In a message dated 10/06/2010 2:05:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        A little late here to  comment as I was occupied with BusFusion,
see other thread.  This leaking  problem I addressed by putting a piece of
Gorilla tape between the awning case  and the rain gutter from underneath,
works perfectly and the tape has been there  for about a year, must be Gorilla
tape.  I ALSO had a long talk with  Wolfgang over there at Shadyboy about
this problem and asked if he could not  come up with a more elegant solution
like a rubber flap that is pemantely  attached to the Shadyboys for Vanagon
use.  ALSO, the one other problem,  the fact that when the sliding door is
open any water running off the awning  towards the back runs down the inside of
the sliding door and wrecks havoc with  the lovely cardboard door panel
material.  So he is looking into solving  that problem as well like an
extension from the awning over to the drip  rail.  Wolfgang was very thankful for
the comments and suggestions.

>>>>>I'd like to thank whoever wrote about using  foam pipe insulation to
plug
the gap between the Westy roof and the Shady  Boy awning. I bought a hank
of the insulation sized for 1/2'' pipe and  mooshed it into the gap on a
rainy day last week. While not 100% effective,  it's a big improvement
over the constant drip of rain that has in the past  prevented me from
sitting in my favorite doorway (sliding door) when  camping.

Ideas like this keep making the Westy camping experience  better and
better for me.<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW Camper  camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13,  2010