[boss_dj]

Good morning,

I'm having a hard time finding an awning and installer for my medium roof Transit. I found these pictures online, can one of y'all tell me what kind of awning and mounting brackets these are? TIA.

 

[sportcoupe]

I don't know the brand but it is mounted to the roof rack. Probably similar to the way my Thule is mounted.

Thule HideAway 10' Awning - on sale $713

Sharing this: The Thule HideAway 10 foot rack mount awning is normally $899 everywhere. https://www.thule.com/en-us/van-accessories/awnings/thule-hideaway---rack-mount-_-490010 I found it for $713 on sale with free shipping. This is oversize and ships LTL Freight. I ordered one. Arrives...

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[EddieZ]

I don't think there's any roof rack, in this case, though that is the most common place to mount an awning on a medium roof. Pretty sure this uses brackets mounted into the roof rack mounting points. If the awning manufacturer didn't provide the brackets, they are probably custom fabrications.

Note how the front of the awning falls short of covering the front of the slider door. That's because the awning manufacturer specifies a maximum distance of unsupported length, for the end of the awning.

On my build, I added a beefy 80-20 rail on the roof. My main desire was to use a tarp awning. BUT, the rail covers beyond the front of the slider, and it is strong enough that I could / may someday install a true awning to the rail, and it will cover the slider opening.

Project: Minimalist with kayak

yeah, that door-open-in-the-rain thing is a toughie. even in really light rains, water runs off the wall of the van above the door and drips into the doorway. seems like there should be a way to do a very small awning (1 foot? 2 feet?) that attaches magnetically to the wall above the door...

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[Janus9]

My guess would be the awning is from Dometic. They make leg less awnings that are very commonly used.

 

[Brianmcgaha]

My guess would be the awning is from Dometic. They make leg less awnings that are very commonly used.

Dometic 9500

 

[Mark Haas]

Greetings all. Just finished my Christmas present. A shiny new Overland Vehicle Systems Nomadic 180 awning. Had to bust out some Fab skills and I need a 6' ladder to deploy.

 

[Mark Haas]

Toying with shifting the awning forward to match the door opening. Minor concern about it hanging on only 2 brackets. Sheer load of 67lbs on 2- 8x1.25 SS bolts.