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 We have just recently bought our first touring caravan and are keen to get away to England this year in it.  We are a bit apprehensive about putting up the awning though, is it really as difficult as people have lead us to believe to put it up? Any advice please help 

Wendy

Hi Wendy

If you can, have a practice first. We tried ours at home and found it goes on easier from back to front, where our old one went on better front to back. We also take a small (2 step) set of steps as we are both short ar*es.

Once you've put it up a couple of times, you'll look like an expert.

Its not that difficult, and people won't really laugh, most have been in the same position.

HTH

Paul

First awning we ever had, we colour coded each bit so that we knew which bit went into which other bit. Like one red line around one bit with one red line on the bit it went into then two red lines at the other end etc.

But with the newer ones, they're much easier so now hubby just lays out the poles on the grass in the positions they need to go up in and off we go. Poles up first then feed in the awning itself and bring it over the upright poles. Jobs a good un.

We also have three hooks on the side of the garage wall  at home so that the whole thing can be put up against that if we need to give it a clean or any re-proofing, so if you can do that, you'll be able to get plenty of practice in at home, so you'll almost look like a pro when you get on site.