ALL-TOP Vehicle Awning 270 Degree 8.2' Rooftop Pull-Out Retractable 4x4 Weather-Proof UV50+ Side Awning for SUV/Truck/Van

Selected this awning as it was the only overland style awning that was 10' long and wasn't stupid expensive. Install was fairly straight forward, however I wish they had included a half dozen each of the short bolts for van applications. I have a pop up roof van and needed third party brackets to make it work. I got it installed but had to take an angle grinder with a cut off wheel to shorten the bolts and smooth them once installed to avoid interference with my pop top.My brackets are the Wasatch Overland Ford Shorts, and with the awning fully cinched up with the straps in in the awning, the awning barely clears the doors. Added cinch straps are needed on the bag itself to pull the bag up higher to keep it out of the doors. The ties shown are temporary just to get it functioning.Looks like they included decent enough guy lines, but they also included the same junk stakes that most modern tents and such come with that are just a bent piece of metal. I keep a set of heavy duty stakes, and a set of the auger / screw in stakes for a cordless drill to drive in that should cover all my needs here.Materials seem first rate, excluding the plastic end bits, so far. I don't think they are exactly mission critical though. Long story short, this is exactly the size awning my camper needed, and aside from it obviously not having taken pop top camper vans into consideration, you know like Colorado Campervans, the classic VW Westfalia, or my Sportsmobile, probably many others... it falls into the category of must have gear. Obviously it would have to be taken down for big winds, but this will allow me to have a less insanity inducing living space should I encounter multi day torrential rain slogs in my travels.Just a quick update on the cracked plastic end piece. I called all top and they sent me a replacement with no hassle. I haven't installed it yet but that's coming.After deploying it and hurling it back up a couple of times I have some bits of advice. For starters lock the legs in place. The ones at the end need to not be able to slide out and the ones that extend from the main frame. As soon as you open the bag deploy those and lock them in place so you can put the awning piece onto the arms without too much hassle. I tried to do a setup video of it but well my camera died. Maybe I will add one later. There are people that hate bag type awnings. Honestly this thing's perfect for this van for me and I do have some issues limiting range of movement so if I can do it almost anyone can.

Fantastic awning. Glad I went with this over the rest.

This is just an initial review to get this information out. I haven’t installed the shower awning yet. It does appear to be good quality.I have an Astro van and use Ironcloud Metalworks quick release brackets for my main awning. I want to use them for this shower awning too. I asked the seller what the bolt spacing is for the t-track. They sent a picture of something but it didn’t make sense. Well I’m here to tell you that it is the Maxi-trac 1.67” spacing, not the ARB 48mm spacing, in case someone want to order those quick release mounts. I’m guessing their other awnings are the same spacing but not sure. I use the Napa version awning.(EDIT) I wanted to add that for those using the regular awnings you can add extra support to the side rails of your awning by using adjustable tent poles you can buy from cabelas. If you cut off the "spike" on top, you can cut a (I think it was 1") PVC T in half, so it makes a U shaped cradle, slip it on the top of the adjustable tent pole and use it for extra support of the horizontal rails. It helps with the wind.

Outstanding product better than expected!!!!!

Great product, exact to description, great material.

Spent 4 days on Padre National Seashore to fish, camp and watch the Eclipse. Fishing was good. Clouds blocked the Eclipse. But this awning really shined! It withstood two days of 25+ mph wind. The side rails/bars are what really helped accomplish the success. The awning was barely affected by the wind and even shed a 30min rain shower w ease. My two boys were able to stay out of the wind and rain for a couple of hours while they finished sleeping. The awning was on the leeward side of the truck which helped block the straight line winds. Awning was secured to the ground w provided guide string and sand anchors.Material is way thicker than I expected for this price point. Ripstop woven. And all the seams are double sticked including the Velcro strips.I also purchased two of the front wall add ons. The front wall sections have a “bead” sewn into them so they can be slid into the outside track bar and extend your awning. Designed to be staked into the ground but I bought two adjustable tent poles and lifted the add on awning section level w the rest of the awning and secured w guide wires to the ground.Second front wall section I added off the side of the original awning w the Velcro strips. These two sections did have to be removed w then wind blew in. They probably would’ve been fine but I didn’t want to risk it.All in all, I would highly recommend. Setup and break down are not as fast as the 180/270 awnings but we are talking a fraction the cost (and weight). I’m very happy w this purchase and may even buy another one to deploy off the back of my truck to cover the tailgate area.I also mounted the L bracket upside down so the awning had a lower profile.You won’t be disappointed.

Great awning so far no issues

I love mine fairly easy to set up and take down. I wish it came with better stakes but that's an easy fix