I just took a look at the retrofit kit for the front and I think I'll order that tomorrow at the sale.  I'm a mile away at the moment at the BBTD camp out. :)

Yes, not only getting rid of that weight but the ability to dome the roof is important, the old way just collected water.

Bryan

--- Original Message ---

From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Sent: October 2, 2014 2:08 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room

> I just wanted to a moment to write up my experience
>  with the Bus Depot “Add-a-Room” shelter.

Thanks for the great review, Bryan!  Designing the Add-A-Room was a labor of love for me, as I've used side tents for years. (We are a family of five camping in a Westy, so a little extra space is much needed.)  I tried to incorporate the best aspects of the various side tents I've owned over the years, while adding a few extras such as the side walls turning into awnings.

Speaking of that, Bryan, since you mentioned having extra poles for turning the side walls into awnings, I assume you have our first-generation Add-A-Room. The current generation uses lightweight fiberglass poles for that purpose, which take up virtually no space and also dome the roofs to help shed water. You can see this in the second-from-the-top picture on our Add-A-Room page:  < http://www.busdepot.com/details/addaroom/>.  (The white things leading to the ground are just guy ropes, not poles.). You can buy these fiberglass poles separately to upgrade your first-generation Add-A-Room to a second-generation one. Near the bottom of that page, look for part numbers ADDAWN1 and ADDAWN2.

Unfortunately we sold out of our summer shipment of Add-A-Rooms but we have more coming in mid December.  Orders placed now will automatically bill and ship when in. If anyone attending Buses By The Depot this weekend was planning on buying one to take home, see me and I'll work out a shipping discount for you since you can't pick it up.

Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com