EXACTLY ! Well said !
> On May 26, 2015, at 9:15 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: > > I've been using a Shady Boy for over a decade now -- in thunderstorms, > hailstorm and heavy heavy rain, winds that toppled camp gear. It's never > let me down. > > There are some tricks. > > Always securely tie down the outer two corners so winds can't blow the > awning up. Always use the optional blow-down poles so winds can't blow > the awning down. In heavy rain, shorten the outer corner tiedown lines > to pull the corners earthward so rain will sluice off and not pool on > the awning. > > When set up like this, it's never let me down.
Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>) Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley BusFusion <http://www.busfusion.com/> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 04 ~07, 2015 |
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