Nice job Wesel, the setup looks great! Did you try dropping the two front poles to see if you can still open/close the cargo doors?
The Kelty Carport is incredibly sturdy, especially if you use the guy lines correctly. Dave, you are correct that the weak point would be the gutter mounts, especially since they are not stabilized on both sides of the van. However, I couldn't imagine this being weaker than the SMB mounts.
The only advantages of the Fiamma awning that I can think of are the ease of setup/take down and that you don't have the gap between the carport and attachment point where rain water could funnel through.
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2007 Ford RB Diesel SMB 4x4 Pueblo Gold; Custom configuration (aisle layout); PIAA 580 driving lights; Picked up on Oct 19, 2007.
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