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yes you can put up a Dandy on your own.  They can be fitted with easy lift pneumatic system.  They are designed to go up in that way so that the inside does not get wet in a storm.  One thing made very sure of before I bought one.

Also the company have a video of how to put it up which you can play as you put it up for the first time. Have done it once and now am confident that could do it without. It is easy when you know how if that makes sense.

Was introduced to women that use the Dandy on their own and they put the smaller ones on their own without the pneumatic lift system. 

They are not as easy as a combi to put up but when putting away in the wet... They score in spades..........

I've put our Dandy up on my own (and me a mere woman!!).

An awning is a two man job but we don't have an awning - (this is what I've been told). The huge teenagers sleep in tents.

A friend was nagged by his wife to sell their Dandy and get a caravan with an awning - he's regretted giving into her ever since.

Don't know if you could put a Dandy Destiny up on your own - won't have to try myself as although we would like one, at the price we can afford at the moment they are like gold dust.

Have fun

Quote: Originally posted by Pennine Plodder on 05/4/2006

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Let's not go there - all these replies and no comment from the originator of the thread....  We all know that a Pennine Pathfinder is the king of the Folding campers.  Electricity, hot water and a toilet.  Gas struts for opening up and made in the UK.  What more can you ask?

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Being able to put it down in the rain? Give me a Dandy any day
And I have put our Destiny up and down on my own but it's  hard work!

Julian

With gas struts fitted it's probably not too bad. - When I win the lottery, sigh!

Julian

What are gas struts?

Gas struts support the lids car boots and folding campers like Pennines as they are opened or closed. The strut works like a bike pump. Inside the cylinder is a piston that compresses a rubber bag or cell as the lid is closed. The compressed gas then acts like a spring and when the lid is opened it needs far less effort from you.

Quote: Originally posted by Pennine Plodder on 05/4/2006

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They are supports for holding the bedextensions in place when opening the camper up.  They enable a weak and feeble woman (myself) to put up the Pathfinder unaided in 20 mins and still not run out of breath, nor need any help from the 'stronger' of the species.

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