VACList Digest Sunday, February 2 2003 Volume 03 : Number 092
When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html Topics in Today's Digest: Re: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning Re: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning [VACList] Re: Awning [VACList] Painted Canvas Awning Material Re: [VACList] Re: Awning ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 09:05:04 -0500 From: "Scott Scheuermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning Jason, I will be going past the place that made my awning later today. Give me the dimensions and # of poles and I will see if they would be willing to do it for you and how much. Do you want the "scalloped" edging hanging down? Do you want the standard Airstream Blue and White canvas material (it is called Blue Fancy). Scott - ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:37 PM Subject: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning > We are in need of an awning for our '55 30' Sovereign. Does anyone have any sources for vintage looking awnings? Staked with poles is ok. I've only been able to source 15' wide w/poles. Thanks! > > Jason Jablonski > 1955 Sovereign > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > > To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 11:38:37 -0500 From: tom walden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning Just a note about poles. I got a fantastic set of poles a few years ago from REI. they collapsed inside themselves for storage and were heavy duty with a spike at the top to go through the grommet. Use them to extend the dry area in the campground beyond the awning of the bvan with nylon tarps. I plan on using them for a period awning on one of the two 50's trailers. The best photo of that type of rig is in the 57 National Geographic of the European caravan. The Author's trailer had a nice red and white striped awning with scallops. Send us a photo when you get it all done! Tom Walden Scott Scheuermann wrote: > Jason, I will be going past the place that made my awning later today. Give > me the dimensions and # of poles and I will see if they would be willing to > do it for you and how much. Do you want the "scalloped" edging hanging down? > Do you want the standard Airstream Blue and White canvas material (it is > called Blue Fancy). > > Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:37 PM > Subject: [VACList] Vintage Look Awning > > > >>We are in need of an awning for our '55 30' Sovereign. Does anyone have > > any sources for vintage looking awnings? to > http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:18:31 -0600 (CST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VACList] Re: Awning Pole type awnings are offered cheaply through J C Whitney automotive catalog but out of new material. A man in the spartan club said they were accommodating to his request but most manufacturers would most likely want to be able to sell several at a time. Most fabric or upholstery stores will not have this readily available from there suppliers. Any upholstery shop would have the ability although maybe not the willingness to sew it for you. The advice of looking for places that repair or make sails for sail boats to find the material is a great idea. Tee-pee manufactures is another industry that is still using this material and you should find a helpful site over the web that way. Good luck rusty ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:38:14 -0600 From: "jrlkleven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Painted Canvas Awning Material This site has links to canvas material manufactures. http://www.tipis-tepees-teepees.com/ Randy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 17:16:27 -0800 From: "Gary Quamen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Re: Awning Hi Folks: I have worked with Sunbrella fabric for awnings on my house and my trailer. The stuff is practically indestructable. I had a sail cover that lasted for decades sitting out in the sun in a salt environment in Bay Area marina. The stuff is around $20 / running yard at 5 feet wide. It come in an amazing amount of patterns and colors. They have some that essentially matches my '60s Carefree awning (I haven't had to rebuild that yet, knock-knock, only some smaller windows). They call it Yellow/White - 6 Bar. They also make one similar Sapphire Blue/White - 6 Bar. And so on...... They put out a great brochure with all the different types. I'm sure that they would be delighted to send you one. Glen Raven Mills Inc Glen Raven, NC 27217 Or do what I did and talk to a middle man who sent me not only the brochure but a sample of the material too. Ocean Electronics PO Box 90 Buford, GA 30518 770.271.5753 I talked to Ken Stancoff who was very helpful. Obviously you still would need to sew the material as it comes 60" wide max (it also comes in 46"). All the awnings I have made so far have never needed to exceed that width. Also, since I can't sew, I glued and clamped it where it had to have overlaps, like on the edges and where the bead attachment to the trailer is etc. Worked great for me. Professional sewing would be better of course. Have fun, GQ '67 Safari in CA ------------------------------ End of VACList Digest V3 #92 **************************** When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
