I always manage to find shade trees and set up a four man $39.95 tent to
empty my Westy into. Once in a while I sleep in the tent if its cooler
than the Westy or I didn't bring that cheap ass Jury Rigged hang on Air
Unit of mine.

Stan

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:21:24 -0700 Brent Christensen
<sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
> Hmm...  Are you also buying a trailer to carry it?  ;-)
> I would imagine that it will be HUGE when rolled up and packed
> away.
>
> After years of fiddling with "poor man's awnings" and such, I have
> decided
> that a nice Fiamma awning is in my Syncro's future...  Spending the
> first
> hour at every camp site (X two people) setting up canopies/awnings
> gets old
> on a two week trip...   ;-)
>
> Brent
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee Roesner" <paradigm@ALLEGRAPRINTING.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:59 PM
> Subject: big canopies
>
>
> > I don't have a camper but for those hot van-show-camping-trips I
> am
> > considering buying a 10' x 20' canopy (1 3/8" fence rail). I plan
> on NOT
> > purchasing the leg rails and buy them separately at a hardware
> store but
> > taller at about 7' (I will cut them in half for transport though
> and use
> > sleeves to reassemble). The plan is to pull the van in - from one
> side -
> > at one end of the canopy (and not the end), so I can open the
> sliding
> > door and walk out into the rest of the canopy. It will keep the
> van cool
> > in the shade and have ample room for even a small tent and tables.
> Below
> > is a link to what I am thinking of. The tarp is opaque and will
> not let
> > light in although there are other options...not bad at about
> $160.
> >
> > http://www.harpster-canopies.com/
> >
> > Lee
> > --
>

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