July 2017 Photography Contest

[TravlinMan]

Boatnut that is one pretty trailer.

[Tsunami-v2]

New friend with their new Airstream enjoying an evening fire.

[KelloggKid]

Maiden voyage with our new Bambi. Awning in caravan mode for some shade. Matching Zip Dee folding chairs.

[lonewolf1977]

Second camping trip...got to use the vintage awning!!

[BambiCamp]

Bambi Camp your curator for July checking in- thanking all the contest entries and - tic tic tic - a reminder to spread your wings - show us your life under the awning --

[InterBlog]

Originally Posted by BambiCamp

.... let's see how you live with your awning open ...

Awning open by itself is woefully inadequate at my favorite destination, which is the wilds of northeastern Canada - there is NO living underneath it without serious bug protection. It needed a no-see-um screen to keep us from being eaten alive, but we have an Interstate, which is one of the smallest Airstreams in terms of available storage. For that reason, I couldn't use one of the commercially-available canopy-style "screened porches", which are very bulky. I had to design a screening system to fit our available space. And while I was at it, I made it adjustable - if I want, can extend the awning only part way instead of fully, and the screen will still attach (important because we find that our Carefree awning is too unstable even in a light breeze, if fully extended... better to reel it in).

Blog post with sourcing and instructions here, and here's a shot of the finished product. It's not very visible in the photograph, but there is a magnetic (neodymium) doorway / closure in the middle of the front of it.

[PKI]

Great solution - fantastic packing. Pat

[jankit]

Husband and dog relaxing under the awning at Paul B. Johnson State Park. We were grateful that it didn't rain the entire trip.

[gypsydad]

This was our first real camp since getting the new 28'. Heading to Banff, Radium Hot springs, and Waterton Lakes next week...should have some fun pics.

[COSpringer]

[/ATTACH]Our '77 Argosy 20 parked at my brother's cabin in the Colorado Rockies. The awning was both sun protection and rain fly.

[PKI]

Getting great pictures. Keep em coming!

[D44]

Awnings out all around on Assateague Island

[BambiCamp]

Last Day for entries!! .... "Life under your awning" is the theme ..... thanks for the great photos for the July contest!!

[TravlinMan]

Awning + Tree. Double the shade.

[BambiCamp]

August 1st 2017. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos of “life under their awning” and also to those who visited this thread. Several photos made me smile and thanks to Interblog’s solution to Canadian Black flies!!

Most of the submissions are beautiful photos of Airstreams in beautiful places making me want to hit the road. As curator of July’s Photo contest I am tasked with choosing a winner.

First place goes to pfcardwell’s photo showing us that behind all the bubbles this is what the Airstream Life is all about and the runner-up for a great nightscape goes to Tsunami-V2. Congratulations goes to ALL the entries for “living the life” and sharing!!

I pass curatorship to pfcardwell. Please let us know what the August topic / theme will be by starting a new thread and Congratulations!

The photo contest guidelines are in a Sticky topic at the top of this Photography forum:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f415...nes-40964.html

[TravlinMan]

That bubble one was my favorite too it reminds me of a Rockwell paintin, nice job.

[Hittenstiehl]

Great job pfcardwell and TsunamiV2 nice pictures and great thread topic Bambi 2.

On to August.

[PKI]

Those were my two choices. Fantastic pictures! Pat

[Tsunami-v2]

Thanks for the mention, the "Bubbles" photo is my personal favorite.

[OTRA15]

The August 2017 contest is here temporarily FYI:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f232...ng-170712.html

Lots of great Boondocking photos so far.