Awning Set Up
- Thread starter Caulkhead
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2 days or more. 10 mins to put up and 15 mins to take down. Only used it twice so expect that time to reduce with practice. Vango Cruz
We find ourselves using our Vango Kela awning less and less - we tend to use the Fiamma awning a lot more. If only going somewhere for 2 or 3 days then the Vango usually gets left at home - the only exception would be winter camps with friends where we need a larger enclosed space in the long dark evenings. Even for longer camps (e.g. week at Ullswater last month), if the weather is set to be reasonable, we now leave the Vango at home.
Set up time; realistically, on my own its circa 20 minutes from opening the bag to getting fully set up and pegged out correctly and probably about the same to take down - it's a bit quicker if I have a second pair of hands. When we do take the Kela I tend to watch the weather and will take down early it it means packing it away dry.
Set up time; realistically, on my own its circa 20 minutes from opening the bag to getting fully set up and pegged out correctly and probably about the same to take down - it's a bit quicker if I have a second pair of hands. When we do take the Kela I tend to watch the weather and will take down early it it means packing it away dry.
We have been thinking about buying the Vango Hexaway mainly for 2 day breaks. We are wondering if its value for money
Galli II and all the other camping equipment takes about 2 hours for me to set up from start to finish, so at least 2 nights for me or it's just not worth the hassle.
But when I camp, I do take everything and I do mean everything for any eventuality.
But when I camp, I do take everything and I do mean everything for any eventuality.
It will vary from site to site. Most regimented pitches will have sufficient space for your van and a Kela - on some sites you may find you have to pitch on hard standing though. We always mention that we are bringing one when booking but usually don't pay extra.
Very similar to us. Single day then no. Couple of days we’ll tend to use our Outwell day awning.
We have an Outdoor Revolution (hopefully on the verge of being sold) that we have used 3 times since Feb 2017, but away in our van multiple times throughout the year.
So definately prefer the simplicity of the Outwell.
Are your all your awnings Air ? ..... I can see the Galli, Kela etc but others.
I’m really interested because my van is just about completely set up and I’m just off on my real test of everything, prior to this we’ve always had big Motorhomes 12mtr down to 7.5mtr the smallest, but now we wanted to get really small to use nothing but the VW and cycles and get into small spaces and we have have done this for 20+ years.
Big isn’t always good
I’m really interested because my van is just about completely set up and I’m just off on my real test of everything, prior to this we’ve always had big Motorhomes 12mtr down to 7.5mtr the smallest, but now we wanted to get really small to use nothing but the VW and cycles and get into small spaces and we have have done this for 20+ years.
Big isn’t always good
We first bought a Khyam motordome awning which has fixed poles a bit like an umbrella but after reading all the reports on forums thought we had made the wrong choice so bought a Vango Kela airbeam. However after using both we have reverted back to the Khyam as our first choice. Both are good and each has different advantages but overall, for us, the Khyam wins.
The Khyam I would say goes up and down quicker than the Vango and is easier to peg out but there isn’t much in it.
As to usage for 1 day/night we would use the wind out Fiamma but for 2 or more we would erect the awning unless it is scorchio when we would stick with the fiamma with some windbreak panels for the extra shade.
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Thankyou, I was undecided and in the end went for a Vango Galli Low, which isn’t the easiest thing to bet back in the bag afterwards, I’m sure that I will learn after pitching several times but initially it’s finding how to get it deflated totally and rolled up, so far in trials I’ve rolled and unrolled to get it right down.
Still it beats going to the gym
Haha, fold it full length, but bag size in width, then lie down on it and roll yourself towards the valve end, or get your other half to do it. This will push the air out and you can follow the ‘roller’ rolling it up as you go.
It’s good fun and will make you and everyone watching laugh
Can't you deflate it with the pump like all the other vango airbeams? Then leave the front door open to release the air out while you roll it up, that's what we do
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It’s the final bit of air which gets trapped in the inside of the tent but as Nigel says, that’s what most people do is to roll along it to get the final bits out.
God know how I would get it back in the bag with the pump as well wrapped up in the middle
Yep, but where is the fun in that
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