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[larryqp]

1/4 inch thick, 3" wide

[buckland]

Thank You! 

Rob

[kgree3]

Hi 

jimjxsn

What are you using to anchor the end of your Batwing awning? Do you use the jack mounts at the left rear side? Thanks in advance. i have a Hawk with the Batwing that i have not set up yet.

kag

[Oilbrnr]

Alu-Cab replacement for factory installed Eezi-Awn. I think the incorporation of the corner jack bracket is significant and I plan to do something similar for my Shadow Awn.

 

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[jimjxsn]

 

Hi 

jimjxsn

What are you using to anchor the end of your Batwing awning? Do you use the jack mounts at the left rear side? Thanks in advance. i have a Hawk with the Batwing that i have not set up yet.

kag

 

 

I originally mounted the awning with jack bracket mounts I fabricated.  They were 1x2 aluminum uprights with 1 1/4" (1/4" thick) angle for the top.  The rear upright was solid bar and the front 1/4 " hollow tube.  They did require mounting high enough to clear the door when deployed and out enough to clear the lowered roof.

 

 

 

 

 

They worked great but I decided to change them because I didn't like having to remove them to reinstall the jacks over the winter.  I ended up replacing them with bolt on wall mounts, made from the same 1 1/4" aluminum angle (1/4" thick) with the wall mount being 2x3" 1/4" angle aluminum.  I bought materials for three mounts but only ended up using two mounts.

 

 

[rover67]

Thank You! 

Rob

 

Rob, 

 

Did you end up getting it installed? how'd it go? Did you simply bolt through the camper or find the aluminum frame?

[buckland]

Life lately is happening while I make other plans... this last year all is like watching a 5 year old have a tantrum. 

I have made no headway on the awning but find it hopeful that FWC now installs the Alu-cab awning... I'd follow their guidelines.

Maybe next year for me.

[rover67]

no problem, thanks for the reply!

[goinoregon]

no problem, thanks for the reply!or

mule outfitters makes custom brkts to mount the alu cab awning. i purchased thru local fwc dealer here in pdx, and had them do the install on my atc.the brkts work, and the awning is excellent.

when i was specing my atc i initially asked for jack brkts that went all the to top of camper on passenger side. i changed that to std before build, but in retrospect i think having jack brkt go all the way to the top, would give more awning mounting options.

[Scott81621]

I orginally bought the Mule brackets which were very nicely made but did not hold up the extra weight of my Batwing.  So I welded up some steel jack bracket holders.  They are bombproof although a little heavy (16lbs each).  I probably will just end up bolting right to the camper at some point.  I LOVE the Batwing and this system does work great though!