For a solid tarp you should create it at a 45 f angle.
How to tie a tarp for an awning.
Put the pointed end of a tent pole through the corner grommets of the tarp from the bottom up.
Attach one s shaped hook to each corner grommet on a nylon mesh tarp that measures 12 by 12 feet.
This means patchwork tucking the tarp into tire wells and more bungees than you d like to deal with.
Form a loop with your rope and hold it with your left hand.
There should be two bars on either side one at the top and five on either side in a 45 angle connecting them together.
Cut 2 pieces of nylon rope measuring 25 feet each.
Remove any rough areas on the washers with sandpaper and tie a washer to the middle of each piece of rope.
Pull the awning cover into place on the frame.
If you are putting the fabric on a curved frame clamp both back edges of fabric as well as the center front of the fabric to the frame.
Adjust the pole to the required height tie a loop at one end of a rope for each corner and wrap the loop twice around the protruding end of each pole.
Cut pieces accordingly so you can make a steeple style roof.
Tie a 1 4 inch cotton or nylon cord tightly to one of the end eye bolt screws you placed in the eaves and or other support structure.
To tie the knot.
This will produce a frame with supports in the center to help the tarp.
Unless you have an unusually small camper you will need more than one tarp or a large tarp to cover everything.
Attempting to wrap your entire vehicle in a blue tarp or tarps can be a headache.
Attach the other end of each s shaped hook to the screw in eyelets at the top of the 8 foot long.