Post your Camp Awnings

[SWITAWI]

Obviously the angle is misleading, but the picture is primarily meant to showcase the product itself which it does very well. I'm sure this awning covers at least as much area as the Foxwing and, when oriented correctly, will cast as large a large shadow.

EDIT: I was wondering about the price when I looked up their webpage, and I must say it looks rather robust. I especially like the pictures of the awning being self-supported and the included adjustable legs. I'm sure the self-supported picture was taken in very light-to-no wind conditions - http://www.equipt1.com/companies/Awnings/product-eezi-awn/848176-eezi-awn-bat-270-degree-awning

 

[Timo K]

Unlike Hannibals and Howling Moons, the Bat 270 lacks side panels... That was the dealbreaker for me, since the weather here isn't always sunshine and clear skies.

 

[JKJenn]

I just tried my ARB awning out at Lake Erie in a significant wind even a couple of weeks ago. I used sand anchors to secure the poles and it stoop up to the wind - no problem.

I will probably change the direction of the tent to the driver's side and the awning to the passenger side.

 

[vitara]

After making our own rooftents my brother and I set about adding an awning. The underside of the tent box has a 1" box channel. In to this is slid a 1" angle section. After adding two sliders all we did was weld a box section across the rear. Tis is an early image to test the concept. Just a basic tarp thrown over and clipped on. It was good enough to use for a year, until we updated it slightly. The tarp is very easy to put up and has no leg supports. Here my son was cooking sausages on a wet afternoon.

 

[AeroNautiCal]

^^^ I love that! The KISS principle in action!

I found the Decathlon Tarp to be pretty useful for impromptu awning duty, pretty versatile, robust and cheap too.

 

[ab1985]

What advantages does the Bat 270 have over the Foxwing? It costs quite a bit more. I'm in the market for an awning and would love the full coverage. I figured we'd see a formal product announcement by now. I guess I will call Equipt for details.

 

[thatguysgarage]

Here is one I made last year. This year I'm adding some loops to hang our goal zero lanterns and maybe some removable sides.

 

[Bretthn]

Kelty Car Tarp

This thing seems great so far. More pictures in my build thread.

 

[Honu]

new tent one

basic 16 foot kelty with some winky lights the kids love and are kinda fun that we got from target for $3 or something on Xmas close out runs on 4 AA batteries

 

[Yaro]

My home-made Hannibal awning replica.
2.30m long, light and strong, i am very happy with the result.

 

[Dave Bennett]

We'll be using this for shade at the 2013 Mountain Rendezvous: Snow Peak Recta Recta Tarp Proset, Large.



This gives us an "HQ" footprint/staff hootch and creates a nice, shaded hub for any activity.



This is the Taj Mahal of shade/shelter and it's MILSPEC type construction should stand up to desert and mountain environments better than anything we've had to date IMO (shade is always a commodity and the winds have kicked our asses last couple years in the desert). The poles, hammer and solid steel stakes are best of breed IMO.
http://www.snowpeak.com/shelters/tar...t-tp-742s.html

 

[glamisdude72000]

My home-made Hannibal awning replica.
2.30m long, light and strong, i am very happy with the result.

Do you have any details on how you made it? Looks great!

 

[Yaro]

Do you have any details on how you made it? Looks great!

Thanks! It is pretty simple as construction even in original fit. We used alluminium pipes for the arms and the back and i bought the tent canvas from here: http://www.esvocampingshop.com/en/
and then we tailored it.
Result is better than expected. I think it is lighter than the Hannibal, behaves exceptionally on wind and is bolted with 6 bolts total (i.e. can be mounted and removed very quickly. I made it so it can fit to my African Outback roofrack. If you are interested, i can make more detailed photos.

 

[takesiteasy]

Here's our setup. We made the awning out of a tarp and adapted a screen enclosure that we found at Lowe's. I think I have posted this somewhere else on the forum, so sorry if you've already seen it. You can find details in our blog at http://travelswithrockythedog.blogspot.com/2013/06/new-awning.html

 

[4x4BNB]