Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:43:21 EDT
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Shady Boy Awning + Pipe Insulation for rain
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In a message dated 10/06/2010 2:05:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
A little late here to comment as I was occupied with BusFusion,
see other thread. This leaking problem I addressed by putting a piece of
Gorilla tape between the awning case and the rain gutter from underneath,
works perfectly and the tape has been there for about a year, must be Gorilla
tape. I ALSO had a long talk with Wolfgang over there at Shadyboy about
this problem and asked if he could not come up with a more elegant solution
like a rubber flap that is pemantely attached to the Shadyboys for Vanagon
use. ALSO, the one other problem, the fact that when the sliding door is
open any water running off the awning towards the back runs down the inside of
the sliding door and wrecks havoc with the lovely cardboard door panel
material. So he is looking into solving that problem as well like an
extension from the awning over to the drip rail. Wolfgang was very thankful for
the comments and suggestions.
>>>>>I'd like to thank whoever wrote about using foam pipe insulation to
plug
the gap between the Westy roof and the Shady Boy awning. I bought a hank
of the insulation sized for 1/2'' pipe and mooshed it into the gap on a
rainy day last week. While not 100% effective, it's a big improvement
over the constant drip of rain that has in the past prevented me from
sitting in my favorite doorway (sliding door) when camping.
Ideas like this keep making the Westy camping experience better and
better for me.<<<<<
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010
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