The Kampa awning pulley system makes us reconsider the air awnings as the weight of them was one of the major issues with an air awning plus with the one we had there were quality issues. Quite like the Isabella Air Cirrius North or Ventura Air Trinus.
Tosh.
If you're reasonably fit a full awning is easily erected solo, on grass in about 45 minutes as long as you do it methodically and correctly. Hard standings take a little longer as it takes a bit more effort to peg out.
I've generally got our full Isabella up by the time beloved has taken the dogs for a walk and we can both sit down for a cuppa before unpacking the clothes and whatever food we've brought with us.
Unfortunately for us and many others, age and arthritis need to be factored in. Not every one is lucky enough to fit like yourself.
I agree with Buckman the 2 biggest factors when erecting any awning are your fitness to do the heavy work involved whether due to age or health issues and the other big factor is the size of the awning, the bigger your opting to go for the more difficult it will be, I found the Kampa pulley kit very useful but the weight etc still applies, it doesn’t erect the awning for you it just makes it easier, as is well known as your fitness gets less an erection of any size can become a problem.
BP
BP
I am 63, have arthritis In my neck ,shoulders, hips and knees, sciatica on both sides and a recurring sacroiliac problem..........Unfortunately for us and many others, age and arthritis need to be factored in. Not every one is lucky enough to fit like yourself.
Assuming its not blowing a gale, which it always seems to do whenever i try to put one up !
Same age, both knees shot, broke back as a youngster, sciatica and married. Its hard work but if you approach it logically, its easy. I used to get well stressed with awnings when I was younger, I have developed a routine now that I dont even break sweat, even if the wife helps.
Watch the Isabella Ambassador Video.
Use the Kampa Awning Puller
Spray the rail with Aquatex
Dont mess about with a rubber mallet, use a lumper.
Tell the wife to find something useful to do somewheres else.
Up in 20-25 minutes. The only issue I have, especially on hardstanding is pegging. It hurts the knees, and thats the polite way of saying it.
I’ve always carried a lump hammer, used to need it for knocking the wooden poles of the windbreak in every other day.
BP
BP
I like the look of the Isabella windbreaks, especially for stability, but the price of those things is ridiculous.
I’m reasonably fit and healthy, 2 things I do when setting up either our awning or sunshade.
I have a kneeling pad, that saves my knees.
I use screw in pegs and use an impact type drill, this follows a long bout of tennis elbow a few years back. The tennis elbow is aggravated by the hammering action.
Kev
I have a kneeling pad, that saves my knees.
I use screw in pegs and use an impact type drill, this follows a long bout of tennis elbow a few years back. The tennis elbow is aggravated by the hammering action.
Kev
We use a Jormax windbreak and also a Kampa air windbreak. Using the drill and screw pegs the Kampa is up quickly. We also use screw pegs for the awning.
I to have problems with my bad back and right knee every time we get to a site I can hardly move been see a physio therapist he said you are going have to do it different . . If we get there tomorrow hoping of putting our new Vango Capella 220 Air Porch awning up and the new Vango Sentinel windbreak
Haha, i can get down on my knees, but getting up again is a pain in the knees.With my new porch awning there something for me to knee on to get down to do it
I hate this getting old stuff.
I think our Sunncamp is 4 years old now. , does the job, stands up to winds, I think we paid £130.
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