Andrew previously posted:
"Thanks!
You have no idea how much I've spent at Home Depot/Lowes lol.
My next DIY project is to make one of those tarp awnings that will pull out from my roof rack from a tube. Some tarp poles and such and I'll have one so much cheaper than the ones you can buy pre-made.
I'll have to crank it up by hand...but who cares?"
Get a hold of Aaron (funrover) about the awning. This was something that he was researching and planning on doing awhile back and he will know where his posts are. At any rate, he posted quite a few links to sites with a lot of information on a home made awning that may save you some time and give you some good ideas.
Here is one of his that I found by doing a site search for the word "awning". It was in the build threads.
http://frontrange4x4.com/forums/show...ghlight=awning
You know you have been into Lowes/Home Depo too much when you have people greeting you by name and asking how your rig project is going....