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01/7/2013 at 12:49pm
Location: Derby.
Outfit: Karsten 350+Awnings
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Quote: Originally posted by pewacker on 30/6/2013
Mucker have you got any pics that you could put up as im after an extension for my nevada but would a tarp work out better and cheaper? Many thanks in advance if you could
Am I right in thinking that this tent has fibreglass poles? If so, concentrate on using poles (fixed height, or better still, the adjustable "King poles". Avoid putting weight on your tent poles, as the tarp guys will be tight enough to "squash" the natural arc of your tent!!
For the side door (Am I right in thinking you have a porch over this door?), a set up like mine should suffice....
If you dont have a porch, then ideally, your tarp would need to go over the tent (beyond the central ridge line) to keep the rain off. That's a lot of tarp area "being wasted".
For the front door (I don't use ours), something like this, perhaps?.... (With thanks to "Gumball")
I prefer the above to Jelboy's (No offence, Jellers!  ) ....
.... as he is risking "squashing" the front pole. (Which is exactly what I did with a similar attempt, on the exact same tent/extension combo!) Possible damage, and certainly probable struggle with door zips. I wouldn't trust myself!! 
Some excellent ideas Here....
I must confess, I get quite a thrill "living under a tarp", as opposed to the off the shelf canopy extensions, but I must stress, they (the tarps) are no easier to put up, and quite possibly not particularly cheaper either. The purpose made canopies also come with walls, of course, whereas I had to faff about putting up a bloody windbreak too, this weekend! 
It just seems a little less "uniform", using a tarp, and I, for one, am a big fan!! 
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