Awning without roof rack

[the dude]

Has anybody tackled this problem? I really don't want to run with a set of racks just for an awning, but it might be my only option??

Has anybody come up with a system for doing this? the stand alone awnings "might" work, but they need to cover a portion of my vehicle, that stands at 7'8" tall.

Any ideas?

 

[mountainpete]

Two ideas:

Shady Boy in Surrey BC might be able to help you out: http://www.shadyboy.com. They do Westfalia awnings that don't need racks.

Also review this thread: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9285 - lots of great info there.

Pete

 

[Hltoppr]

I'm going to look into mounting a Hannibal awning on the rear of my Troopy, by bending a hoop from the rear crossmember just under the roofline, and attaching the awning to that....dunno if it'll work....

-H-

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

I don't really want a roof rack either..........

So I quickly came up with this idea one sleepless night.

A tarp.........pick your own size....and you are only limited by your own imagination!

And two tent poles, stakes and rope.

Very light weight and folds away neatly. If I add two more tent poles it will be stand alone. I carry another tarp which allows me to wall off the sides during bad weather.

Simple........but very functional (go ahead and laugh now!.....hehe).

After I took this pic in CO. I walled off the sides because a huge storm was blowing in. I kept warm and dry all night.

A little tip.........

Park your truck facing slightly downhill to help keep the water from rolling back in under the tarp on top of your truck. The angle of the tarp on the edge is my rain gutter, shooting the rain water toward my left rear tire.

 

[Life_in_4Lo]

here's another one
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produc...=7&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1

 

[madizell]

I don't really want a roof rack either..........

So I quickly came up with this idea one sleepless night.

A tarp.........pick your own size....and you are only limited by your own imagination!

And two tent poles, stakes and rope.

Very light weight and folds away neatly. If I add two more tent poles it will be stand alone. I carry another tarp which allows me to wall off the sides during bad weather.

Simple........but very functional (go ahead and laugh now!.....hehe).

After I took this pic in CO. I walled off the sides because a huge storm was blowing in. I kept warm and dry all night.

A little tip.........

Park your truck facing slightly downhill to help keep the water from rolling back in under the tarp on top of your truck. The angle of the tarp on the edge is my rain gutter, shooting the rain water toward my left rear tire.

Heck, our family has been doing this, to my recollection, since 1956.