A Brief History

Before embarking on our summer 2006 tour of Devon & Cornwall, we spent ages searching for a top quality, lightweight and shower proof sun canopy/awning for our Type 2 VW bus.  Nothing out there matched our requirements, so always wanting to take on a challenge and test our grey matter, we set out to design and make our own!!  After several prototypes and some fun R&D in the wilds of Yorkshire, we finally settled on a design that we aptly named ™.

Following numerous compliments and enquiries from fellow v-dubbers during our trip, we are now in a position to offer this cool and easy to use piece of kit to you.

Unlike other products on the market, our awning is available in a wide selection of colours with Royal Blue and White offered as standard, plus another 8 cool colours to match your paintwork to!  As everything we make is a one-off (we’re not into mass production!) we are more than happy to offer custom sizes and designs.

™ has been designed to fit Volkswagen Split Screen Type 1’s, Type 2 Bay Window and Type 25 campers. You even have the choice of how it attaches to your camper- either using the Pole and Clamp or Figure 8 Channel. For more details please click on the FAQ page.

Who are we?

We are a small business called Original Lizard and have been designing and manufacturing skydiving clothing and equipment and fleece winter headgear since 1992.  Consequently, we had all the relevant equipment and materials already in place to produce this top quality awning. ™ is hand crafted in our workshop in Yorkshire from components sourced in the UK.

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To make the  ™ easier to store and carry, we have modified the original design to reduce the packed length to a more manageable 3ft / 90cm. We have achieved this by making the steel upright poles and aluminium pole in 3 sections rather than the original 2 pieces.

Want to check out our other web site? Go to www.original-lizard.com