Using this Same Attach'System, it would be FairlyEasy to Create a MiniAwning for the KitchenWindow ~

For Support, a Sleeve could be sewn into the OuterEdge as well so a piece of PVC could be inserted, 90�Elbows

Pushed onto both ends & then whatever length SupportLegs Pushed Into the El's ~ The Ends of the Supports 

that meet the VanBody just Below the Window could have Magnets to keep them secured to the Van ~

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 1 Jul , 2016, at 12:45 PM, OlRivrRat wrote:

>        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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