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Topic: Homemade window awning
Posted By: RV daytrader on 09/22/16 01:06pm

Thought I would like some window awnings for my dinette and sofa windows to keep the evening sun out. But I looked and saw they would be about $500 for 2 4.5foot awnings from Carefree thru camping world. Being cheap and having a 27 year old class C, I figured I could make one awning that I could put on whatever side the sun was shining on. Used 1 10 foot length of half inch EMT conduit, 1 yard of outdoor fabric from Walmart, a length of 1/2 inch PVC, 2 elbows, 4 rubber cane tips, 4 J hooks, 10 feet of paracord, 2 tent line tighteners.Cost about $25 for everything.

Now those with nice new RVs wouldnt do this, but for those with older units who dont mind attaching some brackets to the side, and are cheap like me, this may be an option! Takes only a minute to put up and maybe 2 to take down and roll up.


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Posted By: ksg5000 on 09/22/16 01:07pm

Nice!

Kevin

Posted By: WNYBob on 09/22/16 01:10pm

Nice!

Posted By: agesilaus on 09/22/16 01:10pm

Excellent.

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Posted By: WNYBob on 09/22/16 01:10pm

Nice!

Posted By: LadyRVer on 09/22/16 01:13pm

Great idea...nice job.

Posted By: Calicajun on 09/22/16 01:17pm

Good job.

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Posted By: Whammon1 on 09/22/16 01:24pm

Very nice job!

Posted By: Impkitti on 09/22/16 01:59pm

Looks very nice and in keeping with the age of your rig.

Ellen

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Posted By: RV daytrader on 09/22/16 02:02pm

Thanks all...and if anyone is wondering, it handles stiff wind with no problem. I wasn't sure it would when I made it but was surprised how well it does.

Posted By: nineoaks2004 on 09/22/16 03:38pm

great idea, might work over the reefer exhaust area to keep the area cooler and increase reefer cooling ability during heat of the day. thanks for sharing

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Posted By: ksg5000 on 09/22/16 04:09pm

I would like to try something similar - can you provide more detail on how you constructed/stalled -- Looks Great.

Posted By: Bill.Satellite on 09/22/16 04:30pm

very clever and very good looking. I would bet that 99 percent (can't use the percent symbol on this forum) of the folks driving by would have no idea that this was not a standard RV awning.

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Posted By: Halmfamily on 09/22/16 06:11pm

ksg5000 wrote:

I would like to try something similar - can you provide more detail on how you constructed/stalled -- Looks Great.


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Posted By: 4x4van on 09/22/16 08:19pm

Very nice; I like how it is fully adjustable too!

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Posted By: Naio on 09/22/16 08:38pm

That is awesome!

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Posted By: Naio on 09/22/16 08:43pm

So, you used conduit for the top and pvc for the bottom? Why the difference?

Posted By: starcraft69 on 09/22/16 10:59pm

Look like a great job well done.

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Posted By: rkentzel on 09/22/16 11:21pm

nice job

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Posted By: 93Cobra2771 on 09/23/16 01:28pm

That is all kinds of awesome.

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Posted By: tvman44 on 09/24/16 07:35am

I like.

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Posted By: gaymeadowsman on 09/25/16 07:26am

I've thought about something like this over the rear window of our trailer when it is facing the west on hot summer afternoons. Great idea.

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Posted By: RV daytrader on 09/25/16 06:39pm

ksg5000 wrote:

I would like to try something similar - can you provide more detail on how you constructed/stalled -- Looks Great.


I will take a few pics showing some of the things better in a day or two...and thanks to all for the comments.

Posted By: jweb98 on 10/06/16 08:26am

OP, did you get any pics yet? Your awning looks great and I would like to build one for the big window to in the rear of my RV.

Jim
Arizona and Texas
2014 Silverado
2016 Rockwood 2604ws

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