After seeing what has happened with various awnings around the camping
world.

I would prefer the type that permanently mount to the side of the van if it
is strong
Or
I would want the flimsy one that just popped loose harmlessly with light
weight poles that do no damage. Especially to people on the poles.

Was at an event a couple years ago with about 100 ranging from RV to campers
and a bunch of us in conversion vans and vanagons.  A good stiff breeze came
through with some heavier gusts for about 3 or 4 minutes.  You would have
thought a tornado had gone through from all the awnings that were all in
various states of disassembly or had gone airborne into other people and
equipment.  Nothing serious in injuries or property though. However I did
note that the SUV and conversion van and westy with drive away tent
attachments all had them standing with maybe a stake loosened here and
there.  That was when I ordered my tent instead of an awning.

jimt

On 6/2/05 10:59 AM, "rob campbell" <rob@QUIMP.COM> wrote:

> I really dont want to defame a product in public and certainly bear
> no ill-will towards the vendor, but I would also be very sad if
> anyone had the same experience as me while I silently stood by.
>
> I've tried this awning and ended up scrapping it.  In high winds at
> Badlands park one night it ripped itself free (yes it was staked),
> and the poles were irreparably bent.  Even before that, I found it a
> bit of a hassle to construct (the excitement of the first setup wears
> off when you are using this thing "fulltime").
>
> It does have some amazing pros:
>
> umbrella shaped roof is excellent
> not permanently attached to van
> stores on top shelf in rear
> affordable (see con version: cheap)
> generous space, especially vertically
>
> but the cons:
> cheap (I'd rather pay more for decent quality)
> wouldn't trust it overnight (it was dead calm and cloudless when I
> went to sleep)
> annoying to assemble and take down (especially if alone)
> where the edge meets the van, it creates a waterfall when raining
> heavily
>
> Busdepot is a great company with great products, but in my
> experience, this EZ Awning needs a lot of improvements before I would
> consider another one.
>
>
>
> On Jun 1, 2005, at 9:18 PM, Sharon Mendonca wrote:
>