To compliment the tent and the campsite, I've added a Shadyboy Awning. One of our members, Country Home Campers, brought one to the Mountain Rendezvous, and now that the tent situation is resolved, it was time to mount it.
You can check out the awning at Country Home Campers here! They sell it for $401.00 plus shipping.
With the sides of the Yakima bars easily accessible, I used them to mount the anwing, by attaching a 7/8" aluminum rod to the backside of the awning using a piece of 80-20 so that I can use carriage bolts to allow me to adjust the position of the awning. There are only two mounting screws on the awning, and trying to adapt that to my truck wasn't going to work, so the 80-20 created a slot that runs the length of the awning.
On to the photos...
The inner diameter of the Yakima bar is just over 7/8".
I drilled a hole to secure the awning, and then used sand paper to remove the burrs and clean out the bars.
I threw the 7/8" aluminum rod on a lathe and cleaned up the ends, drilled a hole, and tapped it (1/4-20 threads), drilled a slightly larger clearance hole for the shoulder of the carriage bolt. This worked a lot better then I expected. I'm hoping the threads hold up to offroad abuse. I used 1" carriage bolts, so a good 3/4" of threads are seated.
Here's the backside of the mount with the temporary bolts locking the mount in. I'll probably use a lock to replace the bolts.
So there ya go. That's the installation.
Here's an overall shot for perspective! The size of this thing on a 4Runner is PERFECT!
Deployment and video will come when I take it out next!
You can check out the awning at Country Home Campers here! They sell it for $401.00 plus shipping.
With the sides of the Yakima bars easily accessible, I used them to mount the anwing, by attaching a 7/8" aluminum rod to the backside of the awning using a piece of 80-20 so that I can use carriage bolts to allow me to adjust the position of the awning. There are only two mounting screws on the awning, and trying to adapt that to my truck wasn't going to work, so the 80-20 created a slot that runs the length of the awning.
On to the photos...
The inner diameter of the Yakima bar is just over 7/8".
I drilled a hole to secure the awning, and then used sand paper to remove the burrs and clean out the bars.
I threw the 7/8" aluminum rod on a lathe and cleaned up the ends, drilled a hole, and tapped it (1/4-20 threads), drilled a slightly larger clearance hole for the shoulder of the carriage bolt. This worked a lot better then I expected. I'm hoping the threads hold up to offroad abuse. I used 1" carriage bolts, so a good 3/4" of threads are seated.
Here's the backside of the mount with the temporary bolts locking the mount in. I'll probably use a lock to replace the bolts.
So there ya go. That's the installation.
Here's an overall shot for perspective! The size of this thing on a 4Runner is PERFECT!
Deployment and video will come when I take it out next!
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