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Old 02-16-2016, 03:16 PM   #481
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Gee, those look oddly familiar�� Glad someone has made awnings! How are they working for you?? I tried to post my plans in the document section but no luck so far. Am going to have to have a moderator do that for me so the plans are readily available for others.

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They work great - it's amazing how keeping the sun off the windows helps cool the trailer.... Plus, I got a new toy to play with - a Sailrite Ultrafeed
It came in handy when I altered our Patty O' Room too.
Thanks for the workshop at Bandon last year.
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Hi techfan and paulw... I knew I saw awnings somewhere on the forum before. They look great! Do either of you have closeup photos of the awnings or a list of what you used to attach to the trailer and purchase info by chance? I'd love to make a few awnings for our 5.0TA.
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I have a complete set of plans that I developed and printed in pdf format. I used that to do a workshop at Bullard's Beach last year and gave out the directions. Paul and Norma were there and used those to make their own and they did a beautiful job. I have been trying to upload the same file but do not have "permission" so working on that with a moderator. When I get them up, they will be in the file section. If you can't wait, send me a pm with your email and I will email them to you. (We can't do attachments through the pm system, so I need your email address.) Also, if you search for "Recent Mods" you will find much of the info and some closeups.
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Old 02-16-2016, 03:18 PM   #482
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AWNINGS - do them yourself

Anyone who wants to make awnings can get the pdf file from me. Send me a PM with your email and I will send the directions to you. (Attachments can't be added to the PM so I will need your email to send the pdf file.)
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Old 02-16-2016, 04:21 PM   #483
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AWNINGS - do them yourself

Anyone who wants to make awnings can get the pdf file from me. Send me a PM with your email and I will send the directions to you. (Attachments can't be added to the PM so I will need your email to send the pdf file.)
You can post the PDF in the thread if you want.
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Old 02-16-2016, 04:38 PM   #484
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AWNINGS - do them yourself

Anyone who wants to make awnings can get the pdf file from me. Send me a PM with your email and I will send the directions to you. (Attachments can't be added to the PM so I will need your email to send the pdf file.)

Thanks Tim, I will send you a PM with our email address. Thanks so much. It would be great to have them made and packed for when we take off on our next adventure!
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Old 02-19-2016, 11:27 AM   #485
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Similar to staying in a motel, except BETTER because you get to sleep in your own bed, head on your own pillow and eating food that you like and fix. I think it's just fine!



I totally agree Donna, and actually the worst part of the KOA was the showers. But hey, we have one inside our trailer! And it is clean!

Just after the KOA, we went to Montana De Oro State Park, where we met Ross and Susan (aka "Rosssue"), and spent a wonderful day in a primo campsite that Ross secured for us. Had a great time meeting and talking to them. This is the view from our back window at Montana De Oro:
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Old 02-19-2016, 02:14 PM   #486
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I totally agree Donna, and actually the worst part of the KOA was the showers. But hey, we have one inside our trailer! And it is clean!

Just after the KOA, we went to Montana De Oro State Park, where we met Ross and Susan (aka "Rosssue"), and spent a wonderful day in a primo campsite that Ross secured for us. Had a great time meeting and talking to them. This is the view from our back window at Montana De Oro:
Ross is one of the good ones (as nice guy ). Glad he got you nice accomendations . Pat
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Old 02-19-2016, 03:12 PM   #487
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My ears are turning red. Very glad to have met Leon & Lindy and tour their 21. Although they picked up a week or two after we did they wasted no time in doing some nice mods. Gotta get off the dime!

Site 40 at the campround is at the very back which is nice but also is such that you can level up without unhitching.
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Old 02-20-2016, 05:35 PM   #488
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Thanks Ross, looking forward to a smaller rig again so we can camp at Montaña de Oro!
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Old 02-20-2016, 05:47 PM   #489
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AWNINGS - do them yourself

Anyone who wants to make awnings can get the pdf file from me. Send me a PM with your email and I will send the directions to you. (Attachments can't be added to the PM so I will need your email to send the pdf file.)
I don't know if Tim made the announcement, but his PDF for the DIY awnings has been uploaded to the document center: http://www.escapeforum.org/forums/do...?do=file&id=54

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Thanks for the hot link, Donna, and Tim, for a really first class presentation for a great mod. I need this.
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Old 02-22-2016, 11:53 AM   #491
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Can only post one at a time. Must be the connection.
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Old 02-22-2016, 11:56 AM   #493
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Can only post one at a time. Must be the connection.
Or an Apple product.
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Old 02-22-2016, 04:57 PM   #494
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Or an Apple product.
Not correct. Apple MOBILE products only do one picture. Desktop is fine.
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Old 02-22-2016, 05:48 PM   #495
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Not correct. Apple MOBILE products only do one picture. Desktop is fine.
So, you say I am not correct, but that I am correct.\, because I am going to assume the Apple MOBILE products are still Apple products, correct?

Whoa, that is a lot of "corrects" in one short post. LOL
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Nice. Very private sites.
I spent many Summer's sleeping in a canvas cabin tent from Woolworths at that park. They used to have one of oldest Oak trees in the US there. And best of all, there was a girl that worked at the surf shop at the pier that went topless with the exception of two stars to keep her from being indecent. We caught and ate a lot of bluefish from that pier. My o' my how times have changed.

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So, you say I am not correct, but that I am correct.\, because I am going to assume the Apple MOBILE products are still Apple products, correct?

Whoa, that is a lot of "corrects" in one short post. LOL
And I always thought Canadians were better with the English language than most of us south of the border. The way you wrote your statement implies ALL Apple products when that is clearly not the case. Only a subset of Apple products poses a problem. The reason I felt a need to correct you is, that as a moderator, you should be helping to clarify how the site works and why newbies might be having problems not generally labeling a whole brand as a problem. Sorry, I stand by my statement, in this RARE case, you are not correct.
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The reason I felt a need to correct you is, that as a moderator, you should be helping to clarify how the site works and why newbies might be having problems not generally labeling a whole brand as a problem. Sorry, I stand by my statement, in this RARE case, you are not correct.

Actually you are not correct as Jim B is not a moderator on this forum, he is over on FGRV, but not here.
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And I always thought Canadians were better with the English language than most of us south of the border. The way you wrote your statement implies ALL Apple products when that is clearly not the case. Only a subset of Apple products poses a problem. The reason I felt a need to correct you is, that as a moderator, you should be helping to clarify how the site works and why newbies might be having problems not generally labeling a whole brand as a problem. Sorry, I stand by my statement, in this RARE case, you are not correct.
You could be my wife, knowing what I am thinking better than I do.
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Somebody should make Jim Bennett a moderator, since he keeps getting accused of being one.
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