Airstream Vintage Trailer Awning With Five Matching Window Awnings

 

A customer is trying out their Airstream Awning before the Rally dfoster@bellsouth.net

They made sure all 5 of the Airstream Window Awnings fit too dfoster@bellsouth.net

What Is Different About An Arched Vintage Trailer Awning?

 Right from the start, arched vintage trailer  awnings are made differently from traditional flat trailer awnings.

 Arched Vintage Trailer Awnings have pockets formed in the facings that surround the underside of the awning. The shock poles cross and seat into the corner pockets. dfoster@bellsouth.net

Arched vintage camper awnings have a tie strap centered on the underside, to keep the shock poles from sliding out of position.

Tie Strap is centered on the underside of an arched vintage trailer awning, to keep the shock poles from slipping out of position. dfoster@bellsouth.net

In the front corners of an arched vintage trailer awning, the pockets are hidden in the facings, so when using the awning without the shock poles the differences aren't noticeable.

The shock pole pockets are hidden in the facings on the underside of an arched vintage trailer awning. dfoster@bellsouth.net

Image of a shock pole pocket, disguised in the facing on the underside of an arched vintage trailer awning. dfoster@bellsouth.net

Measuring the shock poles, for each individual arched vintage trailer awning, is always a challenge. 

The shock poles need to be just the right length to arch the awning upward providing extra height underneath and incline for rain run off. dfoster@bellsouth.net

An arched vintage trailer awning, is suitable for the straight / level section of a c-channel  awning rail. The largest arched awnings that I make are the 8' x 8'size.

A Little Bit Of This and a Little Bit Of That

Sunbrella Americana will be an arched awning which has shock poles for extra height underneath and incline for rain run-off. dfoster@bellsouth.net

Springtime brings strong winds and heavy rain, so think about adding some springs to you tie-down lines. The longer, steel tent stakes grip the deeper level of top soil, when the top layer gets soggy from the rain

 

Testing out the shock pole lengths for the American Arched Awning

Arched awnings add extra height underneath and Incline for rain run-off. 

 

Sunbrella Sagebrush marine grade awning fabric 8' x 8' is one of the next inventory awnings planned dfoster@bellsouth.net

When the rain is pouring, and the winds are blowing at gale force, I lower all of the tent poles, and add bungee cords over the grommets, to keep the awning from slipping over the tent pole tips. Lowering all of the adjustable height tent poles, allows for quick rain run off during a downpour.

Finishing up the Airstream Clip-On window awnings this weekend. 

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Sunbrella Beverly is one of the patterns planned for Inventory Awnings. Clearing out some of the marine grade awning fabric found during inventory of storage room. dfoster@bellsouth.net

Sunbrella Eastridge Cocoa dfoster@bellsouth.net