Jandstott on here, got a Sun-Canopy just recently, for his Cabanon Biscaya 320, although it did take some time to get sorted, as in the end he had to send a letter to Cabanon in Dunkerque via snail-mail.
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The canopy intended for use with the Andorra/Antigua is a doodle to pitch....
You tie the 3 straps onto the poles through the 3 holes where the stub canopy poles connect...... You normally have 2 "leg" poles that are spring-linked, then an apex pole (looks like its bent!), you thread the top ends of the leg poles through the sleeves of the canopy itself and push the posts through the eyelets after attaching the apex pole in the middle to the 2 legs, lastly you attach the clip end of the tension bar to the middle tent pole (through the middle hole of the stub canopy again) and tension it with the thumb screws once the pointy end is pushed into the apex pole..... The only thing that you need to remember is to make sure that the hole in the apex pole is FACING the tent and NOT outwards (otherwise you have to start all over again!!!)
I'm pretty sure that the canopy for the Bella Vista is bigger than that of the Andorra and may require a bit of cut and sew!
The "proper" canopies do come up on E bay every now and then so keep your eyes peeled...
Quote: Originally posted by 3madboyz on 11/3/2011
The canopy intended for use with the Andorra/Antigua is a doodle to pitch.... You tie the 3 straps onto the poles through the 3 holes where the stub canopy poles connect...... You normally have 2 "leg" poles that are spring-linked, then an apex pole (looks like its bent!), you thread the top ends of the leg poles through the sleeves of the canopy itself and push the posts through the eyelets after attaching the apex pole in the middle to the 2 legs, lastly you attach the clip end of the tension bar to the middle tent pole (through the middle hole of the stub canopy again) and tension it with the thumb screws once the pointy end is pushed into the apex pole..... The only thing that you need to remember is to make sure that the hole in the apex pole is FACING the tent and NOT outwards (otherwise you have to start all over again!!!)
I'm pretty sure that the canopy for the Bella Vista is bigger than that of the Andorra and may require a bit of cut and sew!
The "proper" canopies do come up on E bay every now and then so keep your eyes peeled...
Hope this helps?
Just one small thing to add to this:
make a loop at the end of two guy ropes, slip the loop over the top of the pole at each side of the canopy, then guy out (otherwise, despite Andy's very good instructions, it will fall down! ).
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Topic: Cabanon Sun Canopy Help
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