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21/10/2015 at 6:47pm
Location: Bath
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Hi
We're caravan newbies and have just bought our first awning.
It's a Bradcot Claasic with quick release alloy poles. It's come with pegs and ladders but I can't see how I connect the roof poles to the van.
Do I need to buy something or does ot work by tension.
Confused, so much to learn with a caravan....
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21/10/2015 at 7:07pm
Location: Essex
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Doe the poles have little hooks on the end, if so you do need to purchase an item which connects to the inside of the awning and the hook goes into it and then tightens using tension against the caravan, if there are no hooks and it's just the end of the pole you need to purchase suckers which fit on the end of the pole, press against the van and again work under tension. My advice would always be keep your eye on the end of the pole nearest the caravan as if it either comes loose of the sucker falls of and you push it against the van it can damage it quite badly
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21/10/2015 at 7:09pm
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eBay item number for suckers 161394681693
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21/10/2015 at 7:12pm
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Do a search on 'awning pole connectors' on eBay, you will identify clearly what you need, try and avoid anything that has to be screwed into the caravan wall is my advice
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21/10/2015 at 8:28pm
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Thanks Paul
Do I need Bradcot specific pads or are there universal ones?
I need them for Friday.
Cheers
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22/10/2015 at 7:10am
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They should come with the awning I would of thought
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Gary Cross - The masked camping guru.
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22/10/2015 at 7:47am
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Thanks all, I'd looked in the peg back and pole bag and not found them. Checked the awning canvas and they were attached. Now I can look forward to the row when we try and put it up for the first time!
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22/10/2015 at 11:45am
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And once you have got it up get some different coloured insulation tape and mark each joint with a different colour/combination of colours.
No problem then putting it up for a second time.
DaveS1
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