Date:         Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:03:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: more awning questions (was RE: A&E Horizon Case Awning?
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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I finally got that awning (BusDepot accidentally lost my order for a
while). I have to admit I was disappointed by the awning (why in a
bit). I haven't used it with my camper yet and definitely not in the
rain.

Now to the disappointing aspects of the awning. I've had dome tents
before and I figured this would be similar. Instead, the design seems
very clunky with lots of little parts (in short, NOT elegantly
designed). Functional, to be sure, but I was expecting something more
elegant.

One of these days, maybe I'll get together with a tent maker and talk
over my ideas for an elegant awning similar to this....(or not).

It does roll up into a nice compact sack. And it is functional and
gives welcome shade (I needed the shade when I was working on my black
Corrado recently)