Making An Awning Out Of A Tarp

Use spring clamps to secure the tarp to the rv awning.

Making an awning out of a tarp.

Place one plastic 5 gallon bucket in each corner of the square. Enigmatic nomadics 126 047 views. Using a tarp as an awning living in a van duration. Once you have the shade tarp in place and staked down run a length of rope across the rv awning attaching it.

Find out why close. Select a 12 by 12 foot location on. Measure 4 6 inches up from the bottom of the inner 1 inch pole and make a line. Making a outdoor roof out of a tarp tied to the trailer.

Using a tarp as an awning living in a van duration. Your finished product looks great. Items you will need 1 8 foot piece of 1 4 inch steel rod 1 8 foot by 10 foot tarp 3 16 inch nylon rope 50 feet 2 large washers big enough to fit over the tent pole tips sandpaper 4 stakes hammer 2 tent poles thread 100 percent polyester sewing machine. Use rope down to tent stakes to secure the corners of the awning.

Slide the poles together just up to where your mark meets the top edge of the outer pole. My residence was not designed with energy efficiency in mind and so relied 100 on ac to keep it cool. Pour 1 bag of. Using the holes already on the outer pole as guides drill holes in the 1 inch pole.

Hurricane ike hit us in 2008 and knocked out power for a few days. We recently moved into a house with a small deck out back. Use additional tent stakes to secure the shade tarp to the ground. The sun isn t too terribly hot but i m considering putting up an awning canopy using a solid tarp that could provide shade and shelter from rain.

I made this awning in attempt to keep it cooler inside by blocking the radian. Clear all debris from the area where you want to construct the tarp shade awning. Thanks for the ideas. Diy van awning for under 50.

Place a 4 inch diameter 2 foot long polyvinyl.