Techenders: 26th - 28th April 2019. Who's coming?

Discussion in 'Shows Events You've Missed unless you went' started by Baysearcher, Mar 20, 2019.

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  1. Mrs_Robo

    Mrs_Robo

    I’m not allowed to come on my own... or rather I think he would divorce me if I did I will probably pop over on the Saturday tho and say hello with the rabble, I need to see Jackie about some party bits and I might just bake u some cakes anyone who hasn’t seen my party invite here it is everyone who I know is welcome

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    Mrs_Robo, Mar 27, 2019
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  2. Pedro del monkeybike

    Pedro del monkeybike

    Wish I was 40 this year :D
     
    Pedro del monkeybike, Mar 27, 2019
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  3. paulcalf

    paulcalf

    Awning rail off cuts - please bring some to techenders

    If anyone has any small off cuts of awning rails, please can they bring them to techenders. They will be returned

    I just want to test a few shapes of rail to see what might work best with my rain gutter/devon roof combo

    Im considering mounting an awning rail inside the rain gutter /on the side of the devon roof/on top of the devon roof - so I can connect a simple rain canopy

    I've tried pole and clamp but the gap between roof and gutter is very uneven. Figure of eight on the rain gutter hasn't worked for me either

    Id like to try all sorts of awning rail: normal, C channel etc etc

    Cheers for reading
     
    paulcalf, Mar 28, 2019
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  4. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    I can’t help with the awning rail Paul, but I’ll be watching with great interest and then shamelessly copying whatever you come up with as I have exactly the same problem! I’ve got a great canopy that i love but just can’t get the flipping thing to stay attached!
     
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    scrooge95, Mar 28, 2019
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  5. paulcalf

    paulcalf

    you may be waiting a long time!

    My options for a rail
    In gutter: Pros out of sight. Cons: hard to thread beading into it, glue rather than drilling may not be strong enough, would rain still flow round rail?
    On top of devon roof. Pros: out of site, very high rain cover. Cons may pull roof out of shape, very high rain cover
    On side of devon roof fibreglass. Pros: easy of connectionCons: gly, not very high rain cover, may still pull roof
     
    paulcalf, Mar 28, 2019
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  6. paulcalf

    paulcalf

    too much thinking time today
    Side or top of devon roof may not work as I want rain cover to include the passenger door, as that is where my cooker should swing out too!
     
    paulcalf, Mar 28, 2019
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  7. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    Ah yes that would be an issue. I’m tending towards side of roof base myself but am being a big coward about drilling holes in case it doesn’t work!
    Thinner pole that I can squeeze between the roof overhang and the gutter edge would be ideal, but it’s the end canopy fixings that I can’t work out as I’ve got one of those domed JK ones.

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    The amount of extra guy ropes that it took to get it to stay in place for anything more than a gentle fart was ridiculous!
     
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    scrooge95, Mar 28, 2019
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  8. 3901mick

    3901mick

    Have you tried altering your diet to reduce the amount of wind ?
     
    3901mick, Mar 28, 2019
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  9. Ermintrude

    Ermintrude

    :lol:

    what about a rail dropped in the gutter and held with clamps? I know what you mean about fig 8 but i still persevere with it and mostly it's fine.
    didn't @sANDYbAY come up with an ingenious solution?
     
    Ermintrude, Mar 28, 2019
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  10. paul2590

    paul2590

    Yep rail with clamps


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    paul2590, Mar 28, 2019
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  11. paul2590

    paul2590

    I haven’t used my Dome canopy since it inverted due to strong winds and knocked over my Stove, and caused a nice dent in the bus
    One of my memorable times at Techenders


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    paul2590, Mar 28, 2019
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  12. bluerustybucket

    bluerustybucket Supporter

    We use a rail dropped in the gutter. the only issue with that is we cant fit a roof rack !
     
    bluerustybucket, Mar 28, 2019
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  13. paulcalf

    paulcalf

    Just need @sANDYbAY to post some pics up, or for me to find the relevant thread
     
    paulcalf, Mar 28, 2019
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  14. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    I think @sANDYbAY used caravan awning rail if I remember correctly, and sewed a line of beading into his canopy.
    For me, and I think probably @paulcalf, the problem with rail in the gutter with clamps, is that the overhang of the roof base covers too much of the gutter to be able to get standard size rail in.
    Beading and awning rail would probably work for me but I need to work on my sewing skills!
    I’m going to bring my canopy to techenders anyway as I’m there for 4 nights; so if inclined, the combined brain of TLB can have a look and see what solutions spring to mind.
    ( I’m going to take your participation in this, and the rigging of innumerable guy ropes and general macramé, as a given @Ermintrude ;) )
     
    scrooge95, Mar 28, 2019
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  15. Iain McAvoy

    Iain McAvoy

    I've got the same issues trying to connect to the gutters, so I just put a canopy over the whole roof.

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    Iain McAvoy, Mar 28, 2019
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  16. Ermintrude

    Ermintrude

    you should... and i sew! :D
     
    Ermintrude, Mar 28, 2019
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  17. scrooge95

    scrooge95 Moderator and piggy bank keeper

    :D
    Thank you!
     
    scrooge95, Mar 28, 2019
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  18. DubCat

    DubCat Sponsor

    I need to talk to you about sewing machines
     
    DubCat, Mar 28, 2019
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  19. Ermintrude

    Ermintrude

    ooh, intriguing... :thinking:
     
    Ermintrude, Mar 28, 2019
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  20. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    @3901mick

    are you heading to Techenders, I have that heater tank etc in our garage unless you want to sell it on?
     
    MorkC68, Mar 28, 2019
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