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Subject:Re: Poor man awning
From:Doug Alcock
Date:Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:58:52 -0400

I use the system Hans describes below. The tarp is 16 by 20. It takes my wife
and I about 10 minutes to put it up once we decide there is a need for it.
There's room underneath it for a picnic table and a couple of folding armchairs
and the high peak gives you lots of drainage. The other advantage is headroom
--- there's lots! I like this set-up so much that I have no desire to invest in
any commercial type that clips to the rain gutter. I have a digital pic of this
rig that I'll p-mail to anyone who's interested.

Cheers,
Doug Alcock
'84 Westy
Toronto, Canada

>I tried this too but the material kept hooking on the sliding door. I guess I
>did not have enough tension on the tarp.
>
>The next solution I am going to try is as follows (source: list archive):
>1. hook one side of the tarp on the back hinge of the pop-up,
>2. hook the tarp on the little cross bar of the pop-up (kind of high, so
>attach it first before you pop up the roof)
>3. hook other end of tarp on the bracket inside of the luggage rack
>
>I think I will use a bungee cord to attach the tarp to the 3 above mentioned
>attachments.
>
>The rest is the same as your set up, 3 poles with guy lines and stakes.
>
>Hans Brouwer