side caravan shade curtains from the awning

Thanks Peter R (Qld)

I think I am chasing a zephyr in thring to locate the extrusion. Of over 150 reads of my post no one on the crew seems to have seen the part and that is good enough for me to give up

Thanks for the effort you put into trying to solve my problem by coming at it from a different direction.

I am going to have a go at manufacturing the parts myself as per the 2nd reply post and staying with the draped curtain idea becasue it was so simple and because I can achieve it, or give it away as not going to work within the time frame I have before heading off.

Thanks again
SKI'er

Thanks Barry,

Over 150 folks read my post and no one seems to know of the manufactured extrusion.

Thanks for your suggestion. I am beginning to doubt my own ability... especially as I spent the last 15 years of my teaching career teaching Industrial Arts..... After 4 years away from flash workshops into retirement with precious few tools... I saw the gizmo.. mind set locked in...try to locate it... as a result I have spent more effort trying to find the part than doing what you did and making the part.

Thanks for the guidance I am sure it will work. If it works well I will repost and tell the crew because the shade that can be drawn as well as being attached , unattached in a minute or twi, I think is invaluable.

Regards
SKI'er
SKI'er

Hi Barry,

Things just got a whole lot easier today.

Went to a shade fabric supplier today... "havachat" and told him why and what I had seen and your suggestions.... he suggested I visit a local sheet metal worker who may well produce the 15 hanger/inserts.

The sheet metal worker suggested than a local canvas company may already have that type of insert... I went... they didn't but the proprietor suggested.... there is a rope/with plastic webbing thingey which fits into the awning slot ( you sew the shade lcoth onto the fabric onto the webbing of the thingy.

"But I don't want a rope insert becasue it will prevent the shade cloth from being gathered to the side." He looked at me aghast and showed me what he meant. He used a machine to mount 2 eyelets into the webbing of the thingy about 300mm apart. He then took out his industrial scissors and cut the webbing about 10mm to the left and right of each eyelet... result an about 35mm hanger that fits into the track. being vinyl covered rope .... with an eyele for the hook to fit....he claims it will create less wear and no electroysis than metal to metal ....and that the hangers including the eyelet can be rolled up inside the awning so it is an always in place idea just waiting for the shade curtain to be hung. He even had some special plastic type hooks that remain permanetly in the shade fabric.

I told him I wanted 15... how much... 40cents each ...$6.

Will pick the hangers up tommorrow.. the shade cutain inluding reinforcing and hooks should be ready early next week.

Thanks again for you help

SKI'er