roof rack awning

I made aroof tent of sorts tried it in the wind rain and it survived I was cold tho! Mk2 will be fully sealed!

jai_landrover said:

I made aroof tent of sorts tried it in the wind rain and it survived I was cold tho! Mk2 will be fully sealed!

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haw did you do that mate? i was thinking as they are £1000+ to buy i would have a pop at making one for my camping trailer

It wasn't pretty and it was a try out to see if I could but it sorta worked and I have plans for the Mk2 which will be similar to a hannibal. My tent was just 2x triangles made out of box section that slotted into the roof rack box and a tubular piece that screwed onto a thread at one point of the of the Triangle and a single nut hold the first triangle in the correct shape add a £25 bivvy tent and some cord to tie it down it sorta worked. Twas more a welding/ engineering exercise when I was bored one Sunday many moons ago when I had too much free time. The Mk2 will be fantastic! Propper fold out jobbie after I get my dashboard back together!

i was thinking about making one that folds out using the same material they make bench covers from its a thick waterproof stuff not sure about stitching it though

Dunelms have the foam but its expensive as I can get PVC material I have used it glued 2 layers of camping foam to it to make a sound deadening in the 90 seat box yet to be fitted but is water proof and very good Need to find a decent material for the actual hood need to find the supplier of the material used in these cheapo dome tents you get next on the list and get me Ma to stitch it all up for me!

jai_landrover said:

Dunelms have the foam but its expensive as I can get PVC material I have used it glued 2 layers of camping foam to it to make a sound deadening in the 90 seat box yet to be fitted but is water proof and very good Need to find a decent material for the actual hood need to find the supplier of the material used in these cheapo dome tents you get next on the list and get me Ma to stitch it all up for me!

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hold off getting the dome tent material i will send you down a material sample to have a look at and let me know what you think! PM me your address and i will post you an offcut i have in the garage

Ow Thats an offer Will do! Cheers G-man

Griffdowg said:

have you made one? tried it in the sun/wind/rain?...

thought not it just doesn't work unless you put a lot more thought and $$$ into it.

forgot my link also :doh:

hannibal awning: Hannibal - Awnings

G

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Nope, not done it yet - but no reason it shouldn't work in all weathers....it seems the ones you buy that are self supporting, adopt a couple of swing out arms and the canopy is pulled out and fixed......not sure about these in the wind - you have quite a lever arm going on there with a big area of 'sail' for the wind to blow on.....home-made one will be more secure and give you the option of having the outer edge lower if required when wind & rain.....will let you know when i get done so you can eat your words

Keep it simple - 99 times out 100 it always works

Steve110 said:

Nope, not done it yet - but no reason it shouldn't work in all weathers....it seems the ones you buy that are self supporting, adopt a couple of swing out arms and the canopy is pulled out and fixed......not sure about these in the wind - you have quite a lever arm going on there with a big area of 'sail' for the wind to blow on.....home-made one will be more secure and give you the option of having the outer edge lower if required when wind & rain.....will let you know when i get done so you can eat your words

Keep it simple - 99 times out 100 it always works

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Good luck. I did try it for Morocco, didn't work. gave up. bought the 2nd hand Hannibal side awning. The problem is, if its difficult or time consuming to erect (or requires constant adjustment) while your travelling then you just wont bother as awnings are 'nice' but not 'essential' (whereas beer and food are).

Overland Journal tested a number of awnings using a propped airplane and measureing wind speed. now show me a land rover magazine that performs any kind of test! I will try to hunt it out and supply more details.

adding also: you cannot always get pegs in the ground, uneven ground, food for thought. If you make an awning that stands up to the test I take my hat off to you. but to make one for little £££ and good performance? not possible. unless you nick materials

G

Right, it was the spring 201 issue of OJ.

they tested Eezi-Awn, Fiamma, Fox wing, Hannibal and 3 other american made ones.

they used the "prop wash" from a Howard DGA-15P sporting a supercharged 450Hp engine

eezi awn lasted till about 34mph.
Fiamma managed the 40mph 'test wind'
fox wing also just survived.
Hannibal ate up the 44mph winds

there were many other pros and cons listed, for example the Eezi awn will only accomodate someone who is 5'10" or less. I wont list them all.

Hannibal also got the editors choice award.

Hope this helps.

G

So you don't even need to fold the Hannibal away...unless you drive at more than 44mph

muddyfox said:

So you don't even need to fold the Hannibal away...unless you drive at more than 44mph

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What if it's windy and you drive off?

landroverjack said:

What if it's windy and you drive off?

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Depends on prevailing wind direction

G

Griffdowg said:

Depends on prevailing wind direction

G

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Haha well I already said I don't think I could ever spend that much on an awning but if I did I'd be very hesitant about putting it up if it was windy and especially hesitant about driving with it up whichever way the wind was blowing!!

G-Man I recieved your material sample this morning.Thanks for sending it. I'm very interested in getting a decent size sheet of that it looks to be the same stuff as used on gazebos. Any idea where I can get some and how much?