Best inflatable awning

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klmx
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Best inflatable awning

Post by klmx » Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:04 pm

I'd like to buy an inflatable awning and am looking for opinions. Def want something easy.
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by roosmith » Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:07 pm

The Vango Airbeam isn't cheap but is an absolute doddle to put up and well made.
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by Ian » Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:27 pm

The OLPRO Breeze drive-away awnings are excellent value.

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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by Rapidair65 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:34 pm

We have a Vango Galli bought at the NEC show. It is quite large but is available in a low version which fits the Bongo nicely. We had an Outwell country road awning previously and the OH decided that anything with poles was a pain! We have yet to try the Galli but it will get its first test at the Welsh Bash. If you're attending, please come along for a chat and a cuppa.
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by Tertiary » Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:39 pm

Another vote for the Vango =D>

Dead easy to put up, a little more fiddly to pack but a couple of practice runs and it's simple... :D
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by Joe_anne123 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:28 pm

I've bought the OLPRO Loopo Breeze but have only inflated it at home, not on site. Still it looks really good and is good vfm on first impressions. I paid about £280 for mine.
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by Dr Fingers » Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:25 am

Vango again. Kela for us, the smaller one, plenty big enough for 2 plus lab.

Dead easy to put up, but there's a knack to packing it back into it's bag (yes, it can be done!), but that comes after a couple of tries..


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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by helen&tony » Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:19 am

Hi
I'm just waiting for the Nano -Technology awning that sets itself up whilst I relax, and puts itself away after we've cleared up!
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Re: Best inflatable awning

Post by redz79 » Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:59 pm

we have the Vango Kela two, its been very good in all weathers, we bought it before we got the bongo !!, could maybe use just a little more space though, the sapera would stick out to far from the van for my liking, the Talli follows the line of the van but is a bit exspensive at the moment , I would also buy a spare airtube, we came back to a deflated one, turned out some one had driven into it, luckily it pumped back up ok and stayed up, its not going to be long now before the self inflating version comes out, imagine sitting in the van pressing the red button and it just unfolds like an aircraft escape shoot, I bet Vango does it first.
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