Bighorn - Awning Mounted on a Slide Wall
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Oregon_Camper
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Yep...we have 2 on our Bighorn....installed from the factory.
danemayer
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Get a 2" receiver hitch fabricated and installed. Note that Lippert provides the warranty on the frame (1 year). If you call them, they will tell you that putting on a hitch will void their warranty. Whether they can enforce that is open to question. But if you were to have a problem in year 2, and call Lippert, the chances of you getting an accommodation from them is probably nil. That said, I'm not aware that anyone putting on a hitch has actually had a frame problem.
But don't tow anything heavy. The frame is not designed for that.
As for adding the extra awning yourself, I would question whether there anything in that wall to screw into strong enough to support that "extra" awning. I can assume the factory provided units also have extra backing plates built into those wall sections just for the added awnings. Your wall sections most likely dont. The walls being made up of small aluminum tube, with luan and fiberglass backings laminated while strong doesnt leave you with much structure to sink fasteners into.
Oregon_Camper
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I went with the custom fabricated hitch for my motorcycle. I've had friends follow me and they tell me the bike hardly moves. I credit this to the fact I designed this hitch with 2 inserts vs just 1 insert. This allows the weight to be distributed to 2 bars and stops all the side-to-side rocking motion.
