
Don't know if I can help, but our awning we had to thread it around the side of the van first, and while we were lost inside it, had to walk to the corners putting the poles up! and then we kinda threaded the top poles along the side and the front and after collapsing a few times and getting lost in the awning we would then call for fellow campers to come and help us, which they did when they had stopped laughing :)
oh the memories :P
Sorry no help at all was I?
I remember we used different coloured tape for each end of the poles that matched :D