Bongo Fury

We have movelite square. Very compact and easy to put up but not very good in wind.

PixieAndTheMoon wrote:Not the lightest bit of kit, but an awning I would certainly recommend "steadfast and true, it will come to your emotional rescue" bit of stones there, but actually in the gale force winds we have up here in the north it is the best. It offers a nice living/playing space and it has seen me though some of the toughest weathers. Attached to a Bongo of course not a vdub (raises nose)

http://campershop.co.uk/drive-away-camp ... wning.html

Jo

Yep,this gets my vote,will take anything you throw at it,roomy and built to last,like a proper caravan awning.Bargains are out there,but as Jo says,they are solid but not the lightest bit of kit

Brian

Hi, update for you.. we ended up going for the Royal traveller. Just waiting on delivery and then into the garden for a trial put up whilst wind blows cats and children all over.

Got it from Riversway Travel in Preston as they price matched a deal we had found online, thought it best as they are more local than Walsall where the other shop was.

Will post pictures once (if) we get it up

i've just bought a khyam motordome sleeper, was reduced from 589 to 419 so i bought a tailored groundsheet as well, brilliant service as well, ordered sunday night, dispatched monday morning and arrived tuesday lunchtime.
just got to get a good weekend to set it up to test it now. its huge, sleeps 4 and still has a 9metre square inner area!!!
going to try and sell my old bluebird kustoms tunnel awning now!!

my old awning is for sale in the small ads section now, link to pics included too.

Hi, I'm a complete newbie! We got our Bongo in late October and are complete fair weather campers so haven't slept in it yet!! I am sooooo going to try v soon, when it gets above 0degrees! Anyhow, I was thinking of getting this Khyam http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=744 what do you wise bongo owls think? Thanks

That's quite a bargain, go for it if it is what you need. I have a standard motordome without the sleeping pod so it is quite a bit lighter. Easy and quick to put up, takes a bit longer to get the hang of packing it again the original size. Khyams have a reputation for being able to stand up to anything if properly pegged out, mine has ridden out at least half a dozen storms.

Tony

MountainGoat wrote:That's quite a bargain, go for it if it is what you need. I have a standard motordome without the sleeping pod so it is quite a bit lighter. Easy and quick to put up, takes a bit longer to get the hang of packing it again the original size. Khyams have a reputation for being able to stand up to anything if properly pegged out, mine has ridden out at least half a dozen storms.

Tony

Thank you Tony

Leanne that's the one we bought after some research but the weather has been so awful we haven't put it up yet
If you see someone struggling to put up one of these onto an n reg Freda please don't laugh too loudly, any help will be rewarded from wine cooler

Wendy'n'Alan wrote:Leanne that's the one we bought after some research but the weather has been so awful we haven't put it up yet
If you see someone struggling to put up one of these into an n reg Freda please laugh too loudly, any will be rewarded from wine cooler

V excited, just phoned Khyam, who were very friendly, helpful and knowledgable - so ordered it! Just need a bit of warmth and we'll be off.

Having just had our first trip away we realise we need a new awning. Has anyone ever tried one of these quick erect ones?

http://www.khyam.co.uk/detail.asp?p=758 ... e%20Tourer

Any thoughts and advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Jim

We've had a khyam motordome sleeper for several years and it's had plenty of use. Overall it is a great awning for longer trips, we use a couple of quechua base pop-ups for shorter breaks.
The only slight issue with the khyam is that there is no overhanging canopy over the doors so if it is wet water drips in when using the doors.
Not an issue if the weather is good but during our recent summers we have taken to rigging a canopy over the doors for a bit of shelter.

Iv got a easy camp daytona, 2 poles and 5 minutes later and it's up. I love it and is was £180 delivered.