How To Mount An Awning Without A Roof Rack

But i really don t want to fit a roof rack as i cannot get my truck into the garage with one fitted.

How to mount an awning without a roof rack.

I was looking at this awning from oztent. With the awning laid on its front slide the 20 millimetre bolts into the channel along the back of the awning. Place a stack of washers necessary to compensate for the curvature of the van roof on the bolt. Using a large washer and nut tighten until secure with a socket wrench.

The nylon nuts can now be wound on a couple of turns to hold the awning in place. It is 2 5m long. As avid campers and 4x4 enthusiasts ourselves we struggled to find a solution in the current marketplace to mount our awning without bulky roof racks. Awning mounting without a roof rack.

Insert the horizontal poles and velcro up. I am wanting to fit an awning to my 90 in prep for my oz loop. But a roof rack also adds expense and our roof mounted panels hold up just fine. A bit longer than the roof length of the 90 which is 2 1m long.

With the vertical poles clear you can unroll your awning fabric all of the way and extend out one vertical leg at a time twisting them to lock their internal locking mechanism to secure them into place making sure one side is slightly lower to allow water run off. Replace the awning on the metal bar using your newly upgraded longer bolt. Now raise the awning to the brackets and align the bolts with the brackets sliding them through the holes.