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Date:         Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:58:16 -0500
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: reviews of bus depot ezy awning plus
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2012122001045326@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I looked into that when I was trying to come up with something for my van. That awning seemed a bit lightweight for the kind of strong winds and storms I usually see at festivals when I'm camping. I have NO personal experience with it, so my impressions may be wrong; you are smart to seek the counsel of those who have used them.

The other thing is that I was looking for something to attach to a 12' x 12' EZ-Up type canopy. I had some strong tent poles laying around, ones with rubber caps in them, so I put together 2 of them, bought a 12" tarp, my wife sewed rod pockets in both ends, we attach one to the van, one to the canopy. I have three adjustable poles, 2 for the sides and 1 for the middle (yes, it takes up floor space, unlike Bus Depot's awning). I did buy the Bus Depot clamps to attach the rods to the rain gutter and those are awesome! My previous attempts to clamp the rods all failed. The other end of my awning gets clamped to the canopy with spring clamps. I wind up with a 12' x 10' kitchen and a 12' x 12' jamming space!

My experience; YMMV... Marc

On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:22 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote:

> At 09:25 PM 12/19/2012, Harry Hoffman wrote: > >> Hi All, Anyone have a ezy awning plus? I'm thinking about buying and >> wanted to see if people who own it like it. Cheers, Harry >> > > I have the regular-size one, and it's dandy. Can't see how the > longer one would be any less worthy. > > The big side tent was too much for me to handle alone, but now that > they've got lightweight sides and front for the awning I'm saving up for > them. > > Yours, > d >


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