So, last July I bought me an awning and it sat in the garage for the last 6 months.
I decided on the Shadyboy over other awnings for two reasons...
1. the seller claims its only 15lbs... I never put it on the scale but it is super light...
2. It packs small, only 49.25" long by 4" high and 3" deep, but it has a coverage of 10' long by 6' deep. That's about 60 square feet !!!
The roof has a bubble shape to it so that should keep the water from pooling.
The only things I see this putting some folks away from it, is the set up.
I havent owned or set up any other brand awning but judging by how set-ups go, I would say it takes an whole 10 extra minutes to set this one up over the competition...
Of course I could be wrong...
So, the initial plan was to put it on the rear where we hang out to cook and chill out....until I came across Fred's arm.
Problem was, that was not going to pay $400+ shipping for this product.
So, I decided to build my own...
Here are some pics....
I took down my Trade's man roof rack and added one quarter of the rim I had taken off a few years back.... and integrated a pivot point on the driver side rear corner.
I bought a couple of metal bushings, some pipe, some steel, some aluminum and some bolts and threaded knobs and put it all together....
I decided on the Shadyboy over other awnings for two reasons...
1. the seller claims its only 15lbs... I never put it on the scale but it is super light...
2. It packs small, only 49.25" long by 4" high and 3" deep, but it has a coverage of 10' long by 6' deep. That's about 60 square feet !!!
The roof has a bubble shape to it so that should keep the water from pooling.
The only things I see this putting some folks away from it, is the set up.
I havent owned or set up any other brand awning but judging by how set-ups go, I would say it takes an whole 10 extra minutes to set this one up over the competition...
Of course I could be wrong...
So, the initial plan was to put it on the rear where we hang out to cook and chill out....until I came across Fred's arm.
Problem was, that was not going to pay $400+ shipping for this product.
So, I decided to build my own...
Here are some pics....
I took down my Trade's man roof rack and added one quarter of the rim I had taken off a few years back.... and integrated a pivot point on the driver side rear corner.
I bought a couple of metal bushings, some pipe, some steel, some aluminum and some bolts and threaded knobs and put it all together....
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, I passed over the video. That is a really nice setup. 
