Joe,
I probably would op for the VC Fiamma because they at least have the "pearl gray"
color that we like. Do I go to GOWESTY for these special screw bolts? Or is this something at my local hardware store?

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On Nov 15, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Joe Novak <joe.novak.6@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Dennis,
> I purchased my 10' awning from Van Cafe last spring using 3 of their brackets.
> After about a month of bumping around the Sierra's i opt'd to add GoWesty's
> rivet nut bolts to keep things tight - VC's already had a hole in the bracket where the bolt needed to go.
> Like most folks, i'm not a fan of drilling holes in my van unless its completely necessary,
> so i only added the bolts to the two end brackets.
> 9 months later, everythings still good and tight!
> 
> Good luck,
> jvk
> 
>> On 15 November 2015 at 06:16, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Questions on installing a Fiamma awning on the Westy. I noticed that there is at least 2 different ways of installing the Fiamma. GOWESTY brackets are drilled and screwed to the vehicle while VanCafe is bolted to the vehicle. Does anyone have experience which bracket is better? Is the difference more stability than the other? I have a lot of rough roads out here and didn't want the awning to fly off when driving, etc.
>> Laters,
>> Dennis
>> 
>> Dennis Jowell
>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>> Newbury, Vermont
>> 
>> 
>> > On Nov 14, 2015, at 3:18 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 11/14/2015 11:30 AM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>> >> It was a clear, sunny day at a coastal campground, well away from the beach,
>> >> where It's always breezy. With no warning a sudden gust came directly at it.
>> >> Lifted it up at a 45 degree angle, and then it was basically a bow with an
>> >> arrow in it.  I tied it down every time I used it after that.
>> >
>> > Oh dear. Well I always stake down the two outer corners.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> > Bend, Ore.
>