Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:20:36 -0500
Reply-To: mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Poptop assist
In-Reply-To: <CAO+YcsKi77zvUV1xg1OPc2P9wfNjoZf8YOutYEmQoKfF382pyA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Al, have you done this? Sounds for sure like it would work. But if we have a bad leg as well as being old and weak, what are we supposed to do? What if we weigh just 100 lbs soaking wet (not me, but some folks)? mcneely
---- Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Poptop assist sling. (tm?). Using the old nylon climbing 1" webbing from
> your YUP days, make a loop that will hang from the latch device on the roof
> down low enough that when you must aid yourself in lowering the top. An
> old SMC caribiner helps to hook the loop to the top. Now lower the top,
> put your foot in the loop and use your weight to move the top down
> carefully enough to not pinch the material. When the top is latched,
> remove the sling and use for other purposes like your Mayan Hammock,
> hanging your vintage Dietz Lantern, securing your bacon from the marauding
> raccoons or your organic peanut butter from the squlls. Available in many
> colors at your local high end sporting establishment (??) . Don't leave
> home without one. But WAIT! there's more...
>
> REI and MEI have the stuff mail order.
>
> Pensionerd
>
> Good at hanging out
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:17 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>wrote:
>
> > Hi Volks;
> > I am considering a poptop assist unit. I have 2 questions/concerns.
> > First off, I was wondering about lowering, The last foot or so of my
> > poptop drop involves pulling in and carefully storing the canvas of one's
> > top. I usually do this while holding the top up with my head (insert "well
> > that's using your head" joke) while storing the canvas. My concern is I
> > have heard that the poptop assisted tops come down with some force
> > through that last foot or two. Does this make it any harder to hold up the
> > top while storing canvas? Any thoughts on this one?
> > My other question involves the best vendor/assist unit to purchase. I
> > just e-mailed Ken at VanAgain to see what he has come up with, but I
> > would like input from those who have used the assist units as to who is
> > selling the best unit. It seems pretty simple, but as I have found out
> > from those rear door lift pistons on a Westy, there are better ones and
> > worse ones.
> >
> > Dave B.
> >
--
David McNeely
|