DIY 270 telescoping awning mounts for rack with an iKamper RTT

[PapaDave]

BTW I have no idea what the music is playing the background. Must have been off the tv

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Design is done and I’m waiting for a quote from my local Fab shop as I don’t weld

 

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Finally got my mounts welded and mounted!

 

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Quick little video of how it works in rough form

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Did a rough install of the mounts with awning. It was challenging to get the mounts paralell, level, and the awning mount holes drilled level. I still need to finish the locking mechanism and the set screws are in. Once I finalize everything I will paint them.

They are so strong I can hang my body weight off of each mount alone. Stowed the awning is 1/2” away from the tent and then it extends 4” out to allow the tent to open. It is tucked close which I am happy about.



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[PapaDave]

Finished! Primed, painted, and mounted. And surprisingly….they actually work great!

They slide out 4” to allow the iKamper to open to the side. They are each strong enough to hold my body weight. They have a push button release, a safety bolt so they can’t come apart, and set screws to make sure it doesn’t rattle on the trail.

OverlandPros 6k 270 awning purchased with the member discount here on the OLB store and mounted to my @KB Voodoo ProMax Rack

 

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Did section 3 and part of Section 4 of the Idaho BDR till we hit snow. It rained…a lot!

Awning was STOUT! As you can see in the video in the next post

 

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Trail tested!

 

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Telescoping awning mounts have been working perfectly

 

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I added LED’s to my 270 awning and a dimmable switch. I like project boxes and used one as an electrical junction box to tidy up the wires. There’s enough slack to allow the awning to telescope in and out.

Unrelated I added carpet tiles to my iKamper. Helps with the cold and the knees!

 

[jeepers29]

I added LED’s to my 270 awning and a dimmable switch. I like project boxes and used one as an electrical junction box to tidy up the wires. There’s enough slack to allow the awning to telescope in and out.

Unrelated I added carpet tiles to my iKamper. Helps with the cold and the knees!

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Looks good. I have a coupke questions. What awning is that? How are you liking the Ikamper and does adding the carpet give any concerns about condensation? Thanks for any replys.

 

[PapaDave]

Looks good. I have a coupke questions. What awning is that? How are you liking the Ikamper and does adding the carpet give any concerns about condensation? Thanks for any replys.

The awning is Overland Pros, I got it using the Overland Bound discount and I like it. I really like my iKamper, it’s the second one I’ve had. So much room inside! I’ve never had condensation in it before and now I added a Propex heater that totally dries it out for winter camping.

 

[jeepers29]

Thank you. Is the second hose on your heater used for intake or do you have 2 for supplying heat? Love the way you stow the heater.

 

[PapaDave]

Thank you. Is the second hose on your heater used for intake or do you have 2 for supplying heat? Love the way you stow the heater.

It is a cold air return. I was gonna get fancy and make ductwork underneath and route the air in through the floor, but this option was less invasive and works great.

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[jeepers29]

It is a cold air return. I was gonna get fancy and make ductwork underneath and route the air in through the floor, but this option was less invasive and works great.

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Very nice. It also gets rid of the problem of sucking in exhaust fumes. My guess is that setup gets it warm enough for my even my wife to quit griping about how cold it is. LOL

 

[PapaDave]

Very nice. It also gets rid of the problem of sucking in exhaust fumes. My guess is that setup gets it warm enough for my even my wife to quit griping about how cold it is. LOL

The Propex heater is basically a small home furnace. We set it to 65° like at home to sleep and it cycles on and off through the night. Low battery and propane consumption and my wife is very happy!

 

[jeepers29]

The Propex heater is basically a small home furnace. We set it to 65° like at home to sleep and it cycles on and off through the night. Low battery and propane consumption and my wife is very happy!

Do you have a link for heater? All I seem to find are the diesel heaters. Assuming yours is not a diesel.

 

[PapaDave]

Do you have a link for heater? All I seem to find are the diesel heaters. Assuming yours is not a diesel.

It is not diesel but they are expensive. The trade off is basically zero maintenance issues and very reliable. Diesel heaters take some work to get them consistent. The propex HS2211 is an external mount which is great but I ended up making my ammo can box to hide it and store the hoses.

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[jeepers29]

It is not diesel but they are expensive. The trade off is basically zero maintenance issues and very reliable. Diesel heaters take some work to get them consistent. The propex HS2211 is an external mount which is great but I ended up making my ammo can box to hide it and store the hoses.

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Thank you. Yep those are pricey but if it gives you 4 season camping, it will pay itself off. Thanks for the link.

 

[Ebbs]

Thank you. Yep those are pricey but if it gives you 4 season camping, it will pay itself off. Thanks for the link.

Having bought a diesel heater that has been finicky... I'm definitely going to propane... the other thing that some folks don't think about is the diesel heaters don't cycle on or off... just low to high. so while dave was able to maintain a nice 65... my tent (same ikamper) 30' away was 80, then 40, then 80 (all windows wide open) with me waking up to turn it off/on. (thankfully it was only like mid 20's out or it might not have fired back up again when I needed it to)
the result is that I have to plan for my heater NOT to work (or risk freezing at night)...where as with the propane Dave can actually bring less bedding.