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Subject:Re: Awning guy line tensioners
From:Tom Buese
Date:Sun, 21 May 2017 14:04:51 -0400

Very nice & simple!

On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 1:18 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 Alistair
>
>         Nicely done ~ Both Yours & Orig's ~ While I suppose they don't
> Weigh much, wouldn't they
>
> they Pack Less Bulky &, of course, Weigh Less if the Part of the Ring that
> Has No Holes were to be
>
> Removed ~ The Orig's, being of Thinner Stock Might have a Tendency to
> Straighten over time but
>
> I suspect Yours Not So Much ~
>
>
>               ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 21 May , 2017, at 9:41 AM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
> > I made some copies of the MSR camring guy line tensioner. The original (
> and there are commercial knock offs) had a design that really appealed to
> me. Instead of rewarding the company with my money I made some copies.
> > Totally not worth ones time to make the copies, the originals are only
> around 10 bucks for four.
> > But anyway, my copies work really quite well on the old shady boy
> awning. And even though there are a 101 other guy line tensioning methods
> and gizmos, I very much like the look of these.
> >
> > Blog post here with a couple of pics
> >
> > https://shufti.blog/2017/05/21/vanagon-awning-guy-line-tensioners/
> >
> > Alistair
>

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Tom Buese

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