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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Topic: Awning mod Posted: 26 May 2016 at 11:10pm |
We went to the Pod in the Pines Event at Burney Falls State Park last weekend and so I finally got to try out the third pole I added to my awning and it made a big difference. I had seen a picture that someone had posted with their awing with 3 poles. I had to mess around with the pole heights because it was raining off and on the whole time we were there. If the center pole is all the way up and the outer poles were at their lowest point the rain would run off and I had no pooling water.
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Gandy
Newbie Joined: 26 May 2016 Location: Bend, OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 27 May 2016 at 2:14am |
Nice awning. How do you have the tarp connected to the RPod? I have just begun to make my own from a 9 foot flexible tent pole on the RDome connector part. The tent pole will go through a sleeve on the tarp and then thread through the "C" holder along the edge of the pod. Will post pictures from this weekend if it actually works for me
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Posted: 27 May 2016 at 5:58am |
Good stuff! It looks like the dog enjoys your creation. |
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 27 May 2016 at 9:06am |
"Nice awning. How do you have the tarp connected to the RPod?" There are some close-up pictures at the bottom of this post showing the rope sewn in to the tarp and then ran thru the rail
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6786 |
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 27 May 2016 at 9:11am |
Nice job. My mods details the awning I just finished. Mine used a rope sewn into one side of the fabric. That slides into the rail. i used the same method with a smaller rope for the slide-out cover I made. What kind of tarp material did you use?
Edit: I just saw the answer in your post that was not there when I started typing. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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scentralmt
Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2015 Location: Montana Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 28 May 2016 at 12:20am |
Here is my post from last year. Easy project and now am seeing more ideas for improvement.
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Curtis
2014 177 2001 F150 |
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J&Jcf
Groupie Joined: 17 Aug 2014 Location: central Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Posted: 29 May 2016 at 6:12pm |
I found bolts that heads would slide thru the channel and put them in each tarp hole. I use a rod with L shape hook on end from my other trailers awning to pull thru channel if bolt heads snags. I had old adjustable tent poles that I use for other side and one pole in first hole away from trailer by the door for opening clearance. I use this if staying for less than a week. Otherwise I put up the dome if staying in one place for a week or more. The dome came with our trailer when I bought it used otherwise I probably would not buy one.
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J. - 2011 rpod 171
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Podinaroundbc
Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2015 Location: Alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Posted: 30 May 2016 at 5:20pm |
Nice work on awning. We built an extra awning for over night stays while traveling. We use the dome most of the time. Where did you get the tire cover?
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Art & Brenda
Jake the dog 2015 179 HRE 2012 Nissan Titan |
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JandL
Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2014 Location: California Online Status: Offline Posts: 364 |
Posted: 30 May 2016 at 6:24pm |
I ordered the tire cover came from Custom Tire Covers
https://www.custom-tire-covers.net/ |
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JandL
2013 Honda Ridgeline 2012 177 2 Paynes in a Pod |
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Grey51shadw
Newbie Joined: 28 May 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 30 May 2016 at 10:38pm |
Any pics on this one with the bolt heads. Unfortunately I don't own a sewing machine or zipper foot. Own the tarp and poles though. Is the dome that difficult? seems no one uses it.
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'16 F150SC ..aRtPODist at large |
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