zukrider
Explorer
this did not get the attention i was hoping for in my Suburban build, so im hoping it will catch more eyes here.
So basis of the awning is very much the roof rack. my version will be on a Suburban, with an 8" tall rack. but im sure it will be easy to adapt to the 2-4" racks that are more common.
The awning. my awning will cover 3 sides of the vehicle. driver, passenger, and rear. the awning cover itself will be "U" shaped. From the side of the rack, on either side of the vehicle, will be two swinging arms. each the length of the rack, in this case 8'. the front pivot will swing out to 90* from the truck. the rear pivot will swing out to 135*. this will happen on both sides. with the arms in place, you deploy the canvas awning cover, lock it in place at the rack and down the arms, then tighten the two 90* arms to each other to tighten the awning.
wolla!
arm design, very rough
original drawing for arm design.
and the proposed set up design!
i would love some input on tarp to frame attachment. i was thinking eyelets at the rack and arm ends on hooks. then maybe a velcro or hook in loop attachment down the arms.
also, the rear arms will have an internal sliding extension to make it to the corners that will be almost 12'.
also possible would be a canvas or even screen wall to drape the whole way around. which would be nice for winter (canvas) and summer (screen). hmm. i just thought that one up.
the one thing im most in the air about is tying the front most two arms together in a way that can tighten them back to each other, causing the awning to tighten.
please critique and throw some ideas at me! I hope to have the rack built and mounted by winter, and then i will start to fab the swing arms, and maybe get the canvas work done in spring!
thanx
joe
So basis of the awning is very much the roof rack. my version will be on a Suburban, with an 8" tall rack. but im sure it will be easy to adapt to the 2-4" racks that are more common.
The awning. my awning will cover 3 sides of the vehicle. driver, passenger, and rear. the awning cover itself will be "U" shaped. From the side of the rack, on either side of the vehicle, will be two swinging arms. each the length of the rack, in this case 8'. the front pivot will swing out to 90* from the truck. the rear pivot will swing out to 135*. this will happen on both sides. with the arms in place, you deploy the canvas awning cover, lock it in place at the rack and down the arms, then tighten the two 90* arms to each other to tighten the awning.
wolla!
arm design, very rough
original drawing for arm design.
and the proposed set up design!
i would love some input on tarp to frame attachment. i was thinking eyelets at the rack and arm ends on hooks. then maybe a velcro or hook in loop attachment down the arms.
also, the rear arms will have an internal sliding extension to make it to the corners that will be almost 12'.
also possible would be a canvas or even screen wall to drape the whole way around. which would be nice for winter (canvas) and summer (screen). hmm. i just thought that one up.
the one thing im most in the air about is tying the front most two arms together in a way that can tighten them back to each other, causing the awning to tighten.
please critique and throw some ideas at me! I hope to have the rack built and mounted by winter, and then i will start to fab the swing arms, and maybe get the canvas work done in spring!
thanx
joe
