Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:51:03 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Bus Depot Awning
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Winds and awnings are anathema for each other. Wind and sails you want,
wind and awnings - NEVER! There is no real way to win with an awning if
the wind really gets up. Just put it away and live without until the
wind dies down. It's the only real way.
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
joe trussell wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> When I was shopping for a new awning, I saw a few posts in the
> archives on
> the Bus Depot Awning, but I figured we could use one more...
>
> Mine arrived yesterday. I decided to go ahead and set it up in the front
> yard so I'd know what to do once we went camping.
>
> It's a heavy thing, and has many, many poles...The directions are a bit
> spare, but after messing around with it for a few minutes I figured
> out how
> it worked and got it together fairly quickly (ten minutes or so.) I don't
> like the clamps...I was very surprised by the sheer size of the
> thing...The
> dome is much bigger inside that I thought from looking at the pictures on
> the Bus Depot site.
>
> We liked it so much attached to the van that my wife and I
> disassembled it
> (five or so minutes,) grabbed the daughter, the dog, and the supplies,
> and
> headed for the mountains for an overnight camping trip.
>
> We headed up to a State Park campground and began assembly. With both
> of us
> putting it together, it was a very fast process. It is a bit clumsy to
> get
> it up onto the side of the van after assembling upside down, but not a
> big
> deal.
>
> About the same time we got it up and set, a nice, windy hailstorm came
> along...I'm happy to report that the awning hung in there very, very
> well.
> It's of sturdy construction and didn't flap, blow, nothing. I did
> stake the
> legs into the ground. The way the thing is designed, with very sturdy
> poles
> across the front and rear, make it pretty tough apparently.
>
> While it isn't as convenient as having an awning that will pull out in
> a few
> seconds, it is great for setting up a campsite, and breakfast in the
> shade
> this morning was fantastic.
>
> For under $200, I think it's an awesome deal. Can't wait to use it again!
>
> Here are a few pics...I apologize that they're a little dark; this is
> right
> after setup last night:
>
> http://photos.yahoo.com/joetrussell
>
> Joe T.
> Denver, CO
> '85 Wolfsburg Westfalia
>
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