Yep, thick gloves and vigilance are good friends 
Quick tip for newbies. Once you have pulled your curtain back, bring a ’ fold ’ of curtain over the pole and use the strap/buckle on that fold to secure to the trailer edge. (I also strap one of the straps in the middle of the gathered up section to stop it ’ billowing ’ in the wind and inflicting a multiple buckle strike on you 
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Sounds simple, but you can walk past the curtain without the pole taking your eye out or the buckles attacking you like a bunch of ninja’s.