Roof Rack Awnings

Gday Steve,

How have you found these? Excellent
Are they good value and easy to erect and put down? Mine takes around 1 minute to put up or pack away
How do they attach to the roof rack? I made a couple of angle brackets...Ill take a photo if you want.
I think it cost just over $200 on ebay.

Cheers
Hairy

I bought an ARB one - taken it quite often on trips but rarely used.
Good for shade & light rain, very quick to erect and simple to use 'cause it's always stored ready to go.
I attached it with small angle brackets from Bunnings - 2 bolts into the roof bars, and one into the track which is the back of the awning. Easy to do & no traps.
Hope this helps.

Steve, I have a Gunya awning attached to the full length ARB steel rack. Simply bolted direct to the side brackets of the rack. Used it often. It comes into its own when you're pulled up on the roadside for a break, lunch etc. Great for shade. Conversely, it's a bit of extra cover during inclement weather. Have you seen the Foxwing awning from the Oztent people. It looks great and had I not just upgraded to the ute, that would have been my next purchase.

Cheers Mick

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Hi Steve
We have a 120 Series Prado with the Toyota Cross Bars, and have a Black Widow 2.5 metre awning mounted to it. It usually takes under 2 minutes to unroll the awning, put the legs out and peg it down. Can highly recommend them. When in the bush, it becomes our kitchen and sleeping quarters and shade producer for lunch stops when there is no shade. Below are a few photos showing what they are like.


Cheers

Stephen
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We too have a Gunya, very well made, bit dearer than the others but it is canvas.
I've heard that apparently the company has stopped making them due to increased competition and a lack of sales due to cheaper but inferior imports which are usually made of a polyester fabric.
We've been thinking of a foxwing, the biggest downside is that the poles are not integral with the design and must be stored seperately. Also because of the huge surface area it is very advisable to use two to erect and peg every pole down.

I have the Foxwing Awning and can fit my poles in with the awning no worries.

I keep the pegs and ropes in the car though as they don't fit in the awning, but these take up very little room under the front seat.

Cheers Steve

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Recently became the owner of an ARB 2.5M awning. Fitted it the other day to the ARB steel rack. Drilled 6 hoies and wacked it on, took 1/2 hour to fit.

Looked at all the others, Gunyah, etc. But at the end of the day I wasn't going to be living under it. It was a temporary source of shade and some protection from rain. Didn't need the XX ounce canvas, etc, etc. as it isn't a tent and wouldn't be used as one.

The TJM one is the same as the ARB.

At $295 it was a bargain and I am sure will do a great job. Even had a mate make an exact copy of the ARB awning. For all the mucking around getting the materials, having canvas sewn, I am sure he couldn't have made it for what I paid for a new one.

Heading to Coololah Beach this weekend camping and to give at a try out..can't wait

I have a Bob Burrage awning 5m x 2.5m, $380





Baz.

Steve,

I have a home made one for the vehicle. Tent poles attached to the roof racks and a tarp.


Also bought two, with a filler, from Gunyah for the camper.
Excellent quality but it seems they have pulled the plug.