Date:         Wed, 21 May 1997 11:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
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From:         KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu>
Subject:      Re: awnings

Bruce asked:

>         How easy is it to remove that type awning? I've talked with some
> folks who lugged their awning around with them all summer because putting
> it on and taking it off was such a hassle. (I don't recall what kind it
> was.) In a perfect world, I'd only want to have the awning attached to the
> side of the bus when I was going camping or picnicking.
>         Last summer I spotted a rolled-up awning from Carefree of Colorado
> on the side of a Westy in a parking lot. I never got a chance to speak with
> the owner or see it deployed. Anybody have experience with that variety?
> 
> --bruce--

Bruce - see my earlier message re: Carefee of Colorado "Freedom" awning. I 
can get the model number for any who care.

Installed it myself. Usually slide the awning off and store it seperately in
winter, but I choose to keep it on in summer. It's so small in the case that
it actually looks "neat" there on the side. 3 Bolts hold it in a set of 
runners, but we think one or 2 bolts is quite enough to hold it on. We usually
run with 2 just in case!

Kenyon

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