shade

[BobBski]

I plan on getting a Kelty carport...provides shade on all sides, ventilation, shower privacy, rain protection, mosquito protection. Used one similar in Alaska for 14 years, worked great. My neighbors have one and love it. There's also a reviews here by an extended user who has used it for 5 years in the AZ desert. You can untie and drive away to run on errands too without having to take it down. Can also be moved, without tearing down; just untie from side and move it to the front or rear if desired, and reattach to top of rig. http://www.rei.com/product/847658/kelty-carport-esb-shelter

 

[BobBski]

Additional note, the sides also roll up on the Kelty carport.

 

[Canine]

Thanks for all the advice.I think I have figured out what I'm going to do.The wheel wells and bottom of the van along the edge already has holes where the running boards were attached.I'm going to put some small eyebolts ain the holes,maybe 5 or 6,along the driver side.Then I'm going to use bungy cords to attach a 10x20 tarp.I'll slot a couple of water noodles and slide over both rain gutters.This should help keep the inside of the van cooler.Then I'll use regular tent poles for the other end.

 

[Cathead]

Thought this might be useful when considering wind/shade. :

http://www.shelter-systems.com/gripclips/

These "grip clips" have a smart design and have worked very well on tarps I used to extend the roof on our shed.
Can use them instead of grommets on a tarp, but also to attach any two fabrics/tarps together, or to attach tarps to wood or other surface
I've found them very strong and useful.
You also have the option to screw them into things.- I attached them to the wood on my shed to hold the top part of the tarp.

Below is a link to some wind and shade information I found helpful from the same company:

http://www.shelter-systems.com/burningman-shade.html

 

[Canine]

Bear with me.Someone is trying to teach an old dognew tricks.

 

[Canine]

Sorry

 

[WriterMs]

Thought this might be useful when considering wind/shade. :

http://www.shelter-systems.com/gripclips/

These "grip clips" have a smart design and have worked very well on tarps I used to extend the roof on our shed.

Wow, those are cool clips. Very fancy versions of the ol' pebble encircled by rope trick for tying out a tarp with no grommets. The clips are likely much easier on the tarp material, too.

 

[Ken in Anaheim]

66788, where'd ya find 90% shade cloth, please ?

     For a flapping tarp try the grip clips or golf-ball-method mentioned above on the ceiling tarp and hook a water jug to a bungee cord and hang from the clip. The bouncing cord takes most of the noise out of the flapping.
KinA

 

[akrvbob]

You can get it from Amazon or here in Quartzsite.

http://amzn.to/1QAArlA

Bob

 

[accrete]

Following along with shade-tech posts and got a link to share.
I don't know what level of sun/shade protection you are looking for, but if you want something along the same lines as the 90% blocker but not-quite : ) ... you might read up on the "Sun Shade Mesh" tarps. No affiliation, and I've not ordered one for our use (yet) as we are typically mid 70's in our PNW so no need.

Link to Sun Shade Mesh Fabric

Thom

 

[Dust-In-the-Wind]

If you do a youtube search for "backroads vanner" you'll see his design for a semi-do-it-yourself van sun shade/tarp system that I think is one of the best I've ever seen. Simple but very effective.

 

[Raven+Squid]

since we are talking tarps.  here's a hint,  in windy areas don't mount your tarps rigidly,  use heavy bungee cords on all mounting points this allows the tarp to flex with the wind the stronger the wind the more important this is.  highdesertranger

This has worked well for us. I don't worry about taking it down. The wind speed to induce failure must be pretty high with this configuration. We have yet to a major failure.

Bolted a 1" square stock tubing to the rack. The heavy bungees on one edge of the tarp hook onto J-bolts that are bolted through the 1" square stock tubing. Using a standard Equinox tarp, 10ft X 12ft, cheap and effective so far.

Also positioning your van to maximize your shade possibilities helps a lot.

 

[Canine]

Ended up cutting a quarter inch slot length wise in a 10 ft piece of pvc.Caulked it on top of the van gutter.Sewed a rope inside one edge of a 10 ft tarp.Takes less than a minute to slide the tarp into the pvc.Plus,this eliminated the leak between the van and tarp.No hooks,no holes,no sweat.