Kampa v. Wind
First time the Kampa's been up in any kind of wind yesterday at Chapel Lane.
Not a violent wind, just strong. The awning was square on to the wind and it started folding, the uprights creasing in the middle and the whole thing almost touching the floor, before recovering to upright. The air pressure was as high as usual, i.e.
as much as the pump would take. They still felt solid to the touch.
Anyone else experienced this? Other traditional awnings on site didn't seem to be affected at all.
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We have an Air Pro 390 and it's withstood gale force winds with no problem at all - and nothing like what you describe. I've found that the big advantage of air awnings is that they tend to give with the wind and absorb a lot of the pressure without the
potential for damage to the side of the van as with some conventional awnings. I don't understand how - given that each of the uprights has a guy rope (tape) - that they were "creasing in the middle so that the whole thing was almost touching the floor"? The
guys ought to have stopped this happening.I wonder if your pump is faulty and its not actually delivering the correct pressure?
I also use the storm guy kit which gives further support to the whole structure.
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Hi I have had this problem with a Vango Kela. It was the first year they were made and the problem was the pressure regulator on the pump was faulty.
could this be the problem with yours?
try taking the regulator off to see if it would take more air.
Vango sent me new regulator, problem solved.
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We have an Air Pro 390 and it's withstood gale force winds with no problem at all - and nothing like what you describe. I've found that the big advantage of air awnings is that they tend to give with the wind and absorb a lot of the pressure without the potential for damage to the side of the van as with some conventional awnings. I don't understand how - given that each of the uprights has a guy rope (tape) - that they were "creasing in the middle so that the whole thing was almost touching the floor"? The guys ought to have stopped this happening.
I wonder if your pump is faulty and its not actually delivering the correct pressure?
I also use the storm guy kit which gives further support to the whole structure.
Our 390 pro suffered the same problem when the wind blew strongly from the side - in fact the storm kit made it worse as the guys attach at the wrong place thus actually causing the creasing.
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The storm straps were fastened, but the folds were about at the same place,so the whole thing sort of rotated around the guy ropes attachment points and they remained tight.
Mick - it really does sound as if the tubes don't have enough pressure in them, then. There's no way ours would do this because the tubes are simply too rigid. I do know from a discussion with a Kampa Rep on another matter that there have
been problems with the O-ring on the bottom of the pump piston - if this helps you.0
