Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy what a day
After months of on and off work on our old camper to get her just right and all spruced up the last step had been an affordable awning. Affordable being relative to OUR financial situation and no one ...
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tonymull wrote:
What I did is put two eye bolts on each side of the camper, extraordinarily sealed, to which I attach a tarp with carbiners. This can attach to either side of the camper as needed. Add a couple of poles and stakes to make a place to store stuff. Too often this awning is not really in a useful area, like over the picnic table. For that we use an easy up or just another tarp, depending on the setting. We camp almost exclusively in WA,BC and AK so we camp in the rain quite a lot. The extra dry spot is great. It is very quick, the carbiners stay hooked to the tarp, so it's just two climbs up the step ladder, clip them on, put up the poles at the other corners, stake or tie them off and it's done. Replacing the tarp is as cheap and easy as picking up another 'blue sky' at Walmart.
That's a great idea, with the carbiners!
I have a roof rack on my van, and have been bungy-ing or tying on with string. Your way is much better.
I have been looking at awnings made for roof racks, never sure if it's worth the money to have something made for the purpose.
