Date:         Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:08:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Hi,

I have one and I'm pretty happy with it. I guess I don't camp in places as windy as  Mark does, but I do camp in spots that do get some wind. There is no question that you need poles and guy lines. Only in certified, guaranteed, assured, no wind spots can you deploy sans poles.

I use my home made, three section poles that I made for my MEC guides tarp that I used as an awning for years. The sections are four same length, two short length. I did that so I could mix and match to adjust the guides tarp to spill wind and water. This approach works well with the shady boy.

I don't know if a Catalina awning would fair much better than the shady boy in the winds I have experienced. My friend had his Apollo awning fold back over the roof of his van during a wind event. In that case he should have had guy lines to keep the awning down.

As stated in another message on this subject, an awning is a big sail.

Alistair



> On Feb 20, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> Searching the archives, it seems that possible water ingress (I think
> a solution was found) and how the awning handles windy conditions, are
> 2 main complaints.
> 
> So. Shady Boy owners. How bad is this thing in windy conditions? Do
> the poles actually help to stabilize the awning?
> 
> Recent weather conditions at Ft. Flagler Wet Westy event showed that
> Mother Nature "always wins", (it got dang windy at times) but the
> Shady Boy deploys quickly and if I'm not mistaken, can attach to the
> rain gutter with clamps; no holes need to be drilled?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Neil.
> 
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