Newbie with awning question

porches are usually harder to put up than full awnings J  generally just find someone with a similar style porch and beg for mercy, most of us willing to share our expertise 

Oh and keep smiling if it kills you, a sense of humour is essential when trying any awning. don't forget to pack rolls of insulating tape (one of those pound shop packs of different colours) and work out a system to colour code the poles, lay them out on the ground first to workout which go where. If you stare at them long enough and move them around a lot someone may actually take mercy on you and offer help 

Alison

I, have the Isabella Minor Porch Awning, the instructions are not the best, I now put the awning up by my self.

If you let me know which Porch Awning you have, i'll try to help.

Rob

isabella actually have good videos on their website for putting up the awnings http://www.isabella.net/uk/support/assembly-instructions

We have a small two berth caravan.  Initially we got a Kampa (360 I think) air awning.  This was quite heavy so we keep it for longer stays and invested in a porch awning for weekends.  We wanted the smallest/lightest possible and quick to erect.  We ended up getting a new one from either Amazon or Ebay for about £70.  It basically has three of the flexible poles which just thread throught.  It takes us less than 10 minutes to put up.  It is big enough for two chairs but for us we just really wanted it for storage and to dry the dog when it's raining.  It can make a little noise when it's quite windy but other than that it serves us great and at a fab price.

It's a winter. Bought in a weak moment in the end of season sale. I've never seen so many poles & clips in my life.Waiting for warmer weather. Too cold this weekend for messing about! Need to refill the gas bottle so we don't freeze. Hopeing to get to High Onn.  Only done weekends so far & it seems a lot of effort to put up for a couple of days. Will laugh if it isnt all there... It isn't in the box anymore. Kids jumped on it so it 's now graduated to a bag in the boot.

Well I think you have some very good advise sofar. As to the size as has been said it is the measurement from the ground around the awning rail and back to the ground at the other end..I have both, a full Isabella and a Kampa porch. The Isabella is really very good and takes me around 1 to 1.5 hours to put up and pegged down, The Kampa takes around 45 mins. With the full awning I take the panels out and add them when the main section has been errected, with the Kampa it all goes up in one. Both have there uses but for the use you seem to want the Kampa or similar  would be fine. Best of luck

Hi,

We have been through lots of awnings in the past - Full Bradcots- heavy porches - lightweight porches but have now finally settled on Kampa 200 - AIR- in our opinion - superb.

CAN be done solo - but if there are two of you- a quick tug through rail ( bear in mind only 2 x metres ) half inflate - takes it's shape - align it all up to position YOU want - clearing door - windows - whatever your reqirement - peg the van side corners down - final inflation - peg rest down - hey presto - open a "stubby"!!