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Best awning in strong winds

Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 22:33

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G'Day All,

I've become confused by all the marketing being done on awnings for the side of the 4by.

Want to fit one off the side of the roof rack for our trip next year.

Which one would you fit? Want it to be able to stand up to strong winds / rain etc, so will need good quality poles and be able to be pegged down securely.

Ideally we would like to leave it up overnight without worrying and pitch swags underneath

Any thoughts appreciated

Regards

Rolande
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AnswerID: 264959   Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 22:49

Rick (S.A.) replied:

I have an awning/tarp which is very useful. Its considerably bigger than most awnings, but still fits in a neat package on the 4 x 4. It was custom made for me by Bob Burridge of Australia Outback Bush gear, in NSW, and posted to me for a very reasonable price.
If you give me an email addy I can send pics of it erected in three different ways.
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AnswerID: 264977   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 04, 2007 at 00:21

disco1942 replied:

Any tent or tarpaulin maker can supply a good heavy weight one. Most of the extendible aluminium or steel poles are suitable.

Going this way will be cheaper than purchasing one of the roll up ones and will be more robust than most. If you want one of the roll up ones the only one I would recommend would be the Aussie Traveller, Coolibah model.

PeterD
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AnswerID: 265029   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 04, 2007 at 16:50

Member - Kim M (VIC) replied:


Rolande

You can't go past Polaris www.polarisinnovations.com

I've had one on the 4wd for some time now, and found it to be very good and sturdy. They also make walls for the awning as well.

Can't remember the owners name, but he's very helpfull.

Regards

Kim


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FollowupID: 526871   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 04, 2007 at 17:15

Member - Mary W (VIC) posted:

I agree -have had one for some time now -very good quality,
Mary

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AnswerID: 265227   Submitted: Friday, Oct 05, 2007 at 21:21

Tim Owen replied:

G'day Rolande. I have a black widow 2m x 2.5m awning. Very sturdy, and with a couple of guy (spelling?) ropes is extremely secure in high winds. We also find the ropes make great clothes lines. On our recent trip we encountered some pretty windy spots, particularly on the west coast, and pegged down, the awning was no problem. I'm sure there are plenty of others around that will also perform well. Just a report on my experience with this product over the last 2 years or so. If you are interested they can be found on the black widow website on the 'new products' page. I also suggest taking a look at the bushranger awning. I haven't seen this one, but it looks identical to mine in the photo on the web site - and cheaper too. Good luck.
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