cheap awnings

[philip l. stewart]

> ......... You can make the tarp awning as large
> as you want. It will fold up like a bed sheet. ..............
> Question should I put the kind of thing on this page ?
> Jim Anstett Loveland Colorado

Absolutely and positively "Yes", Jim you should give us this an any other
information you care to. I for one relish all the "cheap" solutions others have
discovered about our GMCs. And since I believe your coach is a 23 footer, your
solutions are especially important to me and my shorty Transmode. Thanks for
your input.
Phil Stewart
'76 Transmode, TN

 

[gene]

If you would like it posted, send me some pix and I will post it.

gene

>
>> At the Rayne rally many a GMC'er had a margarita in the
>> shade and no one seamed to notice my cheapo awning. It takes only about
>ten
>> minutes to set it up. It can be used on all four sides. cost about $75.
>> Question should I put the kind of thing on this page ?
>
>Jim,
> I've enjoyed your Margeritas under your awning, and I never noticed its
>humble origins. Thanks for sharing the idea. Maybe this I can afford!
>
>Rick Staples
>'75 Eleganza
>Louisville, CO
>
Genef -- 77PB/ore/ca
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mr.erf
http://www.california.com/~eagle/

 

[john massey]

>
> Steve wrote about the cost and fit of awnings. I would like to tell you what
> I did. I bolted 5 tie down rings on the thick molding that runs along the
> edge of the roof on both sides I then made three one inch steel poles seven
> foot long and welded on a half inch point about three inches long these poles
> lay nicely inside the rear bumper. Next I purchased a rayon type tarp with
> grommet holes. Next I purchased bungee cords to go from rings to the grommet,
> some nylon rope and some good stakes. You can make the tarp awning as large
> as you want. It will fold up like a bed sheet. At one rally in desert hot
> springs the wind came up strong we were the only ones that never had to take
> our awning down. At the Rayne rally many a GMC'er had a margarita in the
> shade and no one seamed to notice my cheapo awning. It takes only about ten
> minutes to set it up. It can be used on all four sides. cost about $75.
> Question should I put the kind of thing on this page ?
> Jim Anstett Loveland Colorado

Absolutely

pictures would help

Haven't been able to convince the wife to spend the money for a
off-the-shelf awning.

John Massey
1977 Royale