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05-27-2011, 09:28 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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New canopy for Egg Camper
Jim Palmer has posted a new accessory- looks nice and may fit Scamp/Casita's
"I want one"
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05-27-2011, 10:20 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Andrew
Trailer: Modified Trillium Jubilee
Ontario
Posts: 240
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More info, please!
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I wish to be one day at least half as good as I think I am today. Andrew Kalinowski
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05-28-2011, 05:17 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,711
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Humm, awning looks like it was mounted a little low for the door to open??
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Donna D.
Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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05-28-2011, 09:57 AM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
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Spoke with Jim Palmer this am- Bimini canopy will cost less than $500 and includes everything for installation. Comes in 2 other colors- does not hit the door if raised properly at the top. Weighs less than 10 lbs for everything compared to 70 lbs for the conventional box awning.
colors- scrambled eggs and robin's egg plus the green eggs and ham previous pic
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05-28-2011, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Bob Ruggles
Trailer: 2015 Escape
Michigan
Posts: 1,537
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I'd like that for our new Egg Camper but I can buy a free standing 9x9 (I think) from Walmart for $49.00 or another for $97.00. I'd gladly put in the time & effort to erect one of those for the big price difference.
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05-28-2011, 03:15 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
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500$$ seems a tad pricey for a small awning - Looks to be barely 6ft deep from the trailer? But I LOVE yellow color!!
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05-29-2011, 03:58 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dan
Trailer: popup currently, I feel dirty ;-)
Colorado
Posts: 127
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I guess I'm supposed to know who Jim Palmer is? And where he posts his stuff?
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05-29-2011, 05:31 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Jim Palmer has posted a new accessory- looks nice and may fit Scamp/Casita's
"I want one"
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Do you know who makes this?
Is it what they call a "bag awning"-does it store on the rail?
How does it deploy/stow?
Do you have to roll/unroll by hand?
Thanks
Francesca
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05-29-2011, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LurkerDan
I guess I'm supposed to know who Jim Palmer is? And where he posts his stuff?
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Jim Palmer is the owner/manufacturer of Egg Camper. You call the factory and he answers the phone. Very interesting person, he builds custom airplanes also.
Anything you want or need to know about the Egg Camper, he is the man.
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05-29-2011, 06:04 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca Knowles
Do you know who makes this?
Is it what they call a "bag awning"-does it store on the rail?
How does it deploy/stow?
Do you have to roll/unroll by hand?
Thanks
Francesca
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Jim said they are made by a marine/boat company near Egg Camper in Michigan. Dometic stopped offering him the conventional awning so he found a new source. The awning fits inside an awning rail, you take the awning down and stow it for travel, it weighs under 10 lbs. The old one weighed in excess of 70 lbs. It is not a bag awning, but I'm not sure why it can not be one.
The support poles can be attached to ground or to the trailer. It is 9 wide and 6' deep. Three colors.
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05-29-2011, 06:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Sure is pretty, but it sounds like a lot of trouble for the price...
Does the Eggcamper come with the awning rail installed, or is that part of what you get with Jim's package?
Thanks!
Francesca
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05-29-2011, 06:17 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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If you buy a new Egg Camper and want the Bimini, he will install the awning rail. On the other hand he will sell you the complete kit, with rail and screws and awning if you already have an Egg Camper or Scamp/Casita.
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05-29-2011, 06:21 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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I have a 10X10 Carefree free standing room I use with my Egg Camper, but I'm thinking of getting this awning to cover the transition area between the Egg and the free standing room or to use just the Bimini if I do not wish to set up the 10X10 room. Just gives me more options. I love the yellow color- "egg omelet"
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05-30-2011, 01:04 PM
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Moderator
Trailer: U-Haul 1985
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......but $500 still seems very pricey for an awning this shallow. I think you'd need to tuck up very close to the camper to catch any shade. I wonder if they'll offer it in a deeper version? (8ft is the usual depth for small awnings). That yellow ROCKS!!
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05-30-2011, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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$221.00 on Ebay, free shipping bag awning with the rail included.
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05-30-2011, 02:24 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg H
$221.00 on Ebay, free shipping bag awning with the rail included.
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Wow!
That's quite a difference...is it available in that pretty Egg "Yolk" color?
Can you post a link?
Francesca
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05-30-2011, 02:54 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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No and No, I'm not that good at the computer thing.
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05-30-2011, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg H
No and No, I'm not that good at the computer thing.
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Just cut and paste the link- I just searched and can not find it
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05-30-2011, 03:00 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Greg
Trailer: 72 Boler American
Indiana
Posts: 1,557
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05-30-2011, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member
Name: jim
Trailer: 2022 Escape19 pulled by 2014 Dodge Ram Hemi Sport
Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,710
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg H
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Thanks for the link, but these are the conventional "bag type" awning you leave on, not the Bimini which you remove. Not sure which system is best but supposedly the Bimini weighs less than 10 lbs- for a 9x6 awning.
I may be the guinea pig here and get one- that yellow color is just calling out to me-
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