I built my own awning like you did. I works very well in light showers, and for shade. I like it. In the right camping spot, I tie it off to trees rather than use the poles. Trees make great shade, however, the best. But I would never spend hundreds of dollars for a fancy factory built one. I'm just too cheap, I guess. old man mcneely On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 4:52 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Awnings on a Vanagon have always baffled me. I think it has to do much to > do where you live and where you camp. Sure, on Facebook and advertisements > I've seen them all! What are they for?....sun or rain? I live in San > Diego and mostly camp in the West; when I want some shade but don't have > any, I simply move my campchair to the other side of van. The rain we get > out here is either a deluge or nothing. When a deluge, I sit inside van; > after the storm passes, I move outside again and enjoy the fresh wonderful > smells. I've even camped in 48 states in my van....sun or rain issues > never seemed to be a problem. I tried once building my own awning with > Harbor Freight tarp and collapsible camping poles; to test, I even went up > to local mountains during most severe thunderstorm....to my surprise, the > rain actually hit the pavement in the campground and bounced back up!!! > Felt silly as I was being drenched. Hey, I'm don't mean any bad intent > here. Still....am curious about awnings. Seems like a lot of hassle and > expense. > |
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