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2013 Kampa Rally Air 390 Inflatable Awning

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Manufacturer: Kampa
Awning Type: Inflatable Porch Awning
To Fit Heights: 235cm - 250cm
Width: 390 cm
Colours: Pearl Grey
Hydrostatic Head: 5000 mm
Flysheet Material: 150D Weathershield® Heavy Duty 5000mm F/R
Depth: 250 cm
Weight: 22 Kg
Upright Poles / Canopy Poles: Optional Extra
Groundsheet: Optional
Inner Tent: n/a
Annexe: n/a
Frame Type: Kampa AirFrame

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Kampa Rally Air 390 - The quickest awning you'll ever buy.
390 Inflatable Caravan Porch Awning

The revolutionary Kampa Rally 390 AirFrame awning designed exclusively for Kampa can be unpacked and erected in under 5 mins.
No poles, all you need is a pump, a pitch and a caravan. Made from 'Feel the difference' heavy duty 150D Weathershield materials the Rally Air boasts the same build quality that has fast made Kampa a class leader in lightweight caravan porch awnings.

The new Rally Air uses a revolutionary 'AirFrame' system, which as the name suggests is an inflatable integrated pole system which provides the awning with both structure and support. The AirFrame is inconspicuous, thoughtfully designed and robust, really robust, once inflated the awning is incredibly strong, deceptively so.At first glance the Kampa Rally Air looks like a traditional Rally porch awning, elegant and eye catching. But there's something you can't quite put your finger on. Sure the awning is a Kampa Rally shape and has the characteristic profile of the now well respected Kampa Rally Range; good headroom height, bright clear windows with the new Rally Club window shape that have radius corners. But where are the external poles?

The rigidity of the product is something you have to see to believe. Lateral movement is minimal when either wind or force is applied - much more so than a pole system. This has been made possible by the modular internal AirFrame. Above each window section is an AirBeam support sandwiched between the vertical uprights. Pressure laterally is absorbed and spread across the awning forcing the air pressure to increase in the horizontal beam. Clever indeed. You would expect the AirFrame to be big and cumbersome to live with, but the internal space isn't compromised by the frame at all.

The inner tubes are enclosed in their own zipped sleeve which are inter connected with a clever isolating valve system. Each section can be individually isolated from the next making for easy maintenance and more importantly keeping the size to a minimum whilst retaining strength. At the base of the awning on the inside is a unique internal corner system which keeps the uprights in the correct position and stabilises the front, sides and base. Stitched directly to the outer flysheet, the corner holds everything together in the perfect position.

Other notable features include internal curtains, rear bumper pads and an increase 5000mm hydrostatic head. The awning is very easy to set up; slide the cord onto your caravan awning rail and peg out the bottom rear of the awning. Each front section upright has its own inflation point, although the awning can be inflated from any one of them. Here's the cool bit; insert the pump into one of the socket and start pumping, or for the less energetic use the optional electric pump. In less than 60 seconds the awning is fully inflated and ready to peg out, it's really that easy, even manually inflating the awning is that quick. There's no magic pump or compressed air system as the Rally Air needs only 10-12 PSI recommended although the inner tubes have been tested beyond 25 PSI, much higher pressures than you could achieve with a manual hand pump. Testing to these pressures is important as air pressure increases with temperature. You want to know the awning will hold its shape in the warm sunshine right?

It's difficult to see how you could over inflate this awning as the tubes are double sealed in their own sleeve, which would increase the resistance and therefore the air pressure. Like an inner tube in a tyre - it's relatively easy to over inflate a tube out of the tyre, but much harder when the tubes in the tyre.

Naturally we had to try this out ourselves, so up for the challenge we set about deflating the Rally Air. Simple process, just open any of the front valves and within seconds the awning is deflated, for those a little more impatient, open more than one valve, but to be honest, by the time you've opened the second valve the awning is nearly deflated anyway. That's another bonus of the interconnecting AirFrame. One valve would probably be enough, but Kampa have added the convenience of a valve on each upright.

Push pull hand pump at the ready and 3, 2, 1, Go! Now I'm no athlete, but in less than 40 seconds the awning was inflated and stable. OK I was a little short of breath but certainly not a full workout, and no more exhausting than climbing a couple of flights of stairs. Proud of my achievement I was sure the awning would need more air, but a quick test squeeze of the upright confirmed the awning was ready to peg out. Wow, how good am I.

The guidelines are stitched to heavy duty pegging point about two thirds the way up on the front uprights and again at the very bottom. Kampa call this their Quickpitch guying system. The guidelines look very much like webbing used on storm strap kits, made from high visibility webbing, very strong and a massive improvement on the normal guidelines used on most awnings. Pegging out is just like a normal Kampa Rally Awning, with the option of a Storm Tie Down kit made possible as the storm buckles are sewn directly onto the awnings 'frame' with heavy duty fittings high on the far left and far right side panels

There is little to doubt the quality of these awnings; well manufactured, with careful attention to detail and thoughtful design features much as you would expect from a company fast becoming synonymous with quality products.

Optional extras include:
Easytread Carpet
Storm tie down kit
Rear upright poles
Two stage electric pump.

Replacement Airframe parts will also be available and Kampa have indicated that unlike any other Kampa Rally awning, the Airframe will be included in the Kampa warranty! As with any warranty there will be conditions but this inclusion will allay many fears with regards to this emerging technology. As the Airframe is modular, replacing a section would be as easy as replacing a pole section.

One things for sure, these awnings pack away nicely and have the obvious advantage of being lightweight and easy to store. The Kampa Rally Air 260 weighs in at a miserly 13.5kgs whilst the Kampa Rally Air 390 is around 18.5kgs. By comparison the Air 390 is nearly 10kg lighter than its metal framed brother, whilst offering the same footprint. Both awnings come complete with their own compression storage bag and both are designed to fit an awning rail height of 235 - 250cm

Please note:
Another batch will be arriving end of April 2013, reserve yours early to avoid disappointment.

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Friday, 12 April 2013 | Jan

Fast, trouble free and smooth transaction thank you. We will be trying the awning for the first time next week, and will let you know if it's as easy as we hope!

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390 pro 2013

Thursday, 28 March 2013 | Tony

got mine from Newport,was the only one left and that was on display,back to the site in Somerset,,for the first time ,with the wife to help,we had it up in less then 5 minutes,,we are both in our near 70s,alot better then poles,it was very windy the first night ,the awning was very stable,plenty of tie down straps and pegs,this awning is the next generation of awnings .Well done Kampa

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