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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8024   
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a bt technicians umbrella which has a short leading edge that would butt up to the roof above the door.
not quite what you asked for but a possible solution. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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27th Oct 2019 4:51pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309  
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hmmm....I've seen someone here has used a garden umbrella, but I don't even know what a BT technicians umbrella is - is it just "an umbrella"?
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27th Oct 2019 7:55pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8024
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like a golfing umbrella but has short arms on a 180 face so butts up to a wall, or or in this case. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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27th Oct 2019 9:07pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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When it rains BT tech's van up not like the old days of putting up a tent. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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28th Oct 2019 8:25am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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I think an awning would be a more elegant solution.
I've given up on alu casing as this seems to be only available on longer lengths from the likes of Fiamma. Now a toss up between Howling Moon Safari Awn 1.4m Front Runner 1.4m Arb 1.215M Any views on the above? |
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28th Oct 2019 9:05am |
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| athelstan Member Since: 06 Aug 2019 Location: Kent Posts: 55 
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I'm looking for the same thing to keep me dry when the rear door is open. So far I've looked at cheapo canopies from ebay like this:-
https://tinyurl.com/y3yu9wkm Fishing umbrellas with a curtain, which have a handle long enough to clear the opening - best to Google as there are so many. Or a large Senz (Dutch) wind resistant umbrella which has the front cut off, a bit like the BT umbrella. These are readilly available in the UK. 2015 90 XS Station Wagon Puma 2.2 2015 Morgan Plus 4 |
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28th Oct 2019 10:26pm |
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| boode Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: Devon Posts: 428  
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I have a Hannibal rear awning 1.4m square - bought of eBay so not too expensive
Self supporting and gives enough shelter to the back for rummaging or boiling a kettle - the back door acts as a side shelter when open  |
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29th Oct 2019 2:51pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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Looks good boode. I pulled the trigger on a Howling Moon Safari-Awn - 1.4M wide by 1.8M long. Has legs but is easy to take off the vehicle by just sliding off the rail.
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29th Oct 2019 5:44pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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..dupe
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29th Oct 2019 5:48pm |
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| kzycnn Member Since: 24 Apr 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 276 
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Missed this, so a wee bit late to the party. I have a Howling Moon 1.4 which I used over the back door - found it quite useful. Be aware that the legs and supports come apart on the 1.4 (and are stowed separately) as they are too long to slide into the fitted tubes. This makes it a bit more difficult to put up, but not much. Also, the mounting beam and awning bag are quite long so they will stick out a bit. I trimmed the beam down on mine and 'squeezed' the bag into the remaining space to make it a touch narrower. No drama and still easy to slide off when you don't want it fitted.
Mine is up for sale (complete with side walls) along with its 2.1m big brother although Gary (Wyvern) has 1st dibs. Have moved up to a 270 degree ShadowAwn from Alu-Cab which is the only reason I'm parting with them. Tony |
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29th Oct 2019 6:30pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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Damn, ordered new one yesterday else would have ben interested in yours.
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30th Oct 2019 9:16am |
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