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Date:         Fri, 1 Jul 2016 12:45:13 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Best Awning and why
Comments: To: "C. Abney" <tsudonimh@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CALsWj8nb_ktf0MjcpVb=pfAmUH=smnvyhAOrt6torx7fHZzu+A@mail.gmail.com>
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I Never Found the Need for any Additional Clamps ~ The Slit PVC did All the NeededClamping ~

I Slit the PVC with a Very Thin Kerf SawBlade so the Slit was QuiteNarrow ~ No PVC comes in contact

with Paint as It Is Completely Surrounded by Tarp ~ The TentWeight VinylBacked RipStop Tarp that

I used made it Quite Easy to be Pushed Up Into the Slit when Snapped down over the GutterLip ~ It

Might Not work on all Vanagons as there have been some Diff's in the Gutters some years ~

I stored The PVC as 1 LongPiece AlongSide the UpperBunk & Above the Kitchen ~

ORR ~ DeanB

On 1 Jul , 2016, at 12:14 PM, C. Abney wrote:

> This is very clever and simple! I was sourcing hinges for extenders > and thinking of bearings in the ends of a 2" aluminum tube with a > latch on the end and a truck tarp, and it all just started getting too > complicated. I suppose you could epoxy a delrin rod into the (heavy > gauge) pvc and use it like a ferrule to break it down for storage, but > what's a good low-profile clamp? > > The only concern is the (protective) paint on the gutter. > > On 6/30/16, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: >> Sounds PrettyClose to what I Made&Used for about 12Yrs on My 76 & >> 83.5 ~ Mine was a VinylBacked RipStop Nylon Tarp WithSleeve SewnIn ~ >> >> I Slit 1/2In PVC LengthWise so when inserted in the sleeve it could them be >> Snapped over the RainGutter Lip ~ The ID of the Sleeve was CloseTo 2X >> >> the OD of the PVC so the Material would Easily PushUp Into the Slit in the >> PVC ~ Set it up in the Rain on Several Occasions while staying MostlyDry ~ >> >> The GuyWires on the CornerPoles was where I'd get wet ~ >> >> >> On 30 Jun , 2016, at 8:06 AM, David McNeely wrote: >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> >>> Date: Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 6:05 PM >>> Subject: Re: Best Awning and why >>> To: Neil <neilrayc@gmail.com> >>> >>> Dean, here is a copy of what I sent to Neil. YMMV. >>> >>> Neil, my awning is a 10'x12' poly tarp. My wife sewed a sleeve on on end. >>> Into the sleeve fits a length of pvc pipe in 3 sections with joints to >>> fit them together into one length. With that in the sleeve, that end then >>> fits into the rain gutter, and is fastened there with three padded >>> C-clamps. Sectional aluminum tent poles fit into grommets on the two >>> outer corners (farthest from the camper when the tarp is stretched out) >>> and in the center of the outer edge. 1/4" nylon ropes are looped over the >>> points of the poles, and guyed out with tent pegs to hold the tarp taught. >>> I have considered adding a sleeve into the middle of the tarp and fitting >>> a rib in order to give it a better peak to drain off rain better, but with >>> the center tent pole 6" longer than the other two, so far it has worked. >>> >>> Would it stand up to 50 mph winds? I doubt it, but then neither will any >>> of the fancy awnings on the market, and if I fail to get mine in before >>> the winds hit, damage to the van will be minimal. With the fancy ones, >>> the fasteners will rip the rain gutters, roof, or pop-top. Mine cost >>> under $50, since i had the tent poles already, and it has now lasted for 8 >>> years and a couple of hundred campouts. >>> >>> One of the online list vendors offers something similar, a bit fancier and >>> a bit more pricey. >>> >>> Some list members have tried something similar, homemade like mine, >>> without being pleased. But if you don't like the awning, at least you >>> have a good tarp for other purposes. I've been more than pleased. >>> >>> You'll need to fiddle with whatever you come up with to get it to suit you >>> and your approaches to camping. >>> >>> mcneely >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > There's no .sig like the present


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