Date:         Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:44:33 -0500
Reply-To:     pete or nancy owsianowski <pnocean@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         pete or nancy owsianowski <pnocean@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: shady boy owners
Comments: To: River Clan <ri@RIVERCLAN.ORG>
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I mounted it according to the instructions.  Perhaps the brackets are
different enough unit to unit that some drip into the gutter and some don't.

The Shady Boy in my opinion ranks right up there with "Top 5 Best Mods on a
Bus".  It has been an outstanding product that works as advertised.  The
only time we have had to take it down was during the night in a windstorm.
I have read on this list it is very important to use the downdraft poles, so
I tie it down every time.  Another cool feature is too be able link up
ShadyBoys with some other lucky bus pilot ad create a nice shady "room"
between two buses. Park two other buses at right angles to that and you have
a nice bus camping quadrangle.

Gotta go camping now, See ya later!


Pete

'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'77 Westy 'Barnacle Bus"
Www.busesbythebeach.com





> Yes... Me too! We have a shadyboy, and live in oregon, so we use it
> in the rain all the time. The mounts are under the poptop when it's
> closed, so anything drips into the van's gutter.
>
> How do you have yours mounted?
>
> Ri
> '87 Westy
>
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2006, at 6:27 PM, pete or nancy owsianowski wrote:
>
>> I've had a Shadyboy on Joe's Van for 3 years and never had that
>> happen.
>>
>>  Even stayed dry during the infamous Buses by the Beach down pour
>> and flood
>> 2 years ago when we had to flee the rising Rogue River and move to
>> another
>> campground.  Several us hung out under the Shadyboy and watched the
>> rain for
>> two days.
>>
>> I wonder if your mounting angle on the brackets is off?
>>
>> Pete
>> '87 Westy "Joe's Van"
>> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
>> '77 Westy "Barnacle Bus"
>>
>>
>>
>>> Did anybody come up with a good idea on keeping the water from
>>> dripping off of the back of the case. It drips along the sliding door
>>> and down on the floor when the door is open.
>>