Date:         Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:29:07 -0700
Reply-To:     B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
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From:         B <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: New awning project with pix
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It must be the clamps, then, because we have much the same
arrangement.  Except our clamps have flat faces, which is far from
ideal for holding a round tube into a C-shaped track!

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal


On Oct 16, 2008, at 7:07 AM, The Bus Depot wrote:
>>
>> I can't really tell from the Bus Depot site exactly how the
>> Ezy-Awning attaches to the van/raingutter.  I'd be interested to
>> know, because our way of attaching the Kelty Carport is a bit
>> rube-goldberg-ish and is mostly OK, but it didn't hold up well
>> to a recent uphill wind gust ...
>
>
> Our Ezy-Awning simply has a horizontal pole that fits inside the rain
> gutter, holding the awning to the van body.  Specially designed padded
> clamps with wingnuts hold the pole in place.  The water rolls off
> into the
> gutter on each side of the pole. When the awning is not in use, the
> pole
> collapses and goes into the awning storage bag along with the clamps.
> Simple, yet effective.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
>
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