Just got a lovely secondhand (no instructions!) Soplair type full awning for our '99 Puck and have been out in the garden sorting & identifying all the bits prior to a little test run at the weekend. Have mostly established which bits go where but am unsure how this bit (see pics) is supposed to fit to the Puck? It is for the central roof pole and the spike goes up througj a eyelet in the awning roof but where is the flat part supposed to sit?? I'm guessing on the Puck to lift the awning roof, but where?
There is no bracket centrally on our Puck but there are two screws in the awning rail where something may have been originally?

Anybody else seen this kind of fitment and can shed light on how it attaches? Thanks in advance!

Sarah

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Hi.
Sorry I cannot help.
But sure someone will be able to help.
Where did you pick up the awning asI may well need one soon.

Got it from someone on this forum after deciding that we needed a little bit more space in our Puck!

Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #3

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The bit in your picture simply sits in the awning channel and is an alternative to the spike that locates in a holed fitting screwed in the rail (obviously removed from your caravan.)

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Aha!!!! Now that little bracket thingy could be the answer!! The bottom of the flat part has black marks on it like it has been slotted in to something......Pepe Le Pew - can you help with a part name please? And where can I find one?

Previous owner only had it a short time but never used it, not sure where it was before that.....

It's called a footman loop, you could protect your van by wrapping some duct tape or inner tube around the swaged end

Yup, having seen that bracket and also the location of the seemingly redundant screws on my Puck, Im fairly sure the bracket is the way to go. Just need to get me one of them there brackets now.....Jandi perhaps??

Chandlers, ebay or Jandi, depends how quickly you want it

Thanks all of you!! Really appreciate the help!

Will try local hardware place tomorrow - I'm thinking metal would be preferable to plastic for the footman loop?

Thanks again

Sarah

My Soplair awning also has a squashed/pinched short centre pole. I've only had it short time so only erected it twice, but it appears to slot into the channel below the awning rail. It sits quite snugly, and I can see faint wear marks from previous use age. The instructions are a little woolly but Sarah I think that you and I have both come the right conclusion in the first place - yes it simply slots in and sits vertically. The other poles on the far left and the far right support the most weight.

It did make me scratch my head the first time I put the Soplair up, trying to work out how the heck everything fitted together. It's very good when up though, fits well and doesn't leak. I've clearly labelled the poles now. But it's not like a 'standard' awning or tent that I've used before - blame it on being old and French!

Edit - does this help?