Awning brackets

[Trout bum]

Anyone have awning brackets fitted to side of their van to fix the awning feet to the van rather than the ground ? Are they any good ?

 

[davidbaldam]

Had some on mine for a few years now, easy and handy to use

 

[Landy Andy]

I’ve got a set they are useless. They have been in the Moho garage for two years, and not once have they tried to fit themselves. Maybe one day I will do something with them.

 

[John Barrett]

Anyone have awning brackets fitted to side of their van to fix the awning feet to the van rather than the ground ? Are they any good ?

Absolutely brilliant.

 

[Trout bum]

How did you fix them on May I ask I believe you can screw them on or use fixing sealant and are they plastic or the aluminium ones

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[John Barrett]

How did you fix them on May I ask I believe you can screw them on or use fixing sealant and are they plastic or the aluminium ones

lots of differing advice on here. Just use small csk self tappers in the plastic as the load is in compression with slight shear. We never had any problems even when windy.
J

 

[Two on Tour]

I was worried that we only have a thin outer aluminium skin on our van, so I painted a couple 100mm x 100mm x 2mm stainless steel plates body colour and bonded in place and screwed the awning feet brackets to them to spread the weight and forces coming down the awning legs in case of wind gusts.

 

[Kannon Fodda]

There was a recent thread where suction based fixings were being used rather than needing permanent mountings.

Thule Awning Leg Thingamjigs.....

Hi - our van came with a Thule Omnister awning fitted and a little bag containing two fittings which can be mounted on the side of the van so that the awning legs can be attached to the van rather the ground. As the van is a panel van conversion, and I can get to the back of where the...

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[dosser]

I used self tappers and sikaflex.

 

[Lumpy]

We love them, use them a lot. Attached with rubber seals,screws and backing plate provided in kit.

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[peterc10]

Anyone have awning brackets fitted to side of their van to fix the awning feet to the van rather than the ground ? Are they any good ?

Yes and yes.

Contrary to what has been said, the brackets can and will take high tensile forces when the wind starts to blow and gets under the awning. That is why awnings can be blown upwards and over the motorhome in a strong gust. Seen that happen and seen the damage it causes. Self tappers may be OK for steel PVC walls, but won't take much tensile load when going through the thin aluminium of a coachbuilt motorhome. I bolted mine through the wall with stainless steel panhead bolts and large flat spreader washers on the inside wall. Also used Puraflex to seal and glue on the outside.

 

[TerryL]

When ours broke (ageing plastic) I bought replacements. The kit included metal backing plates and spacers for the walls which (a) prevent compression of the wall sandwich and (b) make a very strong fitting, perfectly capable of coping with unexpected gusts. Rather than disturb the sealant I just used the old backing plates.

Excellent for when you can't get a proper tie-down or just want a portion of the awning out. However I still wouldn't leave them out overnight or unattended, that's a huge "sail" to catch the wind.
Downside is I keep forgetting and walk into the legs!

 

[peterc10]

However I still wouldn't leave them out overnight or unattended, that's a huge "sail" to catch the wind.
Downside is I keep forgetting and walk into the legs!

Me too on both of those ..... hurts doesn't it