We wanted some sort of awning to keep dry, or for shade.
We bought a bunch of 1 1/4" PVC pipe, some fittings, and a 10' x 30' tarp.
I assembled the frame on the ground. We hadn't yet purchased bungee balls, so I laced the tarp to the frame with paracord.
I attached a few 1/4" - 20 eye bolts above the windows and lashed the frame to them.
The PVC was a little too flexible, but it proved the concept.
I ended up replacing the PVC with 1" aluminum rigid conduit, with PVC connectors on the ends, which I drilled holes in to pin it together with the PVC T's and 90's.
I also put eye bolts below the window line to attach the lower supports to.
The lower supports are high enough that we can walk under them without ducking.
Very nice bus! I'm still trying to decide how to paint mine. How has your paint held up? I want to make sure that if I scrape a branch on the side of the road it doesnt peel the paint off!
ReplyDeleteFor the most part, the paint is holding up well. There are a couple of spots that peeled when we removed the masking tape, and I attribute that to surface prep. Wet sanding a bus is no small task, and spots will be missed. Rivet! Rivet! Rivet!
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