We were away this week which gave me an opportunity to try out the cable-tie solution to the Outwell Minnesota side door rain hood. It worked a treat; no stress on the fabric and zipping/unzipping the side door was a breeze.
What a shame that it was necessary to retro-correct something so elementary - as I have moaned several times before, Outwell have either allowed a fundamental design fault to slip through the system or have got a problem with their quality control.
I have included a photo in my gallery to illustrate the cable-ties in action.
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Quote: Originally posted by John Duffield on 09/8/2008
Hi Former scout
Did your try and put the pole for the side door underneath the the main tent pole,instead of on top,I tried this,and it works a treat.without any cable-ties
John
I did read a comment on this, I think by your good self, and did toy with the idea. But I was concerned that it would bend the fibreglass pole that little bit more and I didn't want to risk it breaking, which I know some members have experienced. So I decided not to risk it and use the cable-ties.
The 2008 montana has an alloy pole for the porch - maybe you could get hold of one by ordering it as a part from an Outwell dealer? Should remove the worry about the pole snapping.
Quote: Originally posted by MikeR760 on 09/8/2008
The 2008 montana has an alloy pole for the porch - maybe you could get hold of one by ordering it as a part from an Outwell dealer? Should remove the worry about the pole snapping.
Thanks, MikeR760, I was aware of the change for the Montana but I don't think that the new pole would work for the Minnesota; my impression is that the canopy pole on the Monty forms a different shape (more U-shaped) than the Minny.
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Topic: The cable-tie solution to the Minny porch
