I have one and it works wonderfully. One person can deploy it in a minute or so and it retracts just as easily. Very high quality. Very expensive. I installed one for a customer and by the time it was shipped here, the bill was over $900! I did spend eight hours under one at a car show once and had a very mild sunburn--gone in a day or so, but it was surprising. I suggest you attach it to the poptop via a nylon strap while driving. This will keep it from bobbing too much on dirt roads leading to a cracked gutter. This applies to all heavy awnings not just the Fiamma. I rigged up a stainless cleat--similar to the tie downs in the luggage rack of a Westy--to hold the awning securely to the poptop. You just have to remember to remove the nylon strap when you want to pop the top. A friend ties his to a Yakima rack he carries ridiculous amounts of crap on. Tom Sinclair
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