[A/S] Re: type of awning for 59 Airstream

["overlander_64" <overlander64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings Cindy!

I will admit to being a fan of the ZipDee awnings, particularly 
after my experience with an A & E TravelAwn 5000.  The ZipDee is far 
easier to operate and much more aesthetically pleasing (IMHO) than 
the bulkier and more difficult to operate A & E.  It almost required 
two people to effectively deploy the A & E, but I have no problem 
operating my ZipDee solo.

The Sunbrella fabric is worth a premium in my estimation because it 
breathes helping to keep temperatures near the coach more 
comfortable even in very humid Summer weather in the Mississippi 
River Valley.  My A & E awning had vinyl-faced fabric, and it was 
markedly warmer and less comfortable under its shelter -- I know 
that it always felt MUCH cooler under my neighbor's ZipDee at the 
International Rally in Dayton, OH than it did under my Overlander's 
A & E awning.

Based on my experience with the ZipDee awnings on my Overlander, 
there is no question in my mind that when it is time to have awnings 
installed on my Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre that they will be ZipDees.

Good luck on your research and awning selection!

Kevin D. Allen
WBCCI (Lifetime)/VAC/Free Wheelers/Computer Club #6359
1964 Overlander International/1999 GMC K2500 Suburban (7400 
VORTEC/4.10 Differentials)
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre/1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible (8.2 
Liter V8/2.70 Final Drive)