Freestanding Awning ideas?

[Donna D.]

Melanie, the EZ-Up.... AIN'T and it's heavy too. The EZ-Up I bought spends more time in the garage than it does going camping.

[Melanie]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

Melanie, the EZ-Up.... AIN'T and it's heavy too. The EZ-Up I bought spends more time in the garage than it does going camping.

Sorry...I meant the ezy-awning...mentioned by Ed Harris...


http://busdepot.com/details/awning.jsp

[Donna D.]

Originally Posted by Melanie

Sorry...I meant the ezy-awning...mentioned by Ed Harris...

Okay, whew....

[Ed Harris]

Originally Posted by Melanie

Sorry...I meant the ezy-awning...mentioned by Ed Harris...


http://busdepot.com/details/awning.jsp

I have seen it in use and going up and down a few times and it is a lot easier than the Walmart model.

Karen K. has one for her Companion and it is very cool.
I think hers is the original or small one but they look about the same just bigger.

Karen used the suction cups to the Companion when I have seen it,I want one and may use it on my Sprinter at times.

[Markz]

Our Colman 10' fits like a glovematching the curves our our Boler exactly. It even holds a full sized picnic table inside while keeping the bugs and rain off of us. We rest the upper edge right on to our bag awning rail, which in turn acts as a rain gutter for the gazebo so the water does not run down the side of the Boler. We got it at Walmart about a year ago. It comes with side curtains and a privacy sheild. BTW: it has also doubled as a great way to work on the camper in the rain as a 13' camper easily fits inside of it, well the fiberglass parts to be exact.

[Melanie]

Originally Posted by Markz

Our Colman 10' fits like a glovematching the curves our our Boler exactly. It even holds a full sized picnic table inside while keeping the bugs and rain off of us. We rest the upper edge right on to our bag awning rail, which in turn acts as a rain gutter for the gazebo so the water does not run down the side of the Boler. We got it at Walmart about a year ago. It comes with side curtains and a privacy sheild. BTW: it has also doubled as a great way to work on the camper in the rain as a 13' camper easily fits inside of it, well the fiberglass parts to be exact.

Really! That's amazing that your Boler will fit inside...which Coleman 10' model is it? We have a Trillium which I think is a bit taller...but I will check it out.

[Markz]

The Boler is widest at the belly band and tapers in at the roof line aproximately 3-4 inches. I do not know if the Trillium tapers in enough to fit within the 10'x10' awning at the roof line. The gazebo frame is about an (inch to an inch and 1/2 wide) all the way around. Hope this helps.

[Kevin A]

Here is our FirstUp with the screen walls attached. As CindyL noted, it fits snug up next to our UHaul VT and gives us a great outside room. The roof canopy is not waterproof, but it does a great job in most conditions. With the ropes staked down (outside edge) and tied to the trailer (inside edge), it has withstood large storms with high winds. We put LED rope lights on the rope tiedowns to alert us to their presence in daylight or at night. Looks cool, too.

[LurkerDan]

Originally Posted by Ed Harris

I also have to throw this one out here again,it is not a 4 legged awning but will work without an awning track and is just another neat way to go I think.

http://busdepot.com/details/awning.jsp

That thing looks cool, and I would not have to put any holes in my scamp if I bought the suction cups. But it's upwards of $200 with the cups!

The site doesn't have any pictures of it used with an egg, that would be good to see.

[Karen K.]

Here you go!

Karen

[LurkerDan]

Thanks Karen! And those suction cups work well?

[Karen K.]

They will not hold in a windy situation but I most always tie all 4 corners down anyways. I also have the extra leg kit just in case I don't want to suction it to the camper. The height is REALLY adjustable and I do like that.

Karen

[Ed Harris]

Thanks
I couldnt find a picture of the "Lady" with the awning up.
Where are the Window Boxes in the Pic?
Ed

[Karen K.]

There is a picture of the flower box in My Trailer Profile.

Karen

[CindyL]

I think Kevin bought one of those awnings for our Eurovan. Tried it and never used it. For us, awnings are not the answer. I would not camp if I did not have a way to keep the bugs from bugging me. Our EZup does that plus it is our party room; a great place to enjoy wine and good conversation. I realize that it is not for everyone. I doubt that I could set it up myself easily, but Mama is not happy without the EZup set up with the Uhaul.

CindyL

[LurkerDan]

Colorado tends not to be very buggy, but does tend to be very sunny with afternoon thundershowers, so an awning is a good solution (I think). Just trying to decide whether I should go that "nice" route for more money (money being in short supply right now), or the ghetto-rig-something-up route.

[Markz]

http://busdepot.com/details/addaroom.jsp





But it is $399 Yikes a bit pricey.

[Mike Magee]

Maybe just a giant beach umbrella? Easy to put up, take down and stow away.

In my recent 18 day, 5000 mile trip I never put out the awning once. I don't claim to have any good awning ideas, most of my ideas will probably have you yawning instead.

[Ray N]

Originally Posted by LurkerDan

Colorado tends not to be very buggy,

That is probably true in general, but the second worst infestation of mosquitoes I've ever seen was at around 9000 feet in the Uinta mountains of Utah - about 35 miles west of the Colorado border, so they can be a problem almost anywhere. I say "the second worst," because of the time in the Everglades when the mosquitoes were so aggressive a heavy application of deep didn't even deter them - drove us right back into our car. The poor guys mowing the lawn at the ranger station were wearing long sleeve shirts and hats with netting in an attempt to protect themselves from the mosquitoes. It was about 95 degrees with similar humidity! Here in Florida the biting flies and mosquitoes can get very bad at certain times of the year and make camping a real pain!

I guess I'm saying all this just to support my main requirement for an awning - that it has good mosquito netting.

[honda03842]

In our 11 years of travel we've only run into significant mosquitos twice, once at mile 92 in Denali at Wonder Lake and the other time was at a provincial park in the NorthWest Territories. In Labrador and Newfoundland we've never run into them even in July, certainly not in any in quantity.

I can never figure out why there aren't mosquitos in FL during the winter or spring. At those temps we'd have them in NH. Certainly it's warm enough and plenty of moisture about.

We do carry deet.

Norm