I'm building a foamie slide-in truck camper for my Ford Ranger, and have a concern about mounting an awning track. I could go with aluminum, and cut slots in it to bend it, but think I'll get a pvc flexible track for a reason that may not be correct: I think it would be more likely to "give" and let go of the canvas in windy conditions - ideally before the whole track rips out of the side of the camper.
When mounting this, should I put wood backing on the other side of the 2" foam and screw it into that, or can I get away with using the big plastic drywall "screws" that you'd screw a smaller screw into? I would be afraid that the drywall screws would pull out and damage my canvas wrapped foam.
Here's what I'm thinking of doing...the awning track will be mounted under a foam eyebrow that will curve along the side of the camper. This drawing is just a circle, but it gives the general idea. The actual awning will be much larger, extending nearly the whole length of the camper.
Here's what I've got so far, it doesn't show the lower parts, but you can see that it's teardrop inspired...
Here's an idea of what the finished product will look like...kinda: