose this for the stronger fabric. It is very heavy. It took some while to put up but give it it’s due-it weathered the awful Gale we had here on holiday in Norfolk last night. Not happy with the way the drive away bit fits our van though...CARTHAGO chic A class. Maybe the ‘Royal We’ are not doing something right?!! Any suggestions would be gratefully received And we didn’t know we couldn’t use the drive away in a CL site....that was the whole point of ya buying one as we usually wild camp and move on after a couple of days.

Hi, Ann & Mike
I fit mine by lowering wind out awning then the fix driveaway kit slide awning in and wind up, peg all corners starting from the back, inflate then peg all-around throw straps over the roof and twist them 3 or 4 times before pegging to stop the wind vibration noise (trust me it works) I also put a couple of twists in storm straps to stop them humming.
Then fix awning rear wall to the van with Kampa limpets avoiding decals.

Re-using drive away on CL Sites I'm not sure!! it is the Caravan & Camping Club that the pitches are too small on, so we have bought the Air Pro 260 today solely for when we go on their sites, I wanted to get our Driveaway altered so we can use on both but my OH is a snob... and the Boss
Forgot to mention I coated ours in Fabsil Gold before use and the water just beads and drops off
Hope this Helps
Regards Darren

 

[Dazza 6863]

Any suggestions for a normal awning, that doesn’t have limpet holes?

You can buy the limpet hole cutter that way you can fix limpets away from decals and also where you get more wind coming in

 

[Don Campbell]

Our blow up Vango driveaway just survived Storm Francis on an elevated pitch in Cornwall, admittedly on the downwind side of the Campscout, so we were pretty happy with that result. As soon as we got it we realised we couldn't put it up without getting up to the the level of the top of the van to push the rods in so we carry a 2.6m collapsible ladder and that makes the job a lot easier. The fitter we had booked to repair our Truma arrived on time the next day and told us that he had just heard about a A class that had an awning ripped out of the ground and it had torn the fitted awning off the roof and peeled the roof open. I'm guessing they hadn't put the awning on the downwind side.

 

[mustaphapint]

I can't remember what make ours is. We do use it, but mainly for undercover storage. We bought one where the tubes are parallel to the van and it doesn't sit right against the van as the bridging piece can't be stretched taught. We also assumed we could fit it over the door but the top of the door interferes with the same bridging piece when opening so we had to move it away from the door. We've since realised that the style where the tubes are at right angles to the van look a lot neater and more useable as extra living space than ours.

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[GAVLAD]

Any suggestions for a normal awning, that doesn’t have limpet holes?

Have you thought about just buying a tent (stand-alone tent) rather than an awning or drive away awning?
I think if I was going to be looking again to replace mine, I would opt for a stand along tent.
1) you have a massive choice of size, shape, colour, layout, make, material etc
2) majority are parts replaceable if anything goes wrong
3) with a drive away awning, you never seem to align your vehicle up to attach the tunnel between awning and van after driving off and returning
4) you won’t have the gap between van and awning side (as it would be a big gap as your tent is detached from the van)
Have you thought of an event shelter? We have a Coleman event shelter which is a square footprint but dome type roof which is about 2m high so standing up isn’t an issue. It had side panels with our without windows and an entrance door.
Just a thought.

 

[NicandJay]

Dont bother with the kampa limpets. Lost count of those that have simply broken or pull off side of van. Keep the black spaces though and go on Amazon there is something very similar with a grey knurled thumbscrew and clear suction cup. Holds much stronger and only about £12 for 20.

 

[Dazza 6863]

Dont bother with the kampa limpets. Lost count of those that have simply broken or pull off side of van. Keep the black spaces though and go on Amazon there is something very similar with a grey knurled thumbscrew and clear suction cup. Holds much stronger and only about £12 for 20.

I Must be lucky as not had any issues, or maybe it’s because I put them on with superglue

 

[Herbyventures]

We looked at these but ours is a self converted camper, and we decided that an air beam thing is a big lump to store, especially if you stop for one night somewhere and don't want to put it out. Whereas an old fashioned pole and fabric type can be split and stowed in two different places.

 

[XxAnthxX]

We looked at these but ours is a self converted camper, and we decided that an air beam thing is a big lump to store, especially if you stop for one night somewhere and don't want to put it out. Whereas an old fashioned pole and fabric type can be split and stowed in two different places.

When I had my small home conversion PVC, I bought the cheapest pop up toilet/shower tent (you know the ones that refuse to go back in the bag once you’ve let them out). Then if ever i never put the awning up, I’d throw the pop up out and stow my awning, toilet and everything else in it that would normally go in the awning when it was up, in it. Job done

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[Speve]

Dont bother with the kampa limpets. Lost count of those that have simply broken or pull off side of van. Keep the black spaces though and go on Amazon there is something very similar with a grey knurled thumbscrew and clear suction cup. Holds much stronger and only about £12 for 20.

I’m like you can never get them to stay on and broken more than can count do you have a link or name for the alternative you suggested?