i have a shady boy mounted on the passenger side of the camper, above the Hawk window. Works well, a little of a pain to setup, as you have to open it, then place the fiberglass rods in place, then tie it down. BUT it only weighs about 7 pounds. Nice weight savings. The other awnings are easy to deploy, but weigh a lot more....
1. Won't fit over the door on my camper. Also, really too wide for this location. I thought about a customized one for that local, but the setup really isn't good for quick deployment like in the rain to access the door. I'd really like one of those truck camper awnings by carefree modified to fit this area with a really quick deployment scheme. If I had the extra cash, would get one and modify to such.
2. I bought mine from the guy in canada that makes them. Went to his house over the border near Vancouver, BC to pick it up. He was really nice and explained all about it!
3. Cost.....I can't remember. Near about 120 bucks or something like that. Might be wrong on that as It was about 2 years ago.
4. Install was fairly easy. You can buy mounting brackets designed for VW van....maybe should have used them. Turns out, the short fiberglass poles that shoot out from the side of the awning actually angle toward the camper. I could not put these in if the awning was flush with the camper. You don't notice this until you have it mounted and can't get the rods into the holes. Sucked when I did this the first time. So, used some aluminum scrap pieces to put about 3/4 inch spacing between the awning and camper. I put Stainless screws through the awning, spacers, and the camper with a large home made washer inside the camper. Not too bad. I can get some photos one day, but will be going to the WA coast this AM for 4 days. Using the factory mounts would have been easier than fabricating my spacers, in hind sight.
I use this awning a lot on either really sunny or rainy days. Gives enough space to sit next to the camper and truck easily. Like all awnings, not so good in the wind.
Overall, I like this light and elegant solution for an awning.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Dave in seattle