>Anyone ever rig up an awning to their van using a tarp and those spring-type >clamps? (I'm thinking about clamping the tarp to the drip rail in about 4 >spots, then using some aluminum tent poles and then staking it out with guy >lines. I did this on a recent rainy day while camped on Cape Cod. Worked really well. Had to drain water occasionally that accumulated in low spots in the tarp. Where I went wrong was to leave it set up after we went to sleep on a windy night. A gust caught it and ripped it loose breaking the rear chrome drip rail molding in two at the same time. :-( Tony Anthony L. Mourkas Hampden, Maine, USA 1984 Vanagon Westfalia 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro 1991 Jetta Eco Diesel |
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