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Van trip north and an awning tent

Posted: 04 Oct 2018 07:58 PM PDT
http://blog.marxy.org/2018/10/van-tr...ning-tent.html



On the latest trip north in the van I took along an awning tent that was on
sale at Aldi recently for $190. It's quite good quality but takes a bit of
effort to put up and wouldn't be worth it unless I'm staying in the one
place for several days.

An awning tent is nice for giving a bit of privacy and protection from
moderately wet weather. It wouldn't stand up to strong wind though.

On the