How To Mount An Awning Without A Roof Rack

Using a large washer and nut tighten until secure with a socket wrench.

How to mount an awning without a roof rack.

Replace the awning on the metal bar using your newly upgraded longer bolt. I am wanting to fit an awning to my 90 in prep for my oz loop. I was looking at this awning from oztent. But i really don t want to fit a roof rack as i cannot get my truck into the garage with one fitted.

Slide the bolt through the newly drilled hole. Mounting to a roof rack also offer other benefits like the ability to easily remove your solar panels if needed and the ability to mount an awning to them. Awning mounting without a roof rack. But a roof rack also adds expense and our roof mounted panels hold up just fine.

Place a stack of washers necessary to compensate for the curvature of the van roof on the bolt. Now raise the awning to the brackets and align the bolts with the brackets sliding them through the holes. Insert the horizontal poles and velcro up. It is 2 5m long.

Not to compromise your vehicles aesthetic tried and tested this system has been designed to suit everyone from the outdoorsy family to the wandering traveller and extreme off roader. The nylon nuts can now be wound on a couple of turns to hold the awning in place. 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.