I Never Found the Need for any Additional Clamps ~ The Slit PVC did All the NeededClamping ~

I Slit the PVC with a Very Thin Kerf SawBlade so the Slit was QuiteNarrow ~ No PVC comes in contact

with Paint as It Is Completely Surrounded by Tarp ~ The TentWeight VinylBacked RipStop Tarp that

I used made it Quite Easy to be Pushed Up Into the Slit when Snapped down over the GutterLip ~ It

Might Not work on all Vanagons as there have been some Diff's in the Gutters some years ~

        I stored The PVC as 1 LongPiece AlongSide the UpperBunk & Above the Kitchen ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 1 Jul , 2016, at 12:14 PM, C. Abney wrote:

> This is very clever and simple!  I was sourcing hinges for extenders
> and thinking of bearings in the ends of a 2" aluminum tube with a
> latch on the end and a truck tarp, and it all just started getting too
> complicated.  I suppose you could epoxy a delrin rod into the (heavy
> gauge) pvc and use it like a ferrule to break it down for storage, but
> what's a good low-profile clamp?
> 
> The only concern is the (protective) paint on the gutter.
> 
> On 6/30/16, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>>        Sounds PrettyClose to what I Made&Used for about 12Yrs on My 76 &
>> 83.5 ~ Mine was a VinylBacked RipStop Nylon Tarp WithSleeve SewnIn ~
>> 
>> I Slit 1/2In PVC LengthWise so when inserted in the sleeve it could them be
>> Snapped over the RainGutter Lip ~ The ID of the Sleeve was CloseTo 2X
>> 
>> the OD of the PVC so the Material would Easily PushUp Into the Slit in the
>> PVC ~ Set it up in the Rain on Several Occasions while staying MostlyDry ~
>> 
>> The GuyWires on the CornerPoles was where I'd get wet ~
>> 
>> 
>> On 30 Jun , 2016, at 8:06 AM, David McNeely wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 6:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Best Awning and why
>>> To: Neil <neilrayc@gmail.com>
>>> 
>>> Dean, here is a copy of what I sent to Neil.  YMMV.
>>> 
>>> Neil, my awning is a 10'x12' poly tarp.  My wife sewed a sleeve on on end.
>>> Into the sleeve fits a length of pvc pipe in 3 sections with joints to
>>> fit them together into one length.  With that in the sleeve, that end then
>>> fits into the rain gutter, and is fastened there with three padded
>>> C-clamps.   Sectional aluminum tent poles fit into grommets on the two
>>> outer corners (farthest from the camper when the tarp is stretched out)
>>> and in the center of the outer edge.  1/4" nylon ropes are looped over the
>>> points of the poles, and guyed out with tent pegs to hold the tarp taught.
>>> I have considered adding a sleeve into the middle of the tarp and fitting
>>> a rib in order to give it a better peak to drain off rain better, but with
>>> the center tent pole 6" longer than the other two, so far it has worked.
>>> 
>>> Would it stand up to 50 mph winds?  I doubt it, but then neither will any
>>> of the fancy awnings on the market, and if I fail to get mine in before
>>> the winds hit, damage to the van will be minimal.  With the fancy ones,
>>> the fasteners will rip the rain gutters, roof, or pop-top.  Mine cost
>>> under $50, since i had the tent poles already, and it has now lasted for 8
>>> years and a couple of hundred campouts.
>>> 
>>> One of the online list vendors offers something similar, a bit fancier and
>>> a bit more pricey.
>>> 
>>> Some list members have tried something similar, homemade like mine,
>>> without being pleased.  But if you don't like the awning, at least you
>>> have a good tarp for other purposes.  I've been more than pleased.
>>> 
>>> You'll need to fiddle with whatever you come up with to get it to suit you
>>> and your approaches to camping.
>>> 
>>> mcneely
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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