Hi All,

I know this subject has previously been written about but I have a question.

I have just purchased the one that’s recommended in this forum and fitted it. Please see photo.

My question is, do you leave it in place on the van all the time and whilst towing or do you only attach it when you put the awning up?

I use the Seals Direct rubber version. It goes on and comes off easily and I remove it for travelling. The only problem is remembering to put it on before fitting the awning! I have found it is possible to fit it by accessing the awning rail through the triangular vent in the side of the pop top canvas...
I have a rail stopper to ensure I get my PopAir Pro in the right place, which also acts as a guide for fitting the rubber strip in the right place, first time.

I have the seals direct awning strip, I take it off whilst travelling as it a lose fit and will probably come off.

Talking to friends who are former Eriba owners, they had the Kampa version on their Puck and left it on because it was so difficult to fit. They lost it on the motorway somewhere...

We use the Kampa one - we didn't know about the Seals Direct one at the time.

I found it a nightmare at first but then I learnt "the technique" and it goes on easily.

We leave it on for the season and then take it off every winter. Probably famous last word but it never budges when it is on.....!

MikeT

We are new to Eribas and awnings and apparently have a weather strip in our awning bag (according to my husband!). Can you point me to anywhere we can learn 'the technique'?

So this weekend it poured with rain all day. We couldn't get the weather atrip on at all, so left it off. No water seemed to go anywhere it shouldn't, so now I'm wondering what weather stripe are actually for?

squirting pledge onto a cloth and zooming round the rail used to be a trick to clean the awning rail and aid the divorce in a bag to slide in easier👍

Is it the white plastic or black rubber?

Just been reading this thread as I’m purchasing the Kampa awning and now put off buying their own weather strip. I’ve got a 430 so if I bought from seals direct am I right in assuming I’ll need 4 metres?

I bought 4m for our Triton 430 and it works a treat. The other advantage of the black seal is that you can spot it easily still on the gutter when you forget to remove it before departure...