Answers to Frequently Asked Awning Questions

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

New Order Of Marine Grade Awning Fabric Is On It's Way!

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Just as my inventory of vintage trailer awning fabric was dwindling down, I was given the opportunity to purchase some more first quality, o...
Monday, April 22, 2013

The Airstream Club and Vintage Trailer Rally Pictures

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Click the link to see the pictures from The Airstream Club and Vintage Trailer Rally at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. https://picasaweb.g...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Weekend Camping Awning

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When you only have a weekend to go camping, and you don't want to spend the time or effort to set up a 12 foot awning, how about having ...
Monday, March 11, 2013

How To Install An Awning Rail On Your Vintage Travel Trailer

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        How To Install A C-Channel Awning Rail On Your Vintage Trailer 1) Clean off and dry, the area where the awning rail will b...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Trying Out My Vintage Trailer Front Window Awning Framework Today

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Yesterday, I installed a 5' white awning rail above the front window on my Tag-A-Long camping trailer. The  awning rail has a 3/8...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

The Early Bird Gets The Worm

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As usual for this time of year, there is a waiting line, for custom vintage trailer awning orders. I know this information is disappointin...
Friday, February 22, 2013

Framework For A Vintage Trailer Front Window Awning

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I have regularly been making rock guard awnings, but sometimes vintage trailers don't come equipped with protective rock guards to use a...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

It's The Airstream Club ( TAC) Rally Reservation Time Already!

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Stone Mountain
Monday, January 21, 2013

Spring 2013 Vintage Trailer Awning Fabric Has Arrived!

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 The New Vintage Trailer Awning Fabric has Arrived and is Riding in Style in the back of our '67 XL Ranchero Click the slideshow ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

I Started a Vintage Trailer Awnings by Kristi Facebook Page

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  I have been working on several Facebook pages, over the last couple of weeks. Facebook is a new challenge for me, but many of you have...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

My New Vintage Trailer Awning

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Frequent visitors to my Vintage Awnings blog know that each November is when inventory and sewing machine maintenance is completed. I  also ...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

"Sisters on the Fly" and other Vintage Trailers Viewed While Camping at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia Fall 2012

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We had the pleasure of viewing and photographing many unique and vintage trailers, while camping at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia. The ...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

What Details Differentiate My Custom Vintage Trailer Awnings From The Rest?

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There are special detailed features that distinguish my vintage trailer awnings from other rope and pole awnings. The construction, fabric...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Georgia Shasta Gathering Has Invited Other Vintage Trailers

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 New Facebook Pages for 2013: http://www.facebook.com/vintagetrailerawnings (LIKE) http://www.facebook.com/kristi.foster.161 (FOLLOW) ...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Pet Crate Covers by Kristi Will be for Sale at The Next Rally

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The Pet Crate Cover is designed to fit the Mid-West Life Stages Double Door Series 1622DD X-small crate. The dimensions of the crate, that t...
Saturday, September 1, 2012

How To Set Up A Vintage Trailer Awning All By Yourself

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In our 1968 Avion instruction manual there is a picture of a device for a person to set up a vintage trailer awning all by themself . To...
Friday, August 31, 2012

Today I Designed and Created A Pet Crate Cover

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https://picasaweb.google.com/102508300905463390757/CrateCover#slideshow/5782963054165002130 Today I decided to be creative and designed ...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Scalloped Valances on Vintage Trailer Awnings

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The scalloped valances, on some vintage trailer awnings I have seen, appear to be cut out randomly rather than following the design and patt...
Saturday, August 18, 2012

How To Make Your Awning Taut-Tauter-Tautest !

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Several Factors Contribute To How Taut Your Vintage Trailer Awning Is: 1.) Manipulating the height of adjustable height tent ...
Monday, July 30, 2012

Texsport Tent Poles Put to the Ultimate Test

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The first time camping, using our new Texsport adjustable height tent poles, we experienced an unexpected storm. The tent poles were really ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Vintage Trailer Awning Fabric That Just Arrived

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2018 Update: This is a very old post, which keeps coming up in searches and inquired about. Sattler aquired Outdura quite a few years ago. ...