The old Apollo we have also does a good job of dealing with wet coast rain, as the following two photos can attest: (shown on our old '82): http://picasaweb.google.ca/vwdiesels/NitinatRiverMay2005 The first was taken at noon, the second at 7am the next morning, after the river level rose over 2' - the van was about 30' from the river when we parked, and was in the river when we left... not a drop of water in the van though! :-) On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > One of the best things about the A&E TransAwn 2000 is the built-in rain > gutter. This allows those of us in rain forest climates to raise the outer > posts high enough to clear the double bass player without causing water > problems. The runoff comes out a small hole towards the rear of the van in > an unobtrusive fashion. > > I can deploy the TA singlehandedly and its really easy to put away in its > case. > > Still looking for another. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Rocket J Squirrel < > camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 17:10 -0600, Tom Buese wrote: > > > On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > > > > > > [...] if you can get all the Shady > > > > Boy poles and fabric back into the case, you are ready to navigate > the > > > > coming miles ahead. > > > > > > Good observation! I have long ago given up on wrapping all the poles > > > including the optional corner poles up into the case, choosing like > > > Mr. Squirrel to store most under the rear bench. > > > > > > YMMV, > > > > > > Mr. BZ-much easier w/o optional poles, but poles aren't optional in my > > > mind > > > > No, not at all. Not if you're the sort who enjoys camping in weather. > > Without the poles, a downdraft can mash the awning down to the ground. > > > > I spent quite some time camping beside a meadow near Mt. Laguna in SoCal > > with the sliding door side of the van facing upwind. I could see wind > > gusts coming my way as they flattened the grasses in the meadow. When > > the wind hit, the Shady Boy barely flapped. These are the kind of winds > > that would crumple an unanchored wimpier awning, like a Fiamma or > > similar. With the updraft tiedown strings and the downdraft corner poles > > installed, the Shady Boy is quite stable. > > > > Sheds water well, too. Here's a shot of the Shady Boy set up for rain. > > > > > > > http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XFS952PUlmQ/TBA9fg3lMEI/AAAAAAAACWU/GB7z7_4QwFs/s1600/IMG_1522.JPG > > > > The corner poles have been splayed to keep the rainwater from pooling. > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >
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