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We are taking our Pennine Pullman to a local campsite to put up the awning for the first time. Any advice how to put it up. We purchased the folding camper last weekend but no idea how it goes up. Me and the wife could be the local entertainment for the weekend as people watch on! Are there any instructions available (pdf files) or anything that can be scanned.

Many Thanks

Scampi's famous instructions !!!

Declan, the awning's not that bad really - the 'high bit' is made a lot easier by the fact those nice Pennine people have put a long length of string on the zip, so you can pull that - makes it easier to reach!!  We've put the awning up twice (only 'instructions' we had were a diagram of the poles!!), so I'm no expert, but this is how we did it this weekend, and it was straight and tidy when we'd finished (and we didn't fall out, so it can't have been far wrong):  put the trailer up, then sort out the awning poles - hang the roof poles from the trailer.  Now zip on the awning canvas (we found this easier to do after the poles are in place - we found the canvas gets in the way of the poles if you do it the other way), but don't be tempted to put the side and front panels in yet - makes the thing very heavy!!.  Connect the centre roof pole to the centre front leg, then connect the end roof poles to the front corner legs, connecting in the front poles as you go.  Don't worry about the roof poles or legs that connect to the frame by clamps (you'll understand when you see the poles) yet.  Now pull the roof 'canvas' (it's actually something lighter and easier to dry than canvas!!) over the frame, and attach and extend the stubby little canopy poles at the front.  Now you can extend the connected roof poles and the front poles so that they fit the awning canvas, and extend the 3 legs to roughly the right height.  Loosely peg the corners and centre piece of canvas, and attach the side and front panels.  You should now be able to see where the poles need adjusting to make the awning 'look right', then add the remaining poles and peg it all down!!  There is a 'skirt' that fits in the awning rail along the bottom of the trailer (bet you'd never even noticed that!!) - if you have mains hook-up, feed it in as you go, as there is a little gap in the skirt for it to go through.  Somewhere in all the awning bits (ours was in the peg bag), you will find two press studs and screws - these are to attach the skirt around the wheel arch and need to be fitted once you are happy about where they will go.  And there you have it - once beautifully erected awning, big enough to have a HUGE Pathfinder-warming party!!  Seriously - take your time and it's not as bad as it looks when you get the thing out of its bag!

I have a Pullman 1991 awning and have tried different ways to put it up from using the diagram where you put all the poles in first then pull the awning over them (you get there eventually) and then put the back shaping poles in.  Last weekend tried it a different way after frustration set in trying the above way. 

1. zipped the awning on

2. put the back shaping poles in

3. then attached the other poles, very much as you would a caravan awning.

It worked a treat as the shaped poles fixed to the long poles much easier.

Trial and effort but don't worry we have all been there!