Sophisticated awning -- Phooey!  A simple blue tarp, a six foot length of
PVC conduit cut length-wise to hold the tarp to the rain gutter, three
poles -- two outer corners and one middle-of-the-tarp -- made of electrical
EMT conduit, some tent rope, and a couple tent pegs, and Bob's your aunt --
you've got a cheap awning.  No drilling and bolting.  Sets up in three to
five minutes.  Total cost:  $12.95 for the tarp (all other material was
liberated from job sites, relatives, and a next door neighbor).  Pretty?
Nope -- not even close.  Sophisticated?  Only in it's simplicity.  Quality
of parts?  First rate - when compared to duct tape and bailing wire.

;o)

Alan Bosch
& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)

Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> on 07/12/2001
02:12:03 PM

Please respond to Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM>

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cc:

Subject:  Shady Boy Awning

I went to visit Wolfgang yesterday to pick up my awning, which he
installed for me.

It's all it's made out to be, and deserves the high marks other list
members have given it.  It's my kind of camping product: sophisticated
design, high quality, light weight, and utterly simple to use.  The
materials used and the fabrication of the parts reminds me of the
products I saw at the aerospace manufacturing facilities I used to call
on.

Two thumbs up!

http://www.shadyboy.com/vans/index.html

P.S.:  I have an 8' RV awning I'm going to sell, pmail me if interested.

--
Stuart MacMillan
Seattle

'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
'65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
'74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
'01 Toyota Tacoma (Something I don't have to fix!)

Personal mechanic for:
'70 MGB GT (Daughter's)

Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
'72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
'64 MGB (Son's)

Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
'68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT