Awning, Trailer Tent or Visor???

Nomad

Neither of those door stops work with the large Visor - You just can't get the door wide open, to hook it, it's restricted by the visor.

RollingLagrima

Waiting PATIENTLY (less and less every day) for my visor to arrive so I can try your stakes PXL.  

Nomad

You'll want to do my tie-down mods first - there's pics somewhere on the forum.

RollingLagrima

Yep, saw those too...those too...stakes, right angles to the ground...waiting...waiting...

Lisa33

Love the stakes idea, PXL!  I have a bag awning mounted on my T@DA that has supports that hook into the side of the trailer, which then block the door from opening fully beyond straight out.  Looks like a great solution!

ChanW

bgualtieri, that gizmo came from the factory on our Tab (2014)... What year is yours?

But you're right, when the door is held open that wide, it blocks the fridge vent. I haven't tried it yet with the new fan system though, so I don't know about that. It keeps the door out about 6" from the vent.

But as PXL sez, the door pushes against the visor (and tent) when wide open. I'd like to devise a long rod to extend the existing 'door holder open' device that 2canoe shows.

bgualtieri

Chan -- I have a 2015 (May) and my door holder is the same as the one cbarnhill shows in her picture above. Actually I think we got our rigs within a few days of each other at the same dealer. So there is a holder gizmo, but it holds the door all the way wide open flat against the side wall. I was noticing that what 2canoe pictured held the door out from the wall a few inches. It's not a biggie, I just thought it looked cool.

ChanW

Yeah, it does help with the fridge venting, but without the vent fan system, it retarded the air circulation too much.

I don't see how the fridge would vent at all with the door against the wall. I'd see if Little Guy will provide you with the earlier version.

Nomad

You can get those door brackets at most RV places - When I passed through Quartzite last winter they had them in 2-3 different lengths. Unfortunately, none long enough to hold the door out far enough to accommodate the visor. Hence the stakes.

bgualtieri

Thanks PXL. We don't have a visor since we use a little pop up that we can move around to wherever the shade is. We will keep it in mind if we do get one.

Verna

I love my Visor XL.  It worked wonderfully for 3 weeks of camping in July.  I'll save the T@B Tent for the other 3 seasons:  Fall to keep the yellow jackets out and maybe a space heater, also; Winter to keep those cool winds out and to have a space heater; and Spring to keep the rain out and the heat in.  I think the T@B Tent would be rather restrictive in the summer, unless it was really rainy weather.  My opinion, yours may vary. 

Nomad

Sandra - No way. Period :-)

Nomad

I'll place a bet right now :-)

bgualtieri

Ha ha. I'm still saving for the cover. Poor little T@b was out in the haboobs in August, I've got to at least cover her befor it gets cold here in the desert southwest.

Cat_913

I have the cover and am in the third week of waiting for my XL Visor. Wish it would hurry up and get here, but I know I have several week to go.

2canoe

Decision made.  PahaQue sent out an email with some clearance and close out items.  I was able to get a 12x12 screen room for a very reasonable price--i cant resist a deal.  I'll let you know how it works out.  My xl visor will get here Saturday.  I was able to get it in gold--yeah.

ChanW

Hmmm. Seems Sandra might be onto something. 2canoe, you might just have to get it over with and get the small visor and awning now, too...

cbarnhill

Pxlated: your solution won't work with my type of door setup, will it? ( see my pic above). When u get a chance, would love too see your stake solution. 

Nomad

cbarnhill - Looks like you have the same door/hinges so ya, the stakes in the hinges would work.

2canoe

ChanW said:

Hmmm. Seems Sandra might be onto something. 2canoe, you might just have to get it over with and get the small visor and awning now, too...

I'm hoping our rule for buying new things will slow me down.  We try not to add anything that doesn't have at least two uses.

Pepsi22

I am picking mine up this Thursday and have decided to just go with the Visor XL for now. Will probably invest in the Clam Outdoors Pavilion. Easy to set up for one person by just popping out the sides. The large one comes with roll down sides. All have an oversized bag so getting it back in the bag is not a struggle. I have noticed that some campsites are narrow and this would allow you to place tent where needed, side or back. 

Mouseketab

I now have a Thermarest Awning, the XL Visor, and an EZ-Up setup that creates a huge covered space. Depending on the trip, all three have their uses. Although, i'm thinking the Thermarest is going to get used less and less. The visor did very well last weekend even with lots of rain. I stake it out instead of tying it to the T@B.

mickietucs

Pepsi22 said:

I am picking mine up this Thursday and have decided to just go with the Visor XL for now. Will probably invest in the Clam Outdoors Pavilion. Easy to set up for one person by just popping out the sides. The large one comes with roll down sides. All have an oversized bag so getting it back in the bag is not a struggle. I have noticed that some campsites are narrow and this would allow you to place tent where needed, side or back. 

I like these pop up enclosures. And looking at the site even the small one can be ordered with the wind/rain flaps! I might also get the XL visor (and use PXL's tie down recommendations) and get one of these. Will only need a ladder to pop the interior middle part up but sure looks easy for a solo traveler. Thanks for posting. I'd never heard of these. 

CCPICC

Hello, I did not want to spend all the cash for an awning, my clamshell came with the track installed for an awning so I took a 10x10 blue plastic tarp and along one edge I placed a 3/8 inch diameter nylon piece of rope and folded the tarp over it and secured it with tarp tape. I guide it into the rail and it covers the entire front side of the dorrway area. I attach it to either poles or with bungies to trees in my camsites. This has worked for me for the past four years and we are able to sit out in the rain or any inclament weather and stay out of the mess. Please see my picture.

pprater123

I went the tent route.  Need more space for family members.  I have used my tent 3 times.  This past weekend  was a disaster.   We had a steady rain.  No matter how many times we tighten it the top of the tent pooled the rain  and it started dripping in in the middle of the night.  When we dried it out the guide pole in the front fell apart.  Disappointed  that this happened  with just three weekend uses especially since the cost of the tent was almost 800. 

sranderle

CCPICC, do you have any pictures showing the folded over rope seam that you made?  I'm planning on doing this next week for our next trip.

HappyCamper

Hey, all!  Just got our Visor XL.  Went up without a hitch after all of the insight!  However, it appears 'big'.... Maybe a little too long   Pulled it this way and that, but could not get it smooth and snug tight.... Seems like a longer rod would help.  Has anyone else had this problem and if so, is there a trick?  

Nomad

Haven't had a problem other than I had to take it down tonight because of these unsuferable winds in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. can ya tell I'm sick of 30-40 mph gusty winds.
Ya got a pic so we can see what you're talking about?

TomStephens1

vito said:

I can't speak from experience, but having just ordered a new Tab, we included the tent in the order. My wife was afraid that in bad weather she would go crazy in the very limited space inside the T@b, plus the plan is to set up a small table and chairs in the tent and leave the bed open most/all of the time. Even though a new T@b seems pretty pricey for the size, we previously thought our only alternative to buying a new tow vehicle would be to get a new motorhome, so when we discovered the T@b it seemed like an overall bargain, even with the fancy interior of the Sofitel package and the extra cost of the tent attachment.

Funny.  We did the same thing.  We bought a new 2016 Subaru Outback a couple of months back and the T@B CS-S Max two weeks ago. The tent is on order.  It should give us depth so that I don't go crazy. We are off to experience some rain in the maiden voyage of our new camper next week. Wish us luck! 

KyBawpaw

Hey @HappyCamper  We got a new Visor XL too. Used it two days so far. And yeah, it'll require a little tweaking. Mostly with the tension lines for me. I stake them into the ground but I see where some locate them in the bottom Keder rail or even tied to the stabilizer legs.