He likes to build things if you notice the van has a do it yourself metal raised roof.
Cheaprvliving diy awning.
A good way to protect yourself from the sun during camping can be by making a diy camper awning for it.
We recently featured a video by thervgeeks on how to install additional awnings on your motorhome or trailer.
Here s another idea if you re into saving money and making an awning on the cheap.
This is why it is important to take care of it.
I did a previous video for my shower awning it worked for a year i tried an easier and more sturdy design this time and all for roughly 25 total and 2hrs la.
You just get so much at that price.
Also no rain was able to get inside in between van and tarp and no wind could get between and force it to pull out the grommets.
It can be expensive to get repairs every week.
For those with less skills or more importantly less tools and shop a fox wing awning does basically the same thing can be mounted to a standard rack and is much lighter.
Its not a huge deal to make them but the fittings come galvanized so i sandblast each area that needs welding then again after welding them and the spray paint them so it takes some time to make them from scratch.
Yep some nice hacking there i keep hoping to find the fittings pre made somewhere.
03 17 2018 03 36 pm john61ct wrote.
Campers are very expensive but also worth it.
If you love your camper you will enjoy these diy camper awning ideas.
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