Swing out arm for side awning

[jfarsang]

I found this online and figured I would give it a shot instead of using two separate awnings for the side and rear.

Using an ARB 8ft side awning and an arm to swing it around facing the back covering out slide out kitchen should be nice.

I have the materials and fab skills to make it so we shall see.

Anyone else have this one or done this to theirs ?

 

[bat]

This is what I love about this forum that is a great idea

 

[jfarsang]

I can't believe I didn't think of it before. It's such a simple idea and modification.

 

[Plan B]

Yes I'm not 100% sure but I think an australian company were the first one's to bring the idea out and sell them. Black Widow Fred's arm is what it's called here in Australia.

I am also about to get one myself. They are selling them for $395AUD here in Australia.


Here's a short video of one..... [video]http://youtu.be/3uGdhkh4_k0[/video]

 

[jfarsang]

Thanks for the link !

 

[thebrassnuckles]

the lady in the pic isnt in the shade...

 

[jfarsang]

The truck is and that's the most important !

 

[Ryan_S]

the lady in the pic isnt in the shade...

worthless... hahah

actually it's a great idea. wish the 4R had a swinging tailgate instead of lifting.

 

[ab1985]

Bringing this back up. Has anyone successfully implemented a similar design? It looks straightforward, but I haven't seen much other than the guy who did it with his hummer.

I would like a full size awning off the back of my 80. I've looked at the Foxwing and Bat 270, but those don't provide the coverage I'm looking for (have a RTT with annex and would like something to swing around to the rear to cover the cooking/kitchen area that's larger than a regular rear awning).

 

[Colin Hughes]

I like it!

 

[Colin Hughes]

Found this with a quick Google search.

http://www.hummerforums.com/forum/hummer-h3-17/arb-awning-swingarm-24804/

To purchase in this order - Baja Rack, ARB awning, then make one of these up.

 

[Anonymark]

Hate to bring this back up, but has anyone done this yet? I'm decent with fab skills, but having a hard time figuring out the mount to the roof rack.... I'm getting ready to order a 79" camping labs awning and this would be perfect for those quick stops to cook out of the tailgate and still have a driver's side awning. $410 US is way to much to order the commercial product.

 

[MANUCHAO]

Have you looked at the shadyboy awnings...?
Closed they are 4" long but once deployed they are 10' x 6'.

I think the same principal could be applied here...

 

[theindian]

Thanks Colin for the search and post. I used a base plate to anchor it the the crossrails of my homemade rack. I made this in less than 3 days for an out of town trip after recieving my awning. It cost me under $60 to build and I love it! Its great to have the flexiblity.

 

[ab1985]

The shady boy is an interesting idea. I recently bought a bus depot awning to use on the rear of my 80, and I think both suffer from the same drawback - they take too much time to set up. Don't get me wrong, both set up in a relatively short amount of time, but it's not a comparable to the quick set up of the typical vehicle mounted awning.