Awning Idea ...
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Topic: Awning Idea ...
Posted By: Footslogger03
Subject: Awning Idea ...
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2012 at 6:31pm
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OK ...so we used to own a T@B teardrop camper - - let's get that out of the way first. Still belong to their Yahoo user group. Just so happens a T@B owner has a camper with a box or case awning from a company called "Carefree of Colorado". Saw pics and due to the small size and exaggerated curve of the roofline the edges of the awning stick out beyond the roof ...but it's funtional.
Anway, since we are just up the road a piece here in Wyoming I decided to contact the company and get a brochure and specs. Turns out they have a model that would work on a Pod. One requirement would likely be that I remove the track for the R-Dome, which really doesn't bother me since we don't use it anyway (still new in box). This was a long winded way of asking if anyone else has considered going this route and if so ...was it sucessful. I would really like to have a traditional RV awning on our 177. Thanks in advance, 'Slogger ------------- Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2012 at 9:34pm
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Any way to post a pic of this model? This reminds me, someone on another forum I visit just bought an Aliner - it has an interesting self-supporting awning which looked like a possible winner for the pod, too. Just found a pic from an Aliner brochure:
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2012 at 9:36pm
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Found a link with lots more pics. Apparently it is called a "Fast Pack" awning. http://www.jonathanhrovath.com/gallery/index.php?album=public/misc-stuff/other-stuff - http://www.jonathanhrovath.com/gallery/index.php?album=public/misc-stuff/other-stuff ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 8:37am
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Looks dangerously like a kite just waiting to fly. I wonder how it holds up to even a slight breeze? ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 9:30am
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Our neighbor just sold his Aliner. I would be afraid that awning would act like a sail, and the trailer would wind up in Oz. Not a lot of weight there... ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: Footslogger03
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 9:58am
===================== No ...this is a traditional vinyl awning with poles that can either be attached to the side of the camper or rest on the ground. Here's a link to a picture of it on Facebook. The T@B is considerably shorter than a Pod so it sticks out at both ends. On the Pod it would not extend past the roofline. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2194584896493&set=o.24931511064&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf 'Slogger ------------- Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 10:03am
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I agree that it would catch every breeze - but so does any awning, including the R-Dome. Especially when it is all unzipped. Probably isn't much easier for setup, you would still have to slide it into a channel, put together a long tent pole and insert it, then stake down the two cords. All about the same as the Dome. Then again, the Dome's biggest drawback is all the material you have to deal with. Not much material in that Fast Pack. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: this_is_nascar
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 1:30pm
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Darn guys. Don't be so hard on the awning that comes with the Aliner. Compared to the awning we have on our R-Pods, ............................... oh, that's right. We don't have one.
------------- "Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 2:13pm
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I do sometimes miss the bag awning from our popup days. At least it was already attached to the camper. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: this_is_nascar
Date Posted: 16 Jul 2012 at 7:47am
Same here. My wife and I were talking about this the other day. Certainly, not the best of an awning, but definitely better than nothing.
------------- "Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
Posted By: burge16
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 12:10am
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Hi, I'm a newbie RV'er, and my R-Pod 177 came with the awning. I've used it 4 times now, and found it really hard at first, cause I'm only 5"2". My friends would help me, but I've come up with a few tricks so I can put it up myself. I purchased a can of silicone spray, and I wiped the plastic piece that you put in the track with a cloth soaked in it. Then I push it through the track, and with the help of a light weight stepladder, guide it along the track until it hits one of the screws that holds the track on and stops (when you get it past the screw you can push it smoothly till the next screw it hits). I have also taken the entire front panel off, as I tied it open all the time anyways, and that's helped a lot also. There is a lot of fabric otherwise that makes it more difficult to put up. I hope this helps a bit, I've had many compliments on the awning when it's all set up, and my friends with the big automatic roll out awnings are more than impressed with my "little extra room".
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Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 7:38am
We're short people too!  and found that when you get the bars extended to where you'd like them, just mark it with a sharpie and the next time, it'll be easier on the neck  We are also thinking of getting a taller step ladder....  ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: Footslogger03
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 10:30am
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Are we talking about the R-Dome here ...or another type of anwning ?
Thanks, 'Slogger ------------- Livin' the Dream ...'Slogger |
Posted By: burge16
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 10:55am
| Yup, talking about the R-Dome. And my step ladder is 4 steps, but I get higher when I step on the wheel well which I try not to do. |