How To Make Porch Awnings By Hand
If you’re going to travel, you’re going to want a way to live outdoors without being ravaged by the elements, and a caravan porch awning is a no brainer solution. Looking to protect your family from the weather on your next road trip? Follow these instructions.
Difficulty: Simple
Instructions
Items You Will Use:
1. Canvas tarp
2. Tape measure for dimensions
3. Preferably nylon rope
4. Stakes for tents
5. Tent Poles (completely adjustable)
6. Scotchguard with weatherproofing capabilities
The Creation Stage
This simple step is simply determining how big your caravan awning should be based on the space you have. Use your tape measure to figure out the caravan’s length. Tarps made out of canvas can be obtained in many sizes, but most are around nine feet in depth.
Purchasing Canvas Tarp
Call up a verified canvas tarp seller and try to speak with someone who knows what they’re doing. Let them know how big your caravan is and what you want to do with it, then order the tarp perfect for you.
Purchase What Leftovers You Need
Any outdoors store will do — simply purchase tent stakes and poles as well as that nylon rope. The best thing to do here is to get one hundred feet of the nylon rope and six tent poles. By using pre-made cuts, you can make the building process very simple. Assemble all your items together once your canvas tarp arrives, and get ready to put your caravan porch awning together. Give it a trial run at home before bringing it on the road.
Stop In An Appropriate Area
Move your caravan into a big enough area to accommodate the size awning you’re going to build. Your best bet is to park over an area of soft earth. If you end up stopped over tar, you can use tent stakes and large metal nails to drive through the roadway. If you’re dealing with concrete, hammer a stake into a crack to avoid surface damage.
Setting Up Your caravan Porch Awning
Flatten out your canvas tarp on the ground. Arrange it so that it is placed beside the caravan in the appropriate manner. Move one tent pole’s tip into the grommet at a corner of the canvas tarp that is closest to the caravan, being careful to raise the corresponding awning’s corner until that tent pole has become vertical. Keep this pole in the right position until a securing line is staked into the ground.
Installing Your Awning Line
Make your awning line by using fifteen feet of that nylon rope you bought. At one end, create a loop and knot tightly so that loop will stick around at the proper side of your rope. Use that loop to hook it over the highest point of the vertical pole — this will allow the other end to be secured with a stake which will be pressed down into the canvas by the loop. Make sure the loose end of the rope is always nailed down with a stake.
Finishing Your Remaining Materials
Connect your final tent poles to their corresponding grommets. When finished, you should be looking at three awning poles for the rear and three more for the front of the awning.
Weatherproofing Your Awning
Last but not least, spray your canvas tarp with your Scotchguard. Make sure you give your caravan porch awning three hours to dry, and then apply a second coat. When it is finally all dry, your awning should be perfectly waterproofed for years. When you’ve finished using it, take the awning apart and store somewhere cool and dry.
If you are in need of protection from the elements while away on family excursions, you might want a caravan awning. Why not buy a retractable awning for yourself or even build it yourself? Do a little digging and you’ll turn up some fine prices for materials and more, as long as you’re looking at trusted websites that carry the appropriate merchandise.
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