R-pod Owners Forum : homemade awning http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : homemade awning Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:59:26 +0000 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:50:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15851 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ homemade awning : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152809#152809 Author: zzimmer3
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Posted: 20 Sep 2023 at 9:50am

]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:50:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152809#152809 homemade awning : I just bought one as well. Mine... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152808#152808 Author: zzimmer3
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Posted: 20 Sep 2023 at 9:47am

  I just bought one as well. Mine slides in really easy, i carry my little ladder with me, as long as the ground is ok i shouldn't fall off, i hope. it seems to work well and looks snazzy too. i like it. 

]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:47:31 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152808#152808 homemade awning : We have a Pahaque cover for... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152802#152802 Author: poohbill
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Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 8:11pm

We have a Pahaque cover for the slide because we camp in the trees so much, but one person on a teetering ladder is not sufficient for a load-and-pull install. You have to work it through. I've found it easier to simply sweep the top before retracting.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:11:32 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152802#152802 homemade awning : I ordered a medium duty tan tarp... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152800#152800 Author: zzimmer3
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Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 6:53pm

I ordered a medium duty tan tarp from Amazon. It only had 4 grommets on each side, so I ordered a grommet kit and made 5. One completely centered and then two were it starts to curve. Then on the ends. I bought 8' telescoping poles too. I had to add a grommet on the center of the pole side, I extended the center pole 8: and the two corner poles about 7' or so. It seems pretty good. ]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:53:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152800#152800 homemade awning : You may want to check a marine... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152798#152798 Author: lostagain
Subject: 15851
Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 6:38pm

You may want to check a marine supply for sail slides that can fit into the track.  They come in various shapes and sizes for the track.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:38:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152798#152798 homemade awning : Thanks! What do you use for the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152794#152794 Author: poohbill
Subject: 15851
Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 3:38pm

Thanks! What do you use for the awning? A common tarp?]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:38:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152794#152794 homemade awning : i'm uploading it now, my... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152793#152793 Author: zzimmer3
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Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 2:18pm

i'm uploading it now, my phone is super slow. but it is a 5/16" machine screw, 2"s long, i clamped the head in a vise, put a washer and nut almost all the way down, then tapped the screw over almost to a 90 degree. the head slides in the channel.
 
]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:18:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152793#152793 homemade awning : My attempts to use that track... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152791#152791 Author: poohbill
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Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 1:21pm

My attempts to use that track have been thwarted by the downspout interfering with the feed. Can you share your hardware design?]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:21:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152791#152791 homemade awning : this is a crappy pic of my homemade... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15851&PID=152788#152788 Author: zzimmer3
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Posted: 19 Sep 2023 at 12:08pm

this is a crappy pic of my homemade awning. its a 10x10 tan tarp, with homemade 5/16" machine screws slid into the track.

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