Awning

[Chuckp]

I recently purchased a2005 16 foot scamp that does not have an awning. Any suggestions about purchasing and installing beside the scamp manufacturer?

[Donna D.]

Hi Chuck to FiberglassRV. We're glad you're here

I installed the same awning Casita has, not cheap, but worth every penny to me.

Are you interested in an awning that can use a screen enclosure? Would a bag awning (on awning rail) appeal to you?

[Chuckp]

I am interested in the awning rail. Especially the installation

[Chuckp]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I am new to this, so bear with me. I have a round rod that runs where an awning would attach to the trailer. It appears that maybe an awning attached to this rod in the past. If that type of awning is a "bag" awning, that is probably what I need. Do you know how I can determine if that is what the rod is for?

Thanks,

Chuck

[RRJR]

If the rod is open on one side then yes you can instal a bagged one or have a custom one made up

[Chuckp]

The rod has two caps, one on each side. The caps appear to be glued on.

[Donna D.]

Posting a picture would help us help you Chuck.

[Chuckp]

Took the picture do not know how to send it

[Chuckp]

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[jimmied]

Originally Posted by Chuckp

Attachment 61345?

Ok do you want a real cheapie? I had an old 8 ft x 10 ft tarp lying around, so went to the rv dealer and obtained a 10 ft piece of rubber insert that would fit in the awning rail, and just sewed the rubber insert to the tarp and inserted it into the awing rail....real cheap way of doing it, and only takes a few minutes to install and remove, and had to buy 3 eight foot telescopic tent poles, rope and pegs from a camping store. Works well and minimum cost. Jim

[Chuckp]

The awning rail is a solid metal pipe, how would I insert a sewn rubber insert?

[jimmied]

I did not realize that the rail was a solid metal pipe, but I am sure that for a very small cost, your rv dealer would have a awning rail with a slit in it and then you could insert the tarp/rubber insert in it. I used fishing line with a large needle to sew the insert onto the tarp
I could download some pics if it would be of any help.

[Chuckp]

Thanks.

[jimmied]

It was very windy this particular day, so I held it down from the hitch as well as the rear bumper.
I did not take pics of the actual sewing but I think you may get the idea.

[Eddie Longest]

Chuck
It looks like your trailer came with an awning. Half the battle is over since you have the awning brackets are bolted to the roof. Looks like the PO added the pipe when he removed the awning. Since you have an anchor point for $75 you can go with a dining canopy's like the some of the Parkliner people are using.
Eddie
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...e-58473-3.html

[Francesca Knowles]

An awning rail is a piece of aluminum channel attached along its whole length directly to the trailer. The awning fabric itself slides into this channel, thus forming a leakproof full length seam between the trailer and the awning. According to my way of thinking, this feature alone makes the rail preferable to the bracket arrangement, which permits rainwater to run down the side of the trailer onto the "porch". The picture below shows such a rail, and a bag awning slid into it. As you can see, the rail is used not just for deploying the awning but for transport of same.

I highly recommend you install one of these- once you have one, you can use it to string just about anything from. My first awning was a tarp wedged into the rail using a piece of spline...it traveled with its three supporting poles rolled up inside. Worked just fine.

I've since installed a regular pulldown awning just like the big boys have using the same original rail for the fabric. Couldn't be happier!

Francesca

[mary and bob]

Looks to me like Chuck has some home made thing that a previous owned made up, almost like a big curtain rod??

[Chuckp]

Thanks all!