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[BlueSky]

I've been working on a new rear awning design for pop-up truck campers. This design uses custom "holsters" that bolt to the jack brackets.  Aluminum square tube struts are in tension with the awning fabric attached to the top of the camper with an awning rail.  An aluminum round tube spans between the struts to keep them apart and keep the awning material taut...

 

 

 

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[Bosque Bill]

Looks great and very useful. I'd be interested in further construction and mounting details.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

That looks interesting. Nice work.

[corybrown50]

I'm digging it!!! Let's see some more pics.

[TacomaAustin]

Well done!  As mentioned by others, some details on the build would be nice to know

[BlueSky]

Its really simple.  The struts slide into these custom holsters that are bolted to the jack brackets...

 

The rip stop material has an awning rope sewn into it and this slides into the awning rail that is screwed to the top of the camper...

 

Tensioners attach the corners of the material to the ends of the struts, and you can see the round tube that serves as a cross member between the struts...

 

The whole thing could stash in a vinyl bag attached to the roof. Un-zip the bag, pull out the struts and slide them into the holsters, and pop the top. Presto, you have a rear awning.

Edited by BlueSky, 25 July 2023 - 04:19 PM.

[BlueSky]

I made a few extra holsters that attach to the jack brackets.  Stainless steel, left and right specific.  Send me a PM if interested.

Edited by BlueSky, 27 July 2023 - 10:18 PM.

[ckent323]

Nce work!

I went a different direction and bought a Carefree of Colorado "Truckin Awn" retractable awning and mounted it over the door of our 2007 FWC Keystone. 

I had to make custom aluminum brackets to bolt the legs to but it works well.  I used an awning track over the camper door.  The support legs and the support struts can be extended/retracted to adjust the slope of the top of the extended awning.

 

 

Album: Rear Awning - Carefree of Colorado Truckin Awn

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Note;  I tried twice to use the gallery image editor to rotate some of the images.  After I hit save they reverted to being upside down.  I gave up trying to figure out the issue after 3 tries. 

So when viewing each image go to the icons below the image and you can rotate it.


https://www.carefree...ts/truckin-awn/

 

I hope this is useful info for someone.

 

 

 

Craig

 

 

Edited by ckent323, 28 July 2023 - 10:17 PM.

[kmcintyre]

Nice.  I like the idea of using the jack brackets.

[Jack]

FWC had a rear awning - discontinued in 2016. We got one of the last in 2015. It is particularly useful in high sun (desrt trips) and high rain (PNW). The support bars roll up into the awning.

 

Ckent323's awning looks even better - easy setup / take down.

Edited by Jack, 05 August 2023 - 02:50 AM.