Simple Ram Promaster Rain Awning -Lightweight, Removable, Plastic, Folding-No drill, No fabric
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- See www.innovative... for more. In this video, I explain why I created a slider rain/shade awning for my 2023 Winnebago Solis 59PX, which can be easily deployed to prevent rain from entering my van through the slider. The awning is securely inserted into a small gap above the slider rail at the top of the Ram Promaster's slider doorway and can be secured more tightly with shims. The awning has two sections - one that covers the slider doorway and another that covers the slider door. The section resting on top of the slider door was designed to keep the interior side of the slider door dry, protecting window coverings and storage systems from getting wet and preventing water from getting behind the interior panels. The awning was designed with the Class B RV life in mind. It is lightweight, easily stored, and performs multiple uses, acting as a rain or shade awning. Installation is a breeze. It requires no tools or drilling. The awning provides many important benefits of larger permanently mounted awnings in a small package. Because there is no fabric, mold is less of a concern. Simply wipe down the awning before storing it and tent it while it dries. Because it is constructed of lightweight, flexible pieces, the risk of expensive damage due to wind is minimized. This awning has been an important accessory for me. It allows me to continue to enjoy the openness of the great outdoors even when it is raining. I can ventilate my van on rainy days and minimize water entry when I am loading and unloading the van while it is raining.
I’ve been working on a couple prototypes of an awning made of Coroplast. I’ve used magnets and suction cups and I have a decently working model. But this is so simple it’s genius. Stores flat, easy deployment. I love it. Simple wins every time. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Nice. I appreciate it and am happy to share.
Brilliant! I'm forwarding this to my husband. He's a model railroader and is good at cutting styrene with an X-Acto knife so this shouldn't be much different with the corrugated plastic. We have the Solis Pocket, but the slider hardware should be identical.
BTW, props to your family member or friend who is standing out in the rain patiently filming this!
Thanks! It should be a breeze for your husband.
Hello! Absolute Genius. My Promaster slider door & rain has been bothering me since it's purchase in 2020. I searched repeatedly for solutions...the "J rail" doesn't work despite all the You Tuber opinions to the contrary. All it did was make a second line of water drops to hit me in the face when I open and shut the door. I was able to follow along, make a fast trip to the big box store, and constructed the initial guard using scissors, a yardstick, sharpie, duct tape, and an X-Acto knife on a rainy day. THIS WORKS!! Going to start working on the second guard to protect the back of the open door. I was about to give up until I was so lucky to find your video. Thanks bunches for sharing! Very nice!
Yes. The RV gutter is great for redirecting water running down the side of the van but does not protrude enough to be useful as an awning. I am glad you appreciate the design. You will enjoy having it on hand. : D
I lived in Florida all last winter and would love to have had this. It would be great even for shade in the sun. If you ever have plans to market it, or even a more durable version, I'd be up to buy.
Thank you so much. I just stood up a website. Not much substance to it right now but I plan to continue to develop it as I have time. Comments like yours motivate me. I appreciate it. www.innovativervsolutions.com
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I'm adding the material onto my wish list at Menards. Nice thing about it is you can slide the mini awning in just about anywhere. Thanks for sharing.
Yes. It's great to have on hand. I really appreciate it when I am having to go in and out of the van when it's raining. I no longer need to rush in and out and repeatedly open and close the slider. You'll love having it.
@@603BVan that's a good point.
excellent !
Thank you! Appreciate it.
Corflute is a very versatile product,,,well done mate cheers from Australia
Thank you
I love this and all the videos that you post. I sent you a message through your website.
Nice. Thank you!
Made this and love it, thank you for the great idea! I made one mod, which was to add some paracord so I could tether it down, making it more stable in the wind.
Nice!
Simple but smart solution. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
thx for sharing
My pleasure
What a great idea! What is the material? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. The awning panels are constructed from plastic cardboard. I used Coroplast brand from my local Home Depot. The hinges are made from duct tape.
Looks like overhang is about 20". Are you happy with that amount of overhang? more? less? Also it looks like the piece protecting the inside of the slider door is held in place by the lip of the door, but also by the small groove formed where the pop top rests on the van roof? For a regular van roof, it would then be necessary to find a way to anchor the slider door awning piece on the roof?
Also, the website listed did not connect.
Thanks
The size has been good. When settling on a size, the main considerations were wind, ease of use, and storage. As far as wind goes I wanted to be able to deploy the awning in the same conditions I would feel comfortable deploying an umbrella. That helped put constraints on the size and provides a reasonable frame of reference for when to put it up and when to take it down. If I would not feel comfortable deploying an umbrella, I dont put it up. Storage was also a consideration. Both pieces fit along the wall in my shower. ( a great place to store wet tiems). You are right about the long edge being wedged under the poptop. Fortunately, because that junction does not need to be water tight, there are many options to secure it / hold it against the roof. Adhesive mounted strip magnets could be added along that edge to hold it fast. Or a scheme can be devised to weight it or pull it down with bungee loops / magnets. Thanks for the heads up about the link. Not sure what is going on there. www.innovativervaccessories.com. I hope to put some time into it this weekend.
Thanks for replying. Today while messing around with this, I realized there is actually a shallow groove on the side of the Promaster. You can see it at 2:46 below the poptop lip and above the top of the door. With that piece the proper width to fit between that groove and the lip on top of the door, it stays in place. Of course nothing on a van is straight so the necessary width of that piece has to taper from the back to the front of door so that it fits snugly to stay in place. Also, the piece that covers the open door was easily covered with two 30" wide pieces of cloroplast, so my Promaster 2500 must have a door of less width than yours. The pieces I bought are 30" x 20" so I have a 20" overhang.
One question: the back piece- did you tape 2 pieces together to make the folded piece or did you cut the cloroplast so it folded over on itself? I cut just one face of the piece so it folded over, but it doesn't quite fold flat.
@@jabenm I created a hinge with white duct tape.
Great! Going to make this for my promaster.
Thanks! You will enjoy having it on hand.
Very smart! I would definitely purchase a version of this for my van if it were available!
Thank you.
What a great idea! 👍👍👍
Thank you
Great idea
Thank you. 😀
Do you have dementions for cutting?
I do not have that to share at this point.
Hi! What material are you using I would like to make one for my van! That’s fantastic thank you so much !
Corrugated Plastic Sheet. Home Depot sells it
I made mine out of Coroplast brand of plastic cardboard. You can find at the Home Depot. I made the hinges out of white duct tape
Bravo! Brilliant!
Thanks!