Marty, you wrote,

<< I'm interesting in buying one of those retractable awnings made by
Dometic
and/or E&E.  The model I'm looking at is a Catalina, I believe...Anyone
have any experience with these? How much would I expect to pay for a new
or used awning?  Would appreciate any suggestions. >>

   Well, I gotta tell ya that my experience with the A&E Catalina 2500 is
pretty
limited, since we had ours delivered yesterday- slightly damaged, so it's
slated
for exchange.  I ordered the 9' 10" length.  Before I repacked the thing,
my wife
and I set it up to see how it worked.  Camping World folks are pretty
good to deal
with, IMO...no questions asked and another is on its way.

   One other thing-don't pay retail.  Camping World usually has some sort
of deal
cooking- on-going sales, installation specials, $1 shipping, coupons
tucked in the
catlog, etc.  There's also a membership deal for $20, which knocks 10%
off
the price of every item in the catalog...

        George
        '89 Westy, Wernher