Show Me : DIY Truck Cap Awnings.

Use those polls to come out and connect to that while frame on the picture. Just happened they touch the tent sides right where we want them. Same tent. Zip tie them with bigger ones holds the back side Steady in the beach wind stake the fronts. . Have a smitty built I'm installing on the drivers side. Its at the house when I get home. travel with work.
When we back in at the beach the rear of the truck is always facing the water. Sit under the 10x10 and cook under the smittybilt.

 

That’s gnarly.

 

Sub’d For brainstorming. Hitting the Rockies for a few weeks at the end of the month and was laying awake last night thinking about how I’d build an awning. Was thinking of using a large diameter pvc mounted to the roof rack for storage then heavy duty canvas, telescoping poles, and simple mounting points. Would look crude I’m sure but it’s better than dropping 2 bills on a prefab roof awning.

 

For what it’s worth, I ended up buying one after wasting time and money trying to make a diy one work how I wanted.

Once I replaced the Bestop with a fiberglass shell, it made life way easier because of the shell rack.

You can find knockoff ARBs on eBay for around 100$-120$. I purchased one of these and it works well for what I need.

 

I have a softopper. Eventually wanna go with a slumberjack, but for now this cheap setup takes only 2-3 minutes to setup for one person.

Tent pools, guy lines, and a $15 tarp from Amazon. Rolls up into a small bag. I like this compared to a real roof mounted awning because of the versatility. Way easier to mount this anywhere on the truck rather than being stuck on one side.




Connects to the roof with these ball thingys

 

Love it! Nice setup. How’s the durability? Hold up pretty well in a stiff breeze?

 

Link to the one you got?

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6-6x8-2ft-...ing-Travel-Grey/192324954657?epid=13006573336

They keep dropping in price it seems. Almost silly to try to build one when these are so cheap now.

I paid 125$ last year for mine.

 

Had mine for 2 years, still looks new. Best bang for the buck.

 

Got an 8ft one for 300 bucks. I'll post some pics for if anyone wants to use them as a frame of reference but ARB 5ft ones start at 300 so you can't go wrong doing DIY.