Rain Protection Inside Bed Cap (With Cap Windows Open)

Hey all,

Heading to Assateague Island, Maryland this weekend. It's supposed to rain, but we aren't going to let that stop us. When I overland, I sleep in the bed with an air mattress and the windows open. I have an ARE cap that has sliding glass windows with bug netting. I need to make something that will hang over top of the windows to prevent rain from getting in. Anyone have any ideas?

I thought about setting up a canopy over top of the truck, but there has to be a better and easier way.

I also thought about making something similar to the rain guards that go along the edge of cab windows (which I have), but I don't think they would be too effective, since water will be dripping down vertically.

Thanks,
Zach

 

I usually attach an awning but I also rigged up a ghetto solution that I used a couple of times when I didn't feel like setting up the awning. I took a leftover piece of plexiglas that I had, put some suction cups on one side and drilled a hole on the opposite side. Stick the suction cups to the fiberglass and then run a piece of paracord from the thing to my wheel to keep it from moving around when the wind blew. I also used a second piece of plexi to cover the gap between the shell and the cab; a couple of magnets on one side held it to the cab and allowed me to leave the front window open without getting rain splashed on my head. Like I said, ghetto but it worked until they cracked.

I thought about adding an awning track on either side (ex. https://www.sailrite.com/Awning-Track-Aluminum-96) but didn't want to drill a bunch of holes in the shell.