ANTMAN'S Thread
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2007toyota4runners
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WOW Im amazed with all the little touches you have thought of. Truly a GREAT build
Antman
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** THE $25 Awning Project (oh yeah.).
OK----This is a little silly, I admit. But- when an ARB awning costs around $200, and daycare is costing me over $1000 per month
you can see how this makes perfect sense, at least for now.
I'll save the "Honey I would reaaally like..." conversations for something I can get more use out of.
Price List:
3 qty 10'x1/2" steel conduit ($2 each)...................$6.00
2 qty 1/2" conduit elbows ($3 each)......................$6.00
1 qty 6"x8" tarp (bonus 2 pack at the Depot!).........$6.00
1 qty pack of strap ties ......................................$1.00
1qty roll of poly rope ..........................................$3.00
1 qty can of black spray paint .............................$3.00
Grand total of $25 bucks.
Here's the stuff!
Because I used a genuine tubing cutter for the conduit I feel like I can get rid of a few ghetto points.(?)
Here is a closeup of one of the 90' elbows. Even though the screw gets it pretty tight I used some stick epoxy in the hole to keep it together...forever.
Hint-By placing the conduit on the ground you can be sure both ends are facing exactly the same way.
Here she is in all her $25 glory. Setup takes all of 5 minutes tops, and it rolls up into itself easily.
The lines make it surprisingly sturdy, even in a light wind, but it's not exactly the perfect storm shelter. Great for shade, light rain, and to keep everything dew-free in the morning. I can open all the doors too.:trophy:
Go ahead and laugh, I don't care. Chances are, I have an awning for camping- and you don't.
Happy Modding!
OK----This is a little silly, I admit. But- when an ARB awning costs around $200, and daycare is costing me over $1000 per month
you can see how this makes perfect sense, at least for now.I'll save the "Honey I would reaaally like..." conversations for something I can get more use out of.
Price List:
3 qty 10'x1/2" steel conduit ($2 each)...................$6.00
2 qty 1/2" conduit elbows ($3 each)......................$6.00
1 qty 6"x8" tarp (bonus 2 pack at the Depot!).........$6.00
1 qty pack of strap ties ......................................$1.00
1qty roll of poly rope ..........................................$3.00
1 qty can of black spray paint .............................$3.00
Grand total of $25 bucks.
Here's the stuff!
Because I used a genuine tubing cutter for the conduit I feel like I can get rid of a few ghetto points.(?)
Here is a closeup of one of the 90' elbows. Even though the screw gets it pretty tight I used some stick epoxy in the hole to keep it together...forever.
Hint-By placing the conduit on the ground you can be sure both ends are facing exactly the same way.
Here she is in all her $25 glory. Setup takes all of 5 minutes tops, and it rolls up into itself easily.
The lines make it surprisingly sturdy, even in a light wind, but it's not exactly the perfect storm shelter. Great for shade, light rain, and to keep everything dew-free in the morning. I can open all the doors too.:trophy:
Go ahead and laugh, I don't care. Chances are, I have an awning for camping- and you don't.
Happy Modding!
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Antman
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Thanks Ukie!
Good point about the poles. If you look at the picture with the conduit, I bought 4 pieces with that intention. With the extra weight the tarp wants to sag.
What looks like a simple result actually took me about 6 hours of fiddling with to get it right! I can strap-tie the poles to the tarp if need be. I Plastidipped the poles so they have great grip on the tarp. Once the lines are tight it's hard to move!
Good point about the poles. If you look at the picture with the conduit, I bought 4 pieces with that intention. With the extra weight the tarp wants to sag.
What looks like a simple result actually took me about 6 hours of fiddling with to get it right! I can strap-tie the poles to the tarp if need be. I Plastidipped the poles so they have great grip on the tarp. Once the lines are tight it's hard to move!
Antman
Elite Member
scanny
Senior Member
I wonder if it can withstand heavy rain. Not sure if I can question the work of ANTMAN, but you might want to try to simulate it with garden hose before you go in the woods : )
And if I might I suggest an improvement - I think it would make it easier to hammer poles into the ground if you attached some sort of step (not sure how to call it) on the bottom part of poles.
And if I might I suggest an improvement - I think it would make it easier to hammer poles into the ground if you attached some sort of step (not sure how to call it) on the bottom part of poles.
SOcalTRAIL
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Man, I really dig it. Nice work!!!!! You got me thinking now....
Dusty Driftwood
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Cool, that reminds me of the make shift canopy for my old CRV. Yours has much higher built quality, but at least mine matches the color of the car :whipping2
As usual, nice work Antman
As usual, nice work Antman
Qjake
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NICE!! I like it :bravo: But only one ghetto point for the tubing cutter :wink2:
And I thought for sure we'd see a couple more tarps and a hole punch
:hiding:
And I thought for sure we'd see a couple more tarps and a hole punch
Antman
Elite Member
Yeah- I think in a downpour I would rather be somewhere other than under that tarp!
Thanks guys!
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