Pretty darn good idea, Keith. Lighting clamps are sturdy. That said,
they are bulky and would probably push against the inside of the canvas,
maybe causing wear points? The canvas is pretty taut around the upper
extensions on my poptop.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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On 5/31/2007 3:22 PM Keith Ovregaard wrote:

> This could do the trick:
>
> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/252211-REG/
> Bogen_Manfrotto_635_Quick_Action_Super_Clamp.html>
>
> Bogen clamps work great for this kind of thing. There are adapters and
> other goodies that are made to attach to all sorts of stuff.
> Non-maring. Also will fit a 5/8" rod in the mount hole. Use 2 clamps
> with the rod, a few pipe brackets screwed to a piece of plywood and you
> have a shelf!
> You may be able to find used ones on Cragslist or ebay
>
> Keith O
>
>
> On May 31, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>> Date:    Thu, 31 May 2007 12:08:38 -0700
>> From:    "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott"
>> <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Some kind of shelf?
>>
>> When the poptop is up, I'd like to hang a shelf between the top's upper
>> struts -- a flat piece of wood, maybe, hung by ropes from a new
>> crossmember (piece of PVC pipe maybe) which mounts horizontally between
>> the upper struts near the top. I can't quite picture what I'd need to
>> mount that new crossmember to the struts. Some fitting that clamps to
>> struts, I reckon?
>