I think the goal of the awning post is to find the easiest, most durable option. Somehow Wal-Mart and durable generally don't go hand in hand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 11:43 AM Subject: Re: Awnings..
> How about a $27 WalMart awning? I put one of these on my '79 and it > worked > fine at Dunegrass. I'm sure it would work on a Vanagon. The only problem > is that you have to duck a little to get under. > > See here: http://www.bopsax.com/Awning.html > > > -- > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "Joe's Van" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is exactly the kind of awning that my parents' camper came with >> in 1973. The camper and the awning are both still in use, and it has >> stood up to some horrendous winds where it is kept on the gulf coast. >> I planned to mount some of that gutter track on my westy, but never >> quite got around to it. The C-channel extruded aluminum that the >> hemmed edge slides into is cheap and readily available at local camper >> stores, but I never figured out exactly how I wanted to mound the >> channel to the westy. Any details on how that was done? >> >> >> >> |
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