Awning Location - Driver or Passenger

[Brian McVickers]

Hi,
I'm mouning an extendable awning and I'm wondering what others have done. Do you think it better mounted on the driver side or the passenger side?

I currently have it fitted to the driver side because the rear door on the DII opens out to the passenger side. If I mount it on the passenger side one would have to walk all the way around the rear door if it is oppened or around to the driver side of the back end to open the door when accessing the interior.

I do not have a RTT

Thanks
Brian

 

[rusty_tlc]

I would go PS so if you stop on the side of the road it would be away from traffic. A lot of camp sites are set up so they open out from parking on the PS when you back into them as well.

 

[HMR]

I put mine on the driver's side so I could keep an eye on it (via the sideview mirror) when going through tight brush or narrow rock canyons. Works great.

 

[adventureduo]

I have one on the drivers side of the truck and one on the passenger side of the trailer. That way when the trailer gets backed wherever it goes, i can easily pull up the truck to figure out where to deploy the second awning.

 

[tdesanto]

Hi,
I'm mouning an extendable awning and I'm wondering what others have done. Do you think it better mounted on the driver side or the passenger side?

I currently have it fitted to the driver side because the rear door on the DII opens out to the passenger side. If I mount it on the passenger side one would have to walk all the way around the rear door if it is oppened or around to the driver side of the back end to open the door when accessing the interior.

I do not have a RTT

Thanks
Brian

Driver's side sounds best to me, given the rear door config that you mention.

 

[Hltoppr]

I put mine on the USDS. Now...if you have the fridge mounted behind a side door, I'd put it on the same side....

-H-

 

[paulj]

RVs have their main entrance on the passenger side, and hence the awning. Newer camp sites designed for RVs may be layed out with that in mind. The layout of older rustic sites is likely to be determined by the lay of the land and trees.

I use a tarp that could be put over either side. But more often than not, I put it over the driver side, in part because of how the roof rack is set up. Since we sleep in the car, I try to park with the back (our heads' end) slightly higher. That determines whether I pull in or back in to the site.

The tarp is used more for rain than for sun. It is nice to rig the tarp from the car so it protects one entry from rain, but it is more important to rig it over the cooking/dining area, even if that is a separate table.

paulj

 

[FlyNdrive]

I'm installing a tent and awning on Sunday (ARB). I was thinking of having the tent fold over the passenger side, and have the awning roll out from the drivers side, so when sitting in the shade we can access the freezer/fridge behind the drivers seat (put there, so co-pilot can access the soda while I drive).

The other factors on the side was that the snorkel was on the passenger side and from pics seems to be a close fit.

I will post pics on Monday,

-Ben

 

[rickc]

Why not design a simple pair of brackets with quick release pull pins on both sides of the roof rack. Then you can put the awning on either side.

 

[michaelgroves]

Why not design a simple pair of brackets with quick release pull pins on both sides of the roof rack. Then you can put the awning on either side.

Good thinking! I like it...

 

[Connie]

Since the back door opens so that the door ends up on the passenger's side, I'd say driver's side too, especially if any of your food stuff, chairs etc. are in the back. Bottom line is that you will get used to it being on whatever side you put it on. :sunflower