Hi all. Just thought id share an idea i worked with lately.
I recently fitted a new awning to my 17ft van due to sun damage. The first 4/5 inches of material coming off of van had delaminated and was all crispy, i thought one good gust and itll be gone...
Along with the awning i purchased a new ally track for awning to slide into but decided not to use it for that.
I industrial double sided taped it directly above the existing track and used it to house a protective cover for the awning when not in use, thus not drilling any holes.
The cover i used was the flap of material off of the old awning including the sewen in pipe to secure in the new track slide, plus 1/2 inch to tidy up the finish.
I then secured 4 lashing hooks to the cover that are held down with the existing washing line i have fixed between the two awning uprights.
I hope the pictures do the job justice!!!!
Kezngaz.
I hope
kezngaz said
03:32 PM May 5, 2017
As you can see, not so handy with uploading pictures!!!!
Kezngaz.
Possum3 said
05:53 PM May 5, 2017
Gary, I like and will copy - Thanks.
kezngaz said
06:24 PM May 5, 2017
Hi possum3, thanks for the compliment!! The new fabric was actually wider than the old so i had to extend it at the front. I velcroed it together for now. If it withstands the wind when driving i can easyly try another way with ease.
Cheers kezngaz.
Possum3 said
08:49 AM May 6, 2017
Gary I like the Velcro I think I will glue on some all along to "lock" the protective flap down when travelling rather than mounting hook/eyes - as I don't want to drill into awning arms.
Radar said
08:42 PM May 8, 2017
Good one there, was only thinking about this for later on this year when we replace our awning.
Hi all. Just thought id share an idea i worked with lately.
I recently fitted a new awning to my 17ft van due to sun damage. The first 4/5 inches of material coming off of van had delaminated and was all crispy, i thought one good gust and itll be gone...
Along with the awning i purchased a new ally track for awning to slide into but decided not to use it for that.
I industrial double sided taped it directly above the existing track and used it to house a protective cover for the awning when not in use, thus not drilling any holes.
The cover i used was the flap of material off of the old awning including the sewen in pipe to secure in the new track slide, plus 1/2 inch to tidy up the finish.
I then secured 4 lashing hooks to the cover that are held down with the existing washing line i have fixed between the two awning uprights.
I hope the pictures do the job justice!!!!
Kezngaz.
I hope
Kezngaz.
Hi possum3, thanks for the compliment!!
The new fabric was actually wider than the old so i had to extend it at the front. I velcroed it together for now. If it withstands the wind when driving i can easyly try another way with ease.
Cheers kezngaz.
Good one there, was only thinking about this for later on this year when we replace our awning.
Ours is mostly damaged around that area.
Go to the tp of class.