Awning for series 2a Land Rover
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I am looking for an awning for my Series 2a 1969 Dormobile. Has anyone any idea where to go to get one. Is it possible to get one that fits the side and goes round the back?
Not seen any with awnings, and thinking about it, not sure you would find suitable place to install the guide rails for an awning. Gutter rail is not really thick enough unless you had some means to clamp the guide rails and anything above would interfere with the roof closing.
Option would be one of those driveaway tents which fit on the back, main complaint would appear they are a bit fiddly to attach to the back of the vehicle.
Have a look here.
http://www.worldofcamping.co.uk/shop/sunncamp_moto_driveaway_awning__3492
It is most certainly possible, if you look at the picture below you should be able to see a standard caravan awning rail/channel fastened to Bea’s gutter. This goes along the complete side of the vehicle and takes a standard awning bead, we have a large acrylic canvas awning supported on its outside by 3 lightweight poles with guy ropes. It provides a quickly erected shade or rain protection generally for a lunch stop. The second photo shows a similar awning in use that we had fitted to our other Dormobile a few years ago by the same method.
Our prefered option at camp now is an Oz Tent RV2 as seen below, this is very quick to set up (it is called the ’30 second tent’, though it can be done quicker!) and is easily erected to fully enclose the rear of the vehicle. We have spent many nights camping with this configuration and it works well providing shelter, privacy and weather protection.The front roof of the tent will fit over and inside the rear roof gutter making a watertight connection. Not at all fiddly IMHO.It is seen here camping in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morroco.
Hope thats some help…….
Phil
I’m always ready to stand corrected, that looks good, how did you secure the rail, self tappers, bolts?
@Gramor wrote:
I’m always ready to stand corrected, that looks good, how did you secure the rail, self tappers, bolts?
Just what I was going to ask.
Hi all
Bea’s awning rail is bolted on with little brass BA bolts. I have just purchased some little stainless BA bolts to do exactly the same on Barney.
At leafer at ‘t pit there was a chap with a Fiama caravanstore awning on his landy. These fit onto a standard awning rail and everything rolls up into a bag. The side rails and legs fold out of the front rail. The legs can also fit into clips fitted to the vehicles bodywork. Great peice of kit, but the design and colours are terrible IMHO. Not to be used at classic events, but great when you are travelling and want to eat your lunch in the shade. Another down side is they seam to hold their value. Been looking on ebay, but they seam to sell for big bucks.
Mick
The white Dormobile I posted a picture of in this forum (Spotted in Switzerland) has an awning rail like this on both the RHS and LHS. It was also simply screwed into the side of the rain gutter with sheet metal screws.
At some point, my Dormobile had an awning rail screwed into the rear of the aluminum roof, above the fiberglass rain gutter, for an awning over the open rear door. I only have the mounting holes to remind me it was there. The fiberglass roof obviously closed over it without rubbing, since there is no damage to it or to the canopy fabric. Of course this awning could only be spread if the roof was lifted open.
-Jeremy
Hi All,
our main awning is a brownchurch awning that is made of traditional canvas (not nylon) it fits the full lenght of the roof and has 3 sides and windows.. it’s very traditional in a ‘bright green’ colour that is definitly ‘canvas’!
Its very strong and easy to put up. we use this all the time (about 2 days a month) and love the extra space and shelter it gives – we had christmas dinner in it out on Dartmoore one year – in the wind and rain – very warm and comfortable it was to!We’ve just bought a Khyam ‘porch awning’ that goes over the back which is very quick to put up as all the poles are fitted like a brolly! only cost £70 as well! it gives us enougth space to cook with the back door open, sit and eat whist protected from the elemets… we think it ‘s well worth the money .
and if we really want to go mad we’ve got an enormous ‘auto-haven’ erection that we sometimes fit on the back – but it’s very big and fiddly to put up for just one day.. we’ve only used it a few times but found the space useful.(simmilar to one in the middle photo from Phil above)
hope that helps
happy camping!
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