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Crumm
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Apr 19, 2015

Rear Awning

Looking to put a awning above the rear door. What brands and sources are the ones to look at?

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  • I put 4 eye-bolts, two on each side of the camper, front and back and I use tarps with carbiners to shelter one or both sides of the camper...cost? less than $20. Theoretically the two back corners can be used for a rear awing too, but I haven't tried it, might interfere with the door. Yeah, I know I need to post some pics.
  • My observation coming from having a really old camper is that the space between the door and any ladder will determine how much of which brand of awning one can accommodate. That and the space available between the top of the door,clearance lights and the top of your roof and roof rack. Carefree of Colorado seems to have the largest selection. In my case I've been building my own to fit my circumstance and size available with the help of our local welder. Granted, it won't be the super convenient auto roll up version but it will fit, do the job required and at a reasonable cost. The bulky arm size added more width between my door frame and ladder than I had available hence the DIY route. The arms as on the Carefree Freedom would work but those aren't available with a roller tube short enough, and the over the door type with totally Folding arms and no side support arms don't extend far enough to be much use for the money it takes to buy them. We're still fabing and actually building next week some time. Might end up being a viable duplicatable DIY design that would work for others with a similar issue. Maybe not.
  • The weak plastic parts on rv awnings tend to break over time from UV damage.
    I see a lot more lateral arm (scissor type) awnings being repaired than the conventional original trailer awnings.