I know. I pick up loose cents in a parking lot and car wash. If there is a day old newspaper in a waste basket while camping... it becomes my reading material for the evening.
Securing your Zip Dee awning when departing your campsite:
I am 6 feet tall in the morning and a bit shorter by the end of each day. Non the less, the five gallon plastic bucket can be turned upside down and used as a step... bucket. It can be flipped over to haul water from a river, fill with sand to tie down the awning brackets if it becomes windy. Many multiple uses for an empty plastic bucket.
I can hold onto the "center cloth ribbon" and let the awning retract, step up onto my step bucket and let it "snap". I then can take the "crab claw" and set it. Each end I can reach and tighten each end down, securely by hand.
The long rod makes a good fishing rod, or a rattlesnake prod. We eventually just left it at home as our step bucket worked wonders. If you are uncomfortable standing upon one step bucket.... add a second one. Not necessary, but practical. ... and look around your campsite. The loose change is there for the taking! Never miss a chance to add some loose change into the "kitty". You never know when it meows and is needed for some major expense, like a third step bucket.
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I misunderstood the subject of one thread, which becomes more frequent over time, the original issue with the Zip Dee awning and how many notches for clearing the bottom of the awning and the Airstream door. As I could not delete my title, I opted to submit a new thread, not to be outdone or maneuvered by other experienced Airstream owners.
Since most RV's and Trailers are SQUARE, this is less of a problem. We are taking an awning intended for "normal trailers"... SQUARE. If you have not noticed, Airstreams are contrary in the trailer spectrum... they are CURVED.
This is an awning that fits both square and round... but the round has a bit of disadvantage. That curve positions the awning back three or so inches. Now, keep this secret between yourself and your dog. Let the others scratch their heads wondering how this is going to be "fixed". Rollers on the door? Rollers? How then do you close the door, or is it attached to the outside with sheet metal screws and looks like something to hang a bird feeder?
Just accept the fact that you must be careful standing on a five gallon bucket. You must also have to accept the fact you must be careful when entering or exiting the door with the Zip Dee at three notches, unless you are able to squeeze through small openings like a mouse.
Four notches and you are golden. Three, you have the nimble agility of a mouse. One or two... you are trying to break into the trailer and should be arrested immediately as ANY Airstream owner knows you cannot open the door.
Have I said everything I can? Probably not. This is for a group of us to sit around at a campsite and discuss over a few liquid refreshments. Otherwise, some will take this all too seriously and want compensation from Zip Dee... My response... buy a camper that is square... it takes experience to open a door to an Airstream. The Zip Dee manual just forgot about Airstreams and their peculiar shape... UNsquare.
Securing your Zip Dee awning when departing your campsite:
I am 6 feet tall in the morning and a bit shorter by the end of each day. Non the less, the five gallon plastic bucket can be turned upside down and used as a step... bucket. It can be flipped over to haul water from a river, fill with sand to tie down the awning brackets if it becomes windy. Many multiple uses for an empty plastic bucket.
I can hold onto the "center cloth ribbon" and let the awning retract, step up onto my step bucket and let it "snap". I then can take the "crab claw" and set it. Each end I can reach and tighten each end down, securely by hand.
The long rod makes a good fishing rod, or a rattlesnake prod. We eventually just left it at home as our step bucket worked wonders. If you are uncomfortable standing upon one step bucket.... add a second one. Not necessary, but practical. ... and look around your campsite. The loose change is there for the taking! Never miss a chance to add some loose change into the "kitty". You never know when it meows and is needed for some major expense, like a third step bucket.
*******
I misunderstood the subject of one thread, which becomes more frequent over time, the original issue with the Zip Dee awning and how many notches for clearing the bottom of the awning and the Airstream door. As I could not delete my title, I opted to submit a new thread, not to be outdone or maneuvered by other experienced Airstream owners.
Since most RV's and Trailers are SQUARE, this is less of a problem. We are taking an awning intended for "normal trailers"... SQUARE. If you have not noticed, Airstreams are contrary in the trailer spectrum... they are CURVED.
This is an awning that fits both square and round... but the round has a bit of disadvantage. That curve positions the awning back three or so inches. Now, keep this secret between yourself and your dog. Let the others scratch their heads wondering how this is going to be "fixed". Rollers on the door? Rollers? How then do you close the door, or is it attached to the outside with sheet metal screws and looks like something to hang a bird feeder?
Just accept the fact that you must be careful standing on a five gallon bucket. You must also have to accept the fact you must be careful when entering or exiting the door with the Zip Dee at three notches, unless you are able to squeeze through small openings like a mouse.
Four notches and you are golden. Three, you have the nimble agility of a mouse. One or two... you are trying to break into the trailer and should be arrested immediately as ANY Airstream owner knows you cannot open the door.
Have I said everything I can? Probably not. This is for a group of us to sit around at a campsite and discuss over a few liquid refreshments. Otherwise, some will take this all too seriously and want compensation from Zip Dee... My response... buy a camper that is square... it takes experience to open a door to an Airstream. The Zip Dee manual just forgot about Airstreams and their peculiar shape... UNsquare.
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