Awning for 2016 rpod 182g

Hey everyone! First trip went well to Winston-Salem,aka arctic winter wonderland this weekend. 5inches of snow that stuck around!

See my mods (here is a direct link) to see the awning I made. Since doing so, we had an accident which required that our RP179 go to the factory for repair. As part of that, the door side was replaced. Since the new side had the mounting plates, we also were able to get an awning added. I would not recommend having an accident to get one. Making an awning yourself is a better and less expensive option. 

I’ll pull the out r-dome and see how tough it is to put up by myself. If it’s not too hard I’m sure I’ll appreciate the space when I’m at a 4-5 day dog show or if we go on a Scuba trip with the two of us.

+1 to the Pahaque awning, I have one. If you want a color pick the Pahaque site sells them, bit more expensive.

Originally posted by meljr Originally posted by furpod You cannot add the Thule to a model that didn't come with it. The mounting plates are not in the wall. It is also, a one or the other deal, because the keder rail for the dome mounts in the same place as the awning mounts. Many owners have either made, or had made, a awning sheet to just slide into the keder rail, and bought posts from a repair parts place, or from a old tent, etc. Here is a link to a YouTube video from an r-pod owner who raised his dome rail and mounted an awning.  It looked like a lot of work to me and way over my skill level, but it just goes to show you can do almost any modification if you are determined or demented enough. -meljr

BUT, as I stated, he doesn't have any backer plates in the wall. So, yes, it can be done, but not properly or safely. Hopefully his awning won't ever catch the wind wrong and tear off the side. I know my way around pods, trust me.

It's agreed here, pretty much any mod CAN be done with enough money and effort. But for most, they wouldn't be worth it.