Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:25:55 -0500
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Awnings
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For those interested in rare, collectable authentic German gear - I will be
putting my VW Westfalia awning/ standalone-canopy on Ebay within a week.
This is the only example I have ever seen, having been to many VW shows and
gatherings over the past 3 years. I've never seen one on any internet site,
either.
It was factory delivered to a Canadian serviceman in Germany, when he took
delivery of his Westy in the early 80's.
It can stand over ten feet tall, if so adjusted, can stand alone, fits right
up to the Westy with a padded collar, has all original poles, bags etc, is
in very good condition - having been stored in a basement for years.
I swear it is so big, Karen and I toyed with the idea of having our wedding
ceremony under it! (not to be, as I am selling it).
Keep your eyes open for it - and I will also notify the list again when it
appears on EBay.
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
> I vote for the shadyboy (www.shadyboy.com). They open
> to cover almost the entire side of the van, are light
> weight, are struydy and pack very small (about 1/2 the
> size of most), were made exclusively for the vanagon by
> a vanagoner (i think), do not rattle, handle the wind
> fairly well and look real neat. The only down side is
> the stock mounting requires that you drill holes into
> the roof and the sheet metal screw motuning is somewhat
> crude, but there are other ways to mount them.
> Steve
>
> Charles McGehee wrote:
> >
> > We have an A&E Catalina by Dometic, 8' long on our '85 Westy which we
> > bought at Camping World. It was on sale;don't remember how
> > much. Installed it myself. It's easy to use and can be removed if you
> > sell your rig. It clamps to the rain gutter. The only problem is that
> > there is no seal between the awning and the rain gutter so that when it
> > rains hard it will drip between the awning and the sliding door. That
is
> > irritating. Our son has the 10' model on his '81 Westy. In hindsight,
I
> > wish I had bought the 10 footer. It covers the front door, too.
> >
> > Charles
> > '85 Westy
> >
> > At 12:28 PM 6/18/01 -0400, Justin Wolfe wrote:
> > >Any one out there with any awning recommendations and tips? Any one
> > >have a used one FS?
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >Justin
> > >84 westy
> > >100,000 pure breed miles
>
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