Thread: Foxwing style canopies

Andy. Is your camping style "set up and stay still for days?" If so a fox wing is a great awning.

If your a set up, drive around, come back, go again kind of camper consider a long side awning and a short one out the back instead.

Set up and pull down to go for a drive is a PITA on Fox wings and the ilk..

Hi Andrew,

I've got a Foxwing mounted on my truck and yes, it does need to be mounted quite high. Even higher if you have a ladder like I do.

Personally we love it. We wouldn't be able to camp without it - excellent shelter from the rain/sun. It does take a little while to setup and pack up but you learn a system pretty quickly. You can also tie off a few of the ropes to the car to save pegging them all down. I normally peg 2/4 ropes when stopping for a while, or 1/4 ropes for quick stop. The sides are great too.

It is definitely a two man setup when windy. It will take a bit of wind, but one good gust and it will fold onto your roof (been there, done that). The point of failure is the brackets at the pivot point, I always carry spares now.

I do take it off when the car is in daily driver guise.

Mounting pic...

My Rapidwing awning sits reasonably low, it could go flush with the top of the pioneer platform if i had the wider version (doh), however since fitting the awning i installed a frontrunner ladder and one of the awning horizontal poles does hit the ladder so the top rear door doesn't fully open, but it's not far off. It's easy to put up by myself unless it's really windy, and only takes maybe three or four minutes to setup or put away

Originally Posted by sctsprin

My Rapidwing awning sits reasonably low, it could go flush with the top of the pioneer platform if i had the wider version (doh), however since fitting the awning i installed a frontrunner ladder and one of the awning horizontal poles does hit the ladder so the top rear door doesn't fully open, but it's not far off. It's easy to put up by myself unless it's really windy, and only takes maybe three or four minutes to setup or put away

I like your wind deflector on your rack. Any details on it? Does it make much of a difference? Been thinking of doing something similar on mine

Originally Posted by shanegtr

I like your wind deflector on your rack. Any details on it? Does it make much of a difference? Been thinking of doing something similar on mine

thanks, it's just a prototype, ideally i'd like to make something like the prospeed deflector, but time is short
it does reduce wind noise fairly significantly,

heres some details: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/l319-disco...hool-me-4.html

Originally Posted by sctsprin

ideally i'd like to make something like the prospeed deflector

After seeing the prospeed rack it kinda sets the standard for wind deflectors dosent it. I've thought about making one myself, but would probably make it fibreglass.

yeah the prospeed is sweet, but it's divorce material ��
fibreglass would be good, otherwise a sheet of aluminium powder coated, but that's going to cost a bit

I have a Foxwing on my D3, no ladder, and when it was originally fitted it was mounted high like Scotty D's picture but I reversed the mountings and now it sits nice and low and it causes no problems the side doors clear easily and the rear door opens easily, it does touch the fabric when it is open but it opens fully and doesn't put unreasonable strain on the fabric.

I love my foxwing, it is easy to take in and off my rhino pioneer platform, it gives great shade and rain protection around the car and over the tailgate area which is great for the beach and great for camping, and it is easy to take up and down.

Highly recommend it.

Only drawback is that of course it has four poles and guys to set up rather than two with a standard awning, not a big deal for me but takes a couple of extra minutes.