Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:18:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WTB - Trans-Awn 2000 or Parts
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <86476e251003251445oe821168o7b8ae8ee46646e2e@mail.gmail.com>
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  I have to chime in here with some nagging advice.  Awnings are like mobile
homes in Tornado Alley...they attract winds.  Whenever you put up an awning
you have to expect the worst.  Anticipate the wind will rise.
I think you should always attach the awning to the earth somehow, even on
the calmest day...Stake it down in soft earth or tie substantial weight to
it's outer poles if you are on hardpack.  Use a 5 gal water jug on each
pole.  And never leave your awning 'un-attended'.  You may come back and
find it wrapped around your own or your neighbor's vehicle.

  If you have one of those that rolls up and stays on the vehicle as you
travel...put an extra strap around the case to keep it 'furled'....You
should see all the awning-parts, ventilation hatches and cargo boxes
alongside the interstate through the Columbia River Gorge, where I
live...People cruising along at 75 and they hit a gust..head on against them
at 75...Instant 150mph apparent wind...does some damage.

  I like those ez-ups because they are ez-up..and down.  When I leave my
camp I just compress the thing and put a bungee around it... I attach the
inside to my van's wheels with bungees and hang some substantial weight on
the outer legs...Works ok...until it gets windy.
  Don Hanson

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 12:46 PM, smanning <volx_man@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >   , so I am in the market for an awning for parts. I am in need of the
> > horizontal extension poles.
> >
>
> Can't help directly but you might find dome info by contacting Dometic
> directly
> http://www.dometic.com/enie/International/Site/Customer-Center/Spare-parts/
> The TransAwn 2000 is a Dometic product but goes back quite a few years.
>  You
> might also check with local RV dealers and parts stores for info on getting
> replacement parts.
> BTW, I 'feel your pain', had to repair broken awnings twice now myself.
>