Capebuild wrote:Cody, I saw your recent post regarding the side awning/side tent. We also had investigated a similar setup (and also didn't like the thought of drilling holes in the trailer. We thought about the side tent that CampInn had developed but, for a couple of reasons, abandoned that idea. In discussions with Cary from CampInn about the set up he suggested this......"That would be a roof rack mounted ARB awning with the optional annex room. This would involve mounting a roof rack to your camper but if you did this is an awesome setup. The awning comes out 6.5' from the camper and you can either use a 6.5' long or a 8' long awning. Probably a 6.5' long would fit best. The annex room attaches easily to the awing and gives you a great full floor privacy room that opens up into a screen room if you want."
In the end I thought I'd see what others were using at the CampOut. We also recently purchased a Eureka 10x10 tent which we like. It has 2 doors so we had thought about a set up where it butts into the trailer door and the other side of the tent is an exit. But we may just use it as a separate "room". We also liked it having roll up sides.
Onajourney wrote:This is an ingenious simple design! I am floored that the track held 240 lbs. I would keep in eye on it after you mount the awning and start banging down the road.
twisted lines wrote:Thanks for sharing!
Still clean and sharp
Onajourney wrote:I too have a Maxi Trac awning to put up and have been contemplating how to mount it. Does your method seem sturdy enough? Looks great!
cjlangellier wrote:Onajourney wrote:I too have a Maxi Trac awning to put up and have been contemplating how to mount it. Does your method seem sturdy enough? Looks great!
I just used the brackets that come with the awning to mount it down to my cross bars. It seems plenty sturdy. I'll try to snap a picture of the mounting hardware at lunch.
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