Date:         Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:34:17 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: ideas for bus depot ez awning and roof rails
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> Wondering what, if anything, those of you who own the bus depot ezy awning
and
> have a roof rack are doing to make them coexist peacefully? I've got a set
of Thule
> feet and they get in the way of the properly using the rain gutter for the
ez-awning.
> I really like the awning so I'm trying to figure out a way to have it work
well and still
> be as close to the van as possible so as to block out bugs (i've got the
sides too).
>
> Has anyone made "fake rain gutters" for the roof rack rails? Or any other
creative
> ideas?


I'd love to hear what people are doing as well!  Most improvements we've
made to the Ezy Awning over the years have been based on customers'
suggestions.

That being said, in case you're not aware we already do offer a couple of
alternatives to using your rain gutter. We sell Velcro straps that can wrap
around your roof rack and the awning's rain gutter pole, holding the awning
against the roof rack:

http://www.busdepot.com/VSTRAP

If the Velcro straps won't suit your needs, and you have a poptop camper, we
offer a different strap kit for Eurovan campers that also fits Vanagon
campers.  It attaches to the metal rail that holds the poptop canvas to the
van, but requires that the poptop be raised when using the awning:

http://www.busdepot.com/A9014

Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com