Date:         Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:03:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Which awning is best
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Well explained, Al. And thank you for the endorsement.

One last thing I will add is that once you stuffed/coaxed/bullied said
burrito-awning into its case for the night, its a good idea to wrap
the case with a velcro strap. You only need to picture in your mind
the sort of heinous carnage that will result if the case should pop
open on the freeway and the burrito should spill out...

...the horror!

Jeff
On Aug 17, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:20:48 -0700
> From:    Al Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Which awning is best
>
> Vickers, J is an upstanding member of the vanagon community.
>
> Some tricks from the grizzled and frazzled.  Open the sliding door.
>
> I use a paper clip to align the fixed ends of the canopy one to
> another, so that you have a burrito.
>
> Like a folded in thirds tortilla.
>
> Then you will bring the nethermost part of the burrito, the one you're
> standing on, up to the awning case.  Now you have a folded-folded
> burrito.  Put the end under the clips or use another clip or two.
>
> Of course prior to all this fol-de-rol you put on some proper music
> and assembled the two bags with the reflective para-cord tie downs,one
> per bag, eh?  Place the poles conveniently on the floor or within easy
> reach.
>
> Now nestle the poles into one of the bags.  Place the other bag in a
> handy spot.
>
> Using the Riz-la-croix rolling method, holding the poles by the
> rampant end (sans bag) carefully roll them into the 3x2 folded
> material and carefully place the handy spot bag over the loose ends of
> the poles.  Tuck it loosley, alabama, into the finely crafted
> hinduminium cover and press closed ensuring that none of the
> ingredients made a run for the rhubarb.   Using your best chicken
> chokin' death grip, squeeze the cover closed and snap the
> geshutten-gesnapper.
>
> Ready to rumble?  One last policing of the campsite to discover that
> ancient pull-tab, that you can make into a Polish Duck Call and off to
> the next adventure.
>
> Pensioner.