portable compresor and Rhino Awning

Hi Broodie H3,

Not sure on the mean mother compressors, or other brands. Without hi-jacking your thread and blatent advertising, unfortunately with compressors a lot of it is you get what you pay for but on the other hand you also can get some expensive product that you are paying for the name for.

However having said that, I know with out BP160A which we have had now for nearly 4 years, these are made to a high spec, weigh in at about 7.4 Kgs for the compressor and cable (appox 7Kgs for the compressor on its own). I have seen others on the market advtertising a compressor that looks almost identical and promoting it weighs a massive 5Kgs. But there's something obviously different to ours. Western 4x4 reviewed our units when we first brought them into the country, with a great results, and in the past 3 years or so have seem many others come onto the market with units that look almost the same. We have advertised ours up here before and also promoted them through blogs.

With the Caravan and Camping show coming up next weekend in Perth, if your around come down and have a look around, I'm sure you will find 10 - 20 compressors that look very similar, price normally varies between around $150 and $350.

A cheap buy isn't always the best deal, as it may let you down when you need it the most.

On the awning question, again most are made 2.5 x 2 or 2.5 x 2.5 as this is the most common requirement. You could alsways buy one of these and get new bars and extend the cover yourself, or custom order one the size you want and pay a lot more for it.


I'll drop you a PM with some other info on compressors.

You can get an extension panel for the Rhino Sunseeker II awning.
It slides on to the front and can be used as a wall.
Only glanced at the owners book so not sure of details.

Another alternative would be the 'foxwing' version which wraps around your vehicle.

http://www.rhinorack.com.au/AccSubCategory_Sunseeker-Awnings_Page_1_Accessory_FOXWING---SUNSEEKER-AWNING-EXTENSION_384_57.aspx

When looking to buy gear like a GOOD 4x4 compressor go to some of the product review sites and the offroaders forums, the user comments will tell you what not to blow your hard earned on.