ShadyBoy Awning

[kb7our]

This thing is still going strong after 4 years.

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Do you have the regular or reflective coating?

 

[xcmountain80]

Reflective, but the waterproofing is wearing a bit thin. If it isn't tied out well enough it will hold water in a down pour and leak.

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[bigwapitijohnny]

I just bought this awning for my rig, and I love it. It is well engineered and I like the dimensions of it. While I set this up in my driveway, the wind caught it and inverted the awning upwards ~ I had it tied down on the ends, but not too well. The rear support pole had flexed and came out of it's machined hole, but the pole did not break. There is a little 'suspension' give to this awning that is not present in my Mombasa. If I tie this down and put some tension against the downdraft poles, it is a pretty good awning.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

BWJ

 

[ETAV8R]

How has this awning held up over the past three years?

 

[MANUCHAO]

Mine has held up well...

But has not seen much rain of wind... lots of UV rays.... yeah...

 

[WOODY2]

Could you please take a couple of shots of the bracketry that connect the shady boy to your vehicle? It appears to be able to fold outward? Thanks

 

[MANUCHAO]

^^^ if you asking me.
Here the link to the build tread
http://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/my-awning-set-up.706155/#post-8350444

 

[xcmountain80]

7 years later and still going strong. I may have accidentally gifted it to my father, and now I'm out an awning. I've contacted the company for updated pricing as I'd like to buy another.


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[SmoothLC]

That's a sweet setup MaNu!

 

[MANUCHAO]

Thank you SmoothLC....
It has worked great for us, and I will try to implement it unto a pop-up when the time comes......

 

[xcmountain80]

Just came up with a slick way to mount the Shady Boy yet again. I recently had a dream and that is how many of my problems get worked out as I sleep when the evil me is at work. I have yakima round cross bar and they look about the right size for a 1" star fangled nut from the bike shop. After some research and a trip to the bike shop, it will work. Next week I will add 1 nut to each bar end making the awning usable on both sides within a few minutes time.


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[Robert Bills]

Next week I will add 1 star nut to each bar end making the awning usable on both sides within a few minutes time.

Please post pictures of how the Shady Boy awning mounts using the star nuts. Also, please show how you inserted the star nuts into the tubes straight if you are not using the special tool for that purpose.

 

[ETAV8R]

Sounds very cool. Can't wait to see how this works out.

 

[xcmountain80]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/xcmountain/4Runner/Exterior/IMG_4261_zpswr6exa2p.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/xcmountain/4Runner/Exterior/IMG_4260_zpsvpnvvgat.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e...ntures/Picinic/FullSizeRender_zpsqi4oiued.jpg


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[ETAV8R]

Any how to/DIY pics descriptions?