I could not bring myself to spend upwards of $700.00 for an awning, so I began experimenting with a few ideas. Here's what I came up with...
My Homemade Awning
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GroovyDad
, Jun 02 2016 05:39 AM
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 05:39 AM
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 06:03 AM
Looks good to me! Neat!
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 06:41 AM
Spending $700 on an awning would force us to use it all the time and we'd never leave the truck and camper. Clever design and affordable, good job!
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 08:33 AM
Nice job. Like the compact size and compact cost.
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 02:04 PM
Great job. I like it.
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Posted 02 June 2016 - 06:50 PM
x2 on the $700...
Your awning looks great and quick to set up. Nice work!
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Posted 03 June 2016 - 06:48 AM
Too cool. Well done.
How long is the tent pole?
How is the tent pole affixed to the tarp?
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Posted 03 June 2016 - 08:03 AM
Too cool. Well done.
How long is the tent pole?
How is the tent pole affixed to the tarp?
I'm not sure how long the tent pole is. I just pulled it out of my REI Hobitat 4 tent that I have in the garage.
I folded the edge of the tarp over and sewed it to create a sleeve into which I can slide the pole through.
The key is to use a light weight fabric. On my first attempt I used some heavy sun shade fabric and it was too heavy for the tent pole to support properly. A beefier pole would have worked but I didn't want to buy one when I already had the pole in my tent bag.
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Posted 06 June 2016 - 12:03 AM
Awesome awning. I may be "borrowing" your idea. The Eagle came with an awning but this would be great for the times I take the Subie car camping. Thanks for sharing
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Posted 06 June 2016 - 12:31 AM
Awesome awning. I may be "borrowing" your idea. The Eagle came with an awning but this would be great for the times I take the Subie car camping. Thanks for sharing
Thanks jeromehdmc. If you can improve upon the design, please post it!
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