awning support need help
I have a 37' camper that has 21' A&E awning that I just replaced the canvas. And just two weeks ago we put it on a spot at a local campground. I noticed when I open the awning in the center of the c...
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64thunderbolt wrote:
Now that's a great setup. I need to do some engineering and see what it will take to build one. Thanks for the link. Are the bows fiberglass or pvc?
The bows are thin wall steel galvanized piping. Remember the old days when tents used galvanized poles? These adjustable awning pipes are the same light weigh metal material. The outside covering of pipes is foam. Almost the same stuff they put around water piping (in cold regions).
As a suggestion, visit a few trailer parks and take a "walk about" - looking for Trailers that use this BOW support setup. Ask the owner if they can remove a BOW pipe and show it to you. BOW pipes are adjustable and are also spring loaded. Thus, "one size fits all".
Hope this helps.
