NEED IDEAS forover the rear small canopy for wilderness/flipack/or similar

[usamedic]

Id like to be able to cook in inclement weather without getting bombarded by weather.....ANY IDEAS APPRECIATED!

 

[Expedition.Report]

Perhaps an awning and the removable sides

 

[Camelfilter]

+1 on the awning.

I have a CVT awning back there & it works pretty good.

I also bought the extra room & have only used it once so far (over at expo-east). My add a room has 4 walls, so I had to heavly modify it to work (split the rear wall & floor). The add a room also takes a lot of space packed up-it gets its own large plastic bin.

So in short, go for an awning & then see if you can just get 3 walls. Would probably be better to adjust for conditions that way as well-ie set up just 2 walls for a sun/wind break/ porta potti/ shower etc etc.

 

[kpherzog]

We use a 8' Qwik-shade over the back end.. works great & is versatile. Pretty bulky packed, though.

 

[homemade]

I checked the ARB awning, the price is OK but the length is either too short 48" or too long 6.5'. Instead I got some aluminum U channel to attach above the rear window and will drill the legs of the channel and use clevis pins for the grommets in a tarp to hold against the camper and tarp poles to hold it out. About $50 total.

 

[DaveInDenver]

I checked the ARB awning, the price is OK but the length is either too short 48" or too long 6.5'. Instead I got some aluminum U channel to attach above the rear window and will drill the legs of the channel and use clevis pins for the grommets in a tarp to hold against the camper and tarp poles to hold it out. About $50 total.

That is exactly what I did, shallow depth aluminum Unistrut. I got it from McMaster-Carr.



I don't have a photo with the awning, but I used a 6' length of 1x1 that I ripped in half. Sandwiched a 6x10 tarp between the halves and bolted it togther. I use two T-nuts that slide in the Unistrut and a thumbscrew to attach it and a couple of tent poles to hold the other edge. The two tent poles were the most expensive part of the deal.

However, this is not an ideal awning. It's pretty low so unless your truck has a ton a lift it might be frustrating. I also use an 8x8 EZ-Up that covers the rear door, but like kpherzog mentions, this takes up a lot of cargo space and is pretty heavy. So for quick trips the side awning is fine.

 

[homemade]

nice, Dave.

F350 4x4 are pretty tall trucks so the mount is 7' off the ground. I want it mostly so water doesn't run in the truck when raining with the back glass flipped up and it should work well for that or cooking on the tailgate like the OP wanted.

 

[DaveInDenver]

That rain running into the truck is a PITA part about 'Nests. I find the EZ-Up works best for this, especially for 6' mini truck sized 'Nests.

 

[brian90744]

my answer to awning/outside cooking

I use a free standing auto tent, one side is open to back into, great for unloading your gear and cooking. plus you can drive into town and leave your space.