Ned, most any tarp with a small rope or cord sewed down the side will slide in. Some teflon spray will help. On a previous trailer, I had an awning rail and used a small awning I had left over from a homemade rig I would hang on a VW camper. Most any canvas shop can fix a slide in awning for
you. It does take time and works better with 2 folks doing the job. I like
your short name.
Regards, Ned

-----Original Message-----
From: Ned Hall
To: airstream@airstream.net
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:45 AM
Subject: [a/s] Awnings

>With all this talk of awnings and snaps and things, it looks like a good place to ask a
> beginner question.
>
>I have no awning in my '58. However, there is a thingie that I assume is a
>channel for fastening one on. How does that thing work? If I am too poor to
>buy a ZipDee or somesuch, is there a way to fasten a tarp with a couple of
>posts and guylines?
>
>I can imagine that a rope edge on a tarp would slide into that channel...in
>theory...but I'll bet it is a time-consuming task. Is that what Wally and
>crew did way back when?
>
>Ned Hall