Do you leave your Awning mounted??

[raycie]

Recently mounted my ARB awning to my FrontRunner roof rack. For the most part, the truck will only be driven 2-3 times a week (short distances), and awning will be used once a month at most. Also, the truck stays outside, so the zippered cover would get the sun every day...

Mounting the ARB to the FrontRunner was a little PITA as I mounted the mounts to the rack first, then mounted the awning to the mounts.. Not sure now that everything is lined up, if taking the mounts off the FrontRunner would just be easier now...

How many of you just leave your awnings mounted to the vehicle, or do you store away and re-install every time..

Thanks....

 

[geo.greg]

mine in the small one, comes off with two bolts that mount it and a custom made bracket to my roof rack. can have it on in 5 minutes off in 2.

 

[brentbba]

Just got mine mounted about a month ago. Truck sits outside. No plans to take it off. 8 bolts to undo whether I removed the awning from the mounts or the mounts from the truck! PITA so it'll stay put!

 

[tacozord]

Mine is riveted onto my shell, so it stays on all the time. Works for me anyways, because I don't think I'd want to take it on/off and store it somewhere when not in use.

 

[justrom]

Ours is attached to the mounting rails of the rooftop tent. It stays on if the tent is on the truck which is full time during camping season...

 

[outdoornate65]

Fiamma F35 mounted on Front Runner rack. I leave it on all the time. Only time it's removed is to switch it to my Westy.

 

[MANUCHAO]

Shadyboy stays up there full time...3 years now

 

[mowerman]

Mine is on all the time



You can see in the pic it is bolted to the roof rack uprights (fox wing) and I have a 5 litre plastic can cut down and held over the end with a bungee to protect the leading end from branch damage. We do a lot of pushing through undergrowth.

 

[C-Fish]

...I have a 5 litre plastic can cut down and held over the end with a bungee to protect the leading end from branch damage. We do a lot of pushing through undergrowth....

Good idea!


Nice bow wave!




To the OP, yes, my Foxwing is with me 24/7. It has only been a few months.
I have no plans to remove.

 

[cactusjk]

Always mounted!

 

[Utah KJ]

Mine is mounted 24/7; it's how the kool kidz roll.

 

[lugueto]

I leave mine one. It sits flush with my roof rack and runs the exact length of the roof, so it doesnt bother anyone.

It is a bit noisy though...

 

[moodywizard]

My arb awning is mounted on the FJ cruiser all the time for a year now no issues, why take it off?

 

[Maxcustody]

I had mine on for a while, but it wont fit in the garage. No trips scheduled, so it is off and I am back to parking in the garage.

 

[Chazz Layne]

Always mounted. A Manta is easy to deploy and pack, not to install and uninstall.