Bought myself a little awning for the rear end.

[elty001]

Got this off eBay the other day.
Had a bit of a play around with it today and I'm really pleased with it.
Took 10 mins to unpack and fit to the back of the truck.
No more arsing around with tarps this does just the job.:thumb2

 

[jims-terrano]

Nice how much and where from?

As you say far nicer than a tarp

 

[elty001]

Can adjust the height of the rear with the poles.
Have yet to test it out in the field so looks like a trip out at the weekend :sly

 

[elty001]

Ebay and Amazon.
Got mine off eBay but the price has jumped up a fiver since last week.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Back-Awning-Roof-Top-Tent-Rack-Camper-Trailer-4WD-Camping-for-SUVS-Vehicle-/252041845777?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Resurrection time :lol

so I presume you've used it by now, what do you think of it?

 

[elty001]

yeah i've used it a few times now:thumb2
i added a couple more guy ropes where the pole goes across the middle as the wind can get under it and lift it but other than that no problems at all.
will get some proper use out of it in a couple of weeks when we are camping in wales
Turned it into a free standing gazebo with a couple of extra poles at the front so quite a versatile bit of kit:thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

yeah i've used it a few times now:thumb2
i added a couple more guy ropes where the pole goes across the middle as the wind can get under it and lift it but other than that no problems at all.
will get some proper use out of it in a couple of weeks when we are camping in wales
Turned it into a free standing gazebo with a couple of extra poles at the front so quite a versatile bit of kit:thumb2

Awesome, I'm starting to look at some camping gear for meets and my son also wants to start camping, got a bloody caravan and he wants to sleep in a tent :lol

 

[elty001]

I much prefer camping to caravaning myself.
I just feel so cramped in a van.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I much prefer camping to caravaning myself.
I just feel so cramped in a van.

I like my comforts, I've gone soft :lol

 

[Davey Boy]

I love camping!!

 

[Davey Boy]

Devon last week.

 

[Banshee]

Devon last week.

That's just showing off

 

[elty001]

Devon last week.

very nice but not really practical for a weeks family camping unless you can drive away and leave it all set up:nenau

 

[Banshee]

very nice but not really practical for a weeks family camping unless you can drive away and leave it all set up:nenau

That's a good point to be fair :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I bet the roof tent will be a little warmer to sleep in, how do you find it to use?

 

[elty001]

I've recently bought an airbeam tent.
Had it up on the garden a few weeks back in the heaviest rain and hail we have had this year and stood up no problem and stayed bone dry inside so that's put my mind at ease about using it in Wales in a couple of weeks :thumb2

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I've recently bought an airbeam tent.
Had it up on the garden a few weeks back in the heaviest rain and hail we have had this year and stood up no problem and stayed bone dry inside so that's put my mind at ease about using it in Wales in a couple of weeks :thumb2

Had a look round a couple of air beam tents yesterday, I was surprised how solid the beams were, proper rock solid!!

 

[don simon]

Camping kit?
27storage by Simon Carter, on Flickr
That awning looks good and a cheap solution, and more robust than the current tarp, while I look at the next stage of the build on this (which has slowed down a little recently).

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Camping kit?
27storage by Simon Carter, on Flickr
That awning looks good and a cheap solution, and more robust than the current tarp, while I look at the next stage of the build on this (which has slowed down a little recently).

What is the rear shelter?

 

[don simon]

What is the rear shelter?

A cheap tarp from Decathlon. It's rubbish on the back of the car. I'm likely to replace with the rear awning that Davey Boy has as there are support poles to keep it taut.
Or a roof tent opening over the rear to provide shelter.