FoxWing Awning

[Adondo]

Knappster, I looked at your photos again... I see why you went with a driver's side mounting. (e.g. an Australian right hand drive version)

Your tire carrier swings to the passenger side doesn't it? That would put the tire etc. right smack dab in the way of a passenger side mounted Foxwing. You'd have no space left under the awning. Or... you'd have to walk out into the rain and back from the hatch to side door.

My thought was the passenger side because should I pop it out for a roadside lunch stop or the like, it wouldn't be in the way. Pull over off a trail a bit, pop it out, and other 4x4's can still drive past.

Anyone considering a Foxwing might think about their mounting options if they have a swing away tire carrier.

By the way, I can see why they retail for $600. It ain't cheap made!

[Tymac]

Looks good Adondo! If I see 2 of them in Colorado I may just have to buy one. I too am a SG member.

[LWM]

Knappster, I looked at your photos again... I see why you went with a driver's side mounting. (e.g. an Australian right hand drive version)

Your tire carrier swings to the passenger side doesn't it?

My tire carrier hinge is on the driver side but I had not considered that when I ordered the awning. It would be better if it swung the other way but it's too late now.

[Adondo]

More pix.

A surplus army strap works better for me.


From above:

[Matt]

Those are awesome guys! I'll probably get one next year when i start bringing the family surf fishing

[LWM]

I like, now you have me thinking and I wish I had ordered one for the passenger

[Tymac]

ARB makes a decent system. Did you guys look into theirs?

Seeing those made me think how cheap it was for my boat canvas. Aluminum tent poles are another $40. I bet you could put together a system for less than $200 and have it cover more or less area as needed. Just a thought.

[Adondo]

I just looked at ARB's site. It looks like a small fraction of the area covered. That same type awning could be had by just buying a Girard or Carefree of Colorado awning from the local RV store and hanging it on the roof rack. You could even get a powered one for a push button deployment. Girard is seen on high end motorcoaches, and magically jut straight out with no visible support. They're expensive though.

The Foxwing has more area than my 10x10 commercial Ez-Up. And, you get coverage over the back end as well as side door. I measured the arm length, and it's 8 1/2' from the Jeep's corner to the awning corner, with a few inches of arm left. The flat sides are a little over 6 1/2' out from the Jeep. I'll have to do some math to see what the square footage is.

As for cost, the Foxwing's material is about as heavy as my boat's Bimini top, it ain't thin nylon tent crap. I'm still learning how to fold it up so the thing doesn't look like a python that just swallowed a rabbit when it's zipped up. That's because the stuff is probably denier 600. The rest of the hardware is heavy duty.

I might order an extension panel, having one off the back end would add to the rear covered area for a nice camp site. Or, put one at the driver's door side for extra that way. SG has them for $58 each.

[LWM]

I might order an extension panel, having one off the back end would add to the rear covered area for a nice camp site. Or, put one at the driver's door side for extra that way. SG has them for $58 each.

I picked up two extensions kits and the sand bag kit when I placed my order.