The New Awning & Screen

I bought this simple awning from Temu for about $50. I wasn't expecting much, but I was looking at almost the same price for just a set of poles to add to my tarp/awning set up, so I figured, hey, why not?

Good deal. Easy set up. It snaps onto the roof racks, pop the poles in, tie it down. Works good. Better size and quality than I was expecting.

Nice, easy shade on a hot day. Except, little birds... Ragnar and Lagatha were not loving mom sitting in the shade without them. They had their tent, and their puppy playpen, but it's just not the same. They always want to be with me.

So, I bought this cheap umbrella screen, with a zipper doorway, and weighted tube at the bottom, and threw it over the awning. After a couple of days of wiggling things this way and that way, I started poking holes and cutting notches... and finally worked it into a functional screen room.

Now we can all go in and out of the van as we please, without the risk of getting lost in the big wide world.Læs mere