Awning in 1988 Sunline

[1988 Sunline]

Ours do not have an awning but I can see the hookups on the top about 12 feet apart. However - I cannot locate ANY signs of where it would have been connected at the lower part. I am guessing it was a pole that stood on the ground? Does anyone know anything about how the awning set up would have been for this model/year?

Thanks.

[Sunline Fan]

Could you get us a picture? There was no awning that would have been originally standard on your coach, so it really could be anything. The rail should be on it regardless though, but I have no idea what the brackets would be about. For not having any bottom brackets, I think it is either:

- A standard aftermarket RV awning that was mounted on it but if the coach was always kept in a park as a seasonal, the awning was kept out and never had the brackets mounted.
- The awning is an old style bag awning (still aftermarket) or similar tarp-and-frame awning, which I'm not sure how they all mount. So it would be all loose parts that attach.
- The brackets are for a semi-permanent park-model awning/Florida room attachment and the room was removed before you purchased the trailer.

Jon

[cnash1970]

I have an 1987 T2251 that I bought an awning for this year. It is a Shademaker. You can order them through JCWhitney or rvworkshop.com. They're not cheap. A 12ft will run you around $650. The brackets mount at the top and bottom at each end.

[1988 Sunline]

Here are two pictures showing the awning connection on the upper side with 1 picture showing the overall side. They are 12 feet apart. Think they were added on as aftermarket?

I am thinking about making an shelter out of pvc pipes and a canvas that can be used as - a) stand alone on 4 legs or b) take off 2 legs and attach to the hooks already on the camper.

Ideas - suggestions - spill em.

[Sunline Fan]

Originally Posted by 1988 Sunline

Think they were added on as aftermarket?

Absolutely. I think what ever it was could have even been homemade. It is much smaller than any roller style patio awning would be, and I don't believe it would have been part of a bag awning. Usually the bag awnings have the tarp go out and then the poles go in the ends. Then ropes go out and tie it down and hold it out. It could be that someone had this style and didn't want to use the ropes, so they designed a homemade system to support it without the need for poles. I'm not sure I'd want to use PVC for making a frame. I would personally want to use like a galvanized conduit pipe. Make a U-frame and then have poles (hopefully that you could adjust some that go out on the ends. Having something to tie or stake it down would be beneficial too.

I think you'll have a difficult time getting a fabric that will work. It works best when it can slide into that channel, and awning fabric will do this. The A&E Trimline is a good one that works for this application, and it would give you the upright poles already, all you'd have to do is make the frame that would eliminate tying the awning down in fifteen directions to keep it up.

Jon

[awellis3]

Originally Posted by Sunline Fan

The A&E Trimline is a good one that works for this application, and it would give you the upright poles already, all you'd have to do is make the frame that would eliminate tying the awning down in fifteen directions to keep it up.

I have a Trimline on my pop up (OEM). I added a channel to the street side and mounted another awning on that side to shade the windows. The channel screws on the trailer then the awning bag slides into the channel. Deployed, the awning has two upright poles, which can be mounted to the trailer or set on the ground. They fold down from a header bar that also holds two rafter poles to hold the awning out taut. I put the uprights on the ground a stake them down. This awning requires no ropes unless the wind really kicks up.

I'd recommend the A&E Trimline as the least expensive option for this trailer.

Teach