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r39o
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Back OT.
I went in search of other $40 awnings similar to bay window thread and struck out.
Big 5, Target, Walmart, Costco, all to na avail.
Any ideas where to get one of those other more self supporting canopies?
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vweggie
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ZsZ
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IOSilver
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I use the same setup: Tarp, tent poles, stakes, nylon cord & binder clips.
It works really well but takes some time to setup & take down.
Still, you can't beat the price!
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r39o
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Do you or anybody have first hand knowledge using the above $40 canopy?
The tarp and poles thing is getting old!
BUT, BUT, BUT, the reviews indicate the referenced Amazon canopy is a pita to set up.
How hard is it????
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joseph928
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Location: flagstaff az.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: canopy |
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| r39o wrote: |
Do you or anybody have first hand knowledge using the above $40 canopy?
The tarp and poles thing is getting old!
BUT, BUT, BUT, the reviews indicate the referenced Amazon canopy is a pita to set up.
How hard is it????
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 Have one like this for my 84 , it's a cheap version of what bus depot has. It is not as hard to set up as there's. But with no rear rail I had to clip the rear corners to my roof rack. From 10 feet away it looks like the one they have at 3 times less money. But you get what you pay for, on my 87 went to a shady boy, like it much more! The way I set it up will stand by itself, in wind need to tie the front down. 
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r39o
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This Shady Boy?
http://www.shadyboy.com
I dislike the box on the side of the van......emm.....
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joseph928
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject: shady boy |
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Yes -and at least the box is 3 times smaller then a Fiamma. And half the price.
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mellowslow
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Those bunk cheap metal ozark trail poles rust up in less than one camping season in this climate. I have learned to handle them with gloves...
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r39o
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The EZ-Awning is looking tempting.....
It meets my price point.
Is not stuck to the side of the van in a box.
Seems to be sturdy (?)
The Shady Boy is several hundred dollars it seems.
Other box style awnings are over $500+.
For something I might use a few times a year, I can not justify a huge outlay and an eye sore stuck on the side of the van.
PLUS, I bet the wind noise increases too.....
A big plus for the tarp setup that started this thread was it was simple and not too hard to deal with for me, but it does take time to put up and I got a bit tired of it.....
OR?
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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| r39o wrote: |
| Come to think about it, I will likely just move this thread content over to the bigger awning thread...... |
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For something I might use a few times a year, I can not justify a huge outlay and an eye sore stuck on the side of the van.
PLUS, I bet the wind noise increases too..... |
No wind increase with mine. The Yakima roof rack makes a hell of a lot more noise than the awning case does.
I've had my awning set up (and put away) in the time it has taken folks to put up (and take down) that Bus Depot EZ Awning. Function over form. However, if you're not using an awning all the time, no sense in going the expensive route.
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A big plus for the tarp setup that started this thread was it was simple and not too hard to deal with for me, but it does take time to put up and I got a bit tired of it.....
OR? |
"OR"... 11 pages' worth of awning options in the aforementioned Awning Options thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=462083 . If that's not enough:
Homemade/DIY awning thread (started in 2008):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=289941
Looking for homemade awning thread (started in 2007):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=224234
4-page awning thread (started in 2010):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=414728
2-page awning thread (started in 2009):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=353454
SEARCH yields 83 other awning-related topics. So, yes, I'm joining the too-many-awning-threads brigade. 
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r39o
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| r39o wrote: |
| Come to think about it, I will likely just move this thread content over to the bigger awning thread...... |
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As soon as we can append to random threads, I could move it......
"Obviously" not enough....
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| SEARCH yields 83 other awning-related topics. So, yes, I'm joining the too-many-awning-threads brigade. |
YUP!
I was quite proud of myself (for reinventing the wheel.)
The SEARCH was not even considered.
You can add this to the many threads about tires, shocks, solar setups....
I am an old Curmudgeon' deal with it (or ask Glenn what he thinks....)
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