I found this website (http://home.earthlink.net/~johndolsen/id9.html) last
year and saw the awning idea and thought I'd try it. I used PVC pipe and
awning fabric. It came out pretty well. It's not all that large, but not too
bad. P-mail if you want more details.

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Vickery" <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:56 PM
Subject: DIY Awning Solutions

> Has anyone come up with for good DIY functional and inexpensive awning.  I
> have been looking for a used awning in the Denver area and have given up
> and
> starting thinking of making my own.
>
> So with awnings on my brain, I saw a truck go by with what looked like an
> awning on the side.  Then I realized it was 3" grey plastic conduit.  That
> got me thinking could you make a permanent awning with that tube, a tarp
> or
> awning material, a pole to roll it up on and a couple of end caps to hold
> the roll in the center of the tube.   Has anyone come up with something
> like
> this, or something better?   I have been using a tarp, a couple bungies
> and
> a couple extendable tent poles but it isn't quite good enough.
>