Cheers
@Bluey,
Let me tell you I certainly wasn't laughing at the time but still took it all in my stride, something tells me I'm not the first to do things like that and probably wont be the last.
Yes it is an Auswide Annex, set up for the first time was pretty easy, a few things I had to get my head around was really the set up of the awning legs height and the angle of the cross bar so that things went into place easy. As for the annex itself just getting used to lining the panels up correctly to make the zipping easier was what I learned. It's also got a few good configurations which I like, depending on site position and length of stay that I can choose from.
The captains quarters was a "do we or don't we" purchase at the time, we decided to run with it as the cost factored in to the whole expense at the time was negligible but not something we would have probably done further down the line. The plan is to use it for long stays and somewhere to store all the bikes and scooters or even our nephew if he should join us ( I don't mean caged up as it probably sounds). I heard the poles are a pain from another forum, might have to do a few test runs at home first. I do have a concern with whether it would fit onto some of the sites at the caravan parks, I guess I will know when it is put up.
I'll pop up some pictures of the possible event, can't promise whether they will be of the room set up or a bag sitting on the shelf in the garage with broken poles on the floor though and a few empty stubbies next to them.
Just checking regarding the roof clips, are you talking about a pop top van? If so not something I have to worry about as its a full caravan. However I can also assume this is one of the learning curves you experienced on a trip hey, how long until you realised and how many expletives were thrown around?
