Does the awning cause air flow to drag and create more gasoline usage?

It’s not bad, but I love the full green of the summer!

The smaller one didn’t have any impact with the air, but I’ll know soon about this one.

I’ve seen a few that attach directly to the factory rails, then stow inside of the van when not in use.

Hi! Thanks for stopping in. Have you been camping recently?

@@OffGridAdventure Spent a few days camping over Halloween....not in the van, but with my 19 foot travel trailer. What luxury! I will get back to van camping this spring.

That’s awesome. The rails I mentioned in the video are sold by Rhinorack. It’s tempting to get them, but I’ll wait and see how these ones hold up.

Awesome. Have you done any camping in it yet? Also, which awning do you plan to use?

I did my first camp out with a mock up of a Rock n Roll bed design last May. I have been on a few other camp outs during the modification/refinement process of the original over all design. I just got my diesel heater configured, computer monitor installed and all interior base build items finished. I have not decided on which awning I will go with... OR perhaps fabricate something. I think this is needed more in spring, summer etc, and not so much for winter camping. Upgrading house battery to supply my 2kw Inverter is higher on the list. Your videos have been a big help in my design/build project... so, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.!

Just finishing my Chrysler van build out for my summer overland trip. Need a portable power source for my tea kettle hotplate n fridge. What do you recommend?

This company sells a quick release set that goes with the standard rails. I might eventually go to the standard rails, and would add those quick release attachments.

That’s an excellent idea. Unfortunately, my state has a limit for tint. This minivan comes from the factory at the limit, so it would put me over the limit to add ceramic. Unless they make a clear ceramic that could go over the OEM tint.

@@OffGridAdventure Probably not, but why pick a minivan in the first place. I live in California, stricter than Texas or Missouri or Delaware about tint, and I put 5% on the back 5 windows, 35% on the front 4 and a 5% strip at the top of the windshield. I lived in all those states and more. This video is about attaching an awning to the roof of your vehicle. You gave up on stealth already. Tint your windows. I don't want to use your channel to promote myself, but I actually bought an Ecoflow Wave2. I'm telling you how to make it better. If your windows are more efficient, temperature controls are more efficient. Your back windows in certain sunlight from the outside, already look like you have 5% tint. But when you're inside, where cops can't police, I can tell you have stock tint. You won't get into trouble. There's almost no way your state is worse than California. I've watched a lot of your videos. You're wasting energy. I'll pay the fine for you if you get a tint ticket.

Lubricating the zipper can help with this. It seems like this one has a similar design inside.

The bigger the better. Electric items can pull a lot of power!

That’s the side where I do everything. Check out some of my camping videos, and you’ll see what I mean.

@@OffGridAdventure just asking because in the future i will install one in my sienna.

@@cisco00079 you won’t regret it!

The driver side in practice on roadways is the dangerous side. This psychology spills over into these type of decisions, but also, if you're going to add extremities to your vehicle, you put them where they're safest in the slow lane. Passenger. For more evidence, see how many people put their beds behind the driver seat. The safe stable stuff, versus the possible projectiles in relation to your head.