Colin,
are you sure about the 200mm. I believe the modification instructions say 80mm each end.

The other Colin

Well done Joan. I'm sure you will be very happy with it. The awning comes into it;s own when it gets to taking it down. It is very quick.
I would advise that whenever possible at night you leave the zip out front of the awning down a couple of inches and you will get no/vastly reduced condensation.

Colin

Well for all of you with the lower awning rail all I can say is how lucky you are in that you can enjoy this awning. An excellent idea but flawed for some owners.
I have now thrown in the towel on my Pop-air on my higher awning rail van.
Kampa had the awning back and fitted another awning cord, but no luck. It still pulls out at the ends and I did not even get around to getting the thing fully up. The pump hose also ripped.
Lowdhams have offered a full refund if I drop it off, so on the way to the summer meet that is what I'm going to do.

I believe my problem boils down to a couple of factors. We know that the awning has problems coping with the tightness of the curve, but my awning rail must also have a slightly wide groove/channel. This has been made worse by the awning cord pulling on the opening and now making it a bit bigger. This has resulted in the ends of my Fortex even pulling out, so I have had to adjust the gap with a hammer and piece of wood to spread the force, again.

This summer in France we're on one site for 17 nights so it is worth time to put up the huge Fortex. We have the Isabella Shadow for sunny short stays and now the Sunncamp Swift Van Canopy 260 for wet short stays, so we are well covered.
I'll reassess the situation later in the year when other products might become available, Vango may come to the rescue as the idea of an easy to erect air awning does still appeal.

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Colin

Ron,
if you have a look here I think it will help you make a decision. It does cover the window, but I think you would be able to peg it so access to the underbed locker is still possible. Sunncamp Swift Van Canopy 260 (2)
At the time the Outdoor Revolution Oxygen Movelite 3 Driveaway Air Awning was not available. I must admit though that I would not have considered it. I'm a bit of an awning snob in that I want a canvas like fabric for such a permanent/expensive bit of kit. For a canopy/cheapo then something lightweight is fine, like the Sunncamp Swift for example.

Colin

After fitting my Sunncamp I contacted Kenmar Camping with photos and a short review so they can advise future Eriba owners. I did say that with the addition of side skirts and a front it would be very promising as a possble awning for the van. They believe Sunncamp are considering introducing one next year as they already make one for "normal" vans. If it had a heavier material I would be interested as although not a blow up it would be fairly quick.

Colin

Mike,
the above is the latest version of the awning, the 2019 model. I did not think sales of this have come through yet.

Colin