EXACTLY !  Well said !

> On May 26, 2015, at 9:15 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> I've been using a Shady Boy for over a decade now -- in thunderstorms,
> hailstorm and heavy heavy rain, winds that toppled camp gear. It's never
> let me down.
> 
> There are some tricks.
> 
> Always securely tie down the outer two corners so winds can't blow the
> awning up. Always use the optional blow-down poles so winds can't blow
> the awning down. In heavy rain, shorten the outer corner tiedown lines
> to pull the corners earthward so rain will sluice off and not pool on
> the awning.
> 
> When set up like this, it's never let me down.

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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