by Jim Edgerly » Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:58 pm
I purchased a 12x12 Easy Up for $100...plus I have an LLBean 10x10 screen house with rain fly and floor. I only got out twice this year at the end of the season for health reasons, but next year both these items will accompany us on our trips. As somebody already pointed out, a 12x12 easy up will provide rain coverage over the galley and both side doors to keep rain off your mattress. I have always changed to sandals late in the evening as they are easy on/off for middle of the night bathroom runs. I have running boards on my teardrop so I just sit down in the door, slide them off and left them sitting on the running board just outside the door.
I also hung a coat hook outside both doors to hang a wet raincoat on before getting into the camper.
You say you "don't want to deal with an Easy Up canopy." If you are going for any length of time, like my wife and I camp for 2 straight weeks in Acadia National Park every summer, then the time to put up and take down an Easy Up is irrelevant to the usefulness it provides during those 2 weeks. Maybe for one night when it isn't raining then it will get left at home. The screen house will not only protect us from bugs, but also give us a place to dry off the dog (22 pound Schnoodle) before carrying him to the camper.
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