We're Baaaack - thanks!, and 2 questions
So we've run the full gamut - have officially owned almost every form of RV plus a converted cargo van; it was the van (think "steel tent" - no kitchen) and the emergence of Covid that drove us to buy...
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I have a bag awning mounted to the roof of my pop up but it's at the back so I wanted it higher over the door. If it was on the side I'd like it on the side of the camper body so it would be a little lower, I think it make it easier to deal with and still be plenty high to not run into while walking around it.
I used the Brophy clamp on mounts with my SunLite pop up for the first year I've had it, they worked ok but I didn't like how far in from the corners of the bed they had to go just to get some turnbuckles on. I just put HappiJac tie downs on and think I'm going to really like them. I'm more of a weekend camper for now and am trying to speed up the loading and unloading process. By the time I would take off my tonneau cover and it's accompanying rails, attach the Brophys and then load my camper it would take almost an hour.
I did have to drill some holes in the bed of my truck to do this, I can understand why you wouldn't want to. No holes with the Brophy clamp ons at least, I think the stake pocket ones do require some drilling though.
Good luck, can't wait to see what you end up with.
I used the Brophy clamp on mounts with my SunLite pop up for the first year I've had it, they worked ok but I didn't like how far in from the corners of the bed they had to go just to get some turnbuckles on. I just put HappiJac tie downs on and think I'm going to really like them. I'm more of a weekend camper for now and am trying to speed up the loading and unloading process. By the time I would take off my tonneau cover and it's accompanying rails, attach the Brophys and then load my camper it would take almost an hour.
I did have to drill some holes in the bed of my truck to do this, I can understand why you wouldn't want to. No holes with the Brophy clamp ons at least, I think the stake pocket ones do require some drilling though.
Good luck, can't wait to see what you end up with.
