Ever notice how hard it is to pop the top with the doors and windows closed? It's pulling a huge vacuum in the interior. I wonder if that's not the problem of some people on the list who want gas-assisted openers. Jim On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:27 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: >>>...Hey, who hasn't driven away...<< > > > Guilty to all of the above. > > I've driven with the top all the way up, also with it furled but unlatched. > > I've repositioned the Westy in a tree free, more or less empty > campground with the awning out...on purpose. The legs were clamped to > the sidea the bus and there was nothing sticking up to hang them up > on. > > Once I got a wind assist while I was deploying the top. A humongus > gust blew through the open slider, yanked the push bar from my hands > and locked the top securely. Was that ever startling! > > George/ATL > |
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