> Ron said
> "Don't forget my $79 alternative - designed specifically for
> a VW bus/vanagon. Cheap and simple
> http://www.busdepot.com/awning.jpg">http://www.busdepotcom/awning.jpg
>
> How does that attach to the rain gutter?  If it does rain,
> will the water spill past it and drip in the doorway?

It attaches in the same manner than most modern side tents attach. There
is a "pocket" sewn into the edge of the awning, into which slips a pole.
This pole sits inside your rain gutter, and clamps in with the included
clamps.  Because of this design little or no rain can get through.
However, it is a relatively light duty awning, and in the event of a
particulatly torrential rain storm you'll probably want to press up on
the center of the awning during the storm once or twice if possible just
to allow any pooling water to pour off the edge. (Or just lower one side
of it slightly during the storm so the water flows off rather than
accumulating on the flat top.) I, my wife, and our 4 year old used ours
during a very severe storm last summer and stayed very dry underneath
it.  In fact, we'd have been pretty miserable without it, as it poured
for several hours and otherwise we'd have been pent up inside the camper
the whole afternoon!

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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