How To Make A Rope And Pole Awning

The other end of the rope goes in end and out the other and then tie into a knot in the end.

How to make a rope and pole awning. Begin on one side of the canopy and pull the nylon ropes taut while someone else holds the other pole in place. This fabric is water and mildew resistant and is also flame retardant. We have a hand me down awning for our 64 kencraft that really needs to be replaced but i like to save money and do things myself. Besides seat cushions and fabrics awnings usually need replacing on many vintage campers.

It attaches to the trailer by means of what s called an awning rail. Rope and pole awnings must be removed and stored before you move your vehicle. According to girl camping many vintage trailers were designed to accommodate what s known as a pole and rope awning made of fabric. Lay a washer over each tent pole tip with the ropes hanging down.

Using wooden closet rod randy mckinley made his own poles. You then form a loop which goes around the stake. Hole drilled in each piece to join together. A storage bag can be purchased separately.

Shademaker also manufactures a simple rope and pole awning for the rv and utility markets. When the one end is around the stake and the other end is on the top of the pole after putting the awning on the pole pull the adjustment to tighten the rope. Start beneath the canopy and put one end of each pole into a grommet on the corner of the tarp. The strip for the awning rope has been zig zag stitched and hemed.

Fifteen foot wide model pictured they will work where there is very little space between the top of the door and the roof. The tent pole corner grommet reinforcement pieces and the tie down loops. Rope pole awnings have a gold white striped heavy duty 10 oz. Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial on making an awning.

Standard widths are 8 10 12 and 15. This is usually a narrow strip of metal with a channel in it to hold the awning s edge.