Good job & review mate, I recently purchased one on special for $500, so I had to give it a go at that price & most reviews seem pretty good on the Kings 270 Freestanding awning that I have seen. The biggest issue has been water ingress through the bag seams, not the bolt holes, best remedy is to mix silicone & white spirits to make a paintable solution/goo & paint it on all the inside seams a day before final install, apart from that, pretty good value for price point. TFS. Cheers
Hi, Just reading everyone’s comments as I’ve just purchased one and thinking of buying the install kit for mk3 rooftop tent. I’ll do a video on install Cheers Out There Touring
Agree cannot beat the price of these things. Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit. I’ll post a video on the install Cheers Out There Touring
Nice vid dude, i just bought this for 350 AU bundled with some LED strips. Do you have only 2 of the brackets on? Manual says to use all 3 but i feel like that a bit unnecessary
It didn't last long, got it replaced under warranty and 8 used later the same issue with the stitching cracking everywhere... and the bag is not great either. Watts gets in and you have to open and dry it often
Hi, beautiful video, thank you, only one question how many brackets did you use to set up the awning in the fulcrum? I don't have a roof rack, just only 2 roof bars, and I was asking myself if I can set it up even using 1 racket except than 2 for the fulcrum
Cheers Mark! I haven't really been keeping track but Im currently getting 11-12 litres per 100km and this is pretty much at gvm with 32 inch tyres. I love having a canopy definitely makes camping easier but I wouldn't recommend arrow toolquip canopies. I'll be posting a video soon
@@adventurewhenwecan appreciate the advice that’s really helpful thank you! So hard to find honest reviews from people who actually have had to pay for the product.
Definitely paid full price for it haha 😆. To be fair though the tray I can't fault it's just the toolboxes which aren't dust and water proof and to be ignored from the company for months is just poor effort. If I could go back would definitely go to another company
@@adventurewhenwecan oh that would be super annoying definitely need to be at least dust proof haha it’s really sad when companies just don’t care about their customers. How’s the triton going still reliable as ever?
Definitely a bad look for the company. Only issue I've had with the Triton is the power steering leaking twice. First time they just fixed the existing pipe but happened again and they fully replaced under warranty. Very happy with it
Agree really good video. I Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit. I’ll post a video on the install Cheers Out There Touring
@@adventurewhenwecangood to hear it is still holding up ok, I recently bought one to install soon, have heard the bag seams have a bad leaking history & to use a silicone & white spirit mix to paint on inside of bag seams a day before installing, & then no problems with the bag leaking. Did you sort out the leaking issue with yours?
@adventurewhenwecan i just installed mine using 2 of the 3 brackets provided and i am also wondering if it will be strong enough. Glad its held up. Gonna break her in this weekend.
The awning is great but the bag is no good I'm having same issue an I'm in the middle of sika flexing all the stitching as there are holes at each end up the top an bad stitching with the straps
Yea I just pulled mine out the shed today waiting on rain to see if finally have it sealed up kings offered for me to send it back an they send out another one but no point in that as it will have same problem I now know of 3 people with same issue an I told them I wouldn't send it back this close to Christmas as I need it so they offered me$55 back an I said no to that aswell so I'm waiting to hear back from them having abit of a problem with them. But I had a hard top rooftop tent an had 3tiny cracks in it an they told me to throw it out and they sent a new tent so that is so strange I'm having issues with sorting the awning out
Hi, Can you let me know how you get on with sealing this. I’ve Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit. I’ll post a video on the install Cheers Out There Touring
@@ottouring hi mate I've nearly finished covering all the stitching but still no luck in sealing it . I'm nearly ready to go back to my old awning. I do have a shed I drive my ute in a open it to dry everytime I have rain . But shouldn't have to do that it is a great awning but they cheaped out on the bag for it
Hi I bought a second awning an have now just stopped all leaks in the bag after kings sent out a replacement bag that is worse than the one on it but I've spent time an now have fixed leaks ..must say kings are very shit with there warranty to the point I'm ready to sell all kings stuff an go else where
Good job & review mate, I recently purchased one on special for $500, so I had to give it a go at that price & most reviews seem pretty good on the Kings 270 Freestanding awning that I have seen. The biggest issue has been water ingress through the bag seams, not the bolt holes, best remedy is to mix silicone & white spirits to make a paintable solution/goo & paint it on all the inside seams a day before final install, apart from that, pretty good value for price point. TFS. Cheers
Thanks for the tip! I'll give that a go ☺️
Great thought with the silicone and white spirit 👍
Just picked one up for $349 on sale and can't believe the quality.
I'd love to see a video on ya mounts, and how you have attached it.
Two, if ya roll it to the rear it packs heaps tighter.
Love the video
Cheers mate! Send me a message on Instagram and can send you some photos of the mounts
Hi,
Just reading everyone’s comments as I’ve just purchased one and thinking of buying the install kit for mk3 rooftop tent. I’ll do a video on install
Cheers
Out There Touring
Great awning for the price I rekon can actually use this unlike the ones with poles and love the drone work implemented in the video man 👍
Thanks mate! Yeah love it, so easy to setup
Agree cannot beat the price of these things. Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit.
I’ll post a video on the install
Cheers
Out There Touring
I have now just found out a way to stop all leaks on the bag
Nice vid dude, i just bought this for 350 AU bundled with some LED strips. Do you have only 2 of the brackets on? Manual says to use all 3 but i feel like that a bit unnecessary
Great vid. Would live some photos of install.
I'm looking at bolting on 3bar isuzu canopy which will also be holding a rtt
It didn't last long, got it replaced under warranty and 8 used later the same issue with the stitching cracking everywhere... and the bag is not great either. Watts gets in and you have to open and dry it often
Hi, beautiful video, thank you, only one question how many brackets did you use to set up the awning in the fulcrum? I don't have a roof rack, just only 2 roof bars, and I was asking myself if I can set it up even using 1 racket except than 2 for the fulcrum
nope needs 3
I've used 2 brackets and has been fine, manual recommends 3
Have only used two myself (and know heaps others that have)
And absolutely no issue at all..
Hey awesome review! How’s the canopy going? Has it increased the fuel consumption? Drive any better or worse?
Cheers Mark! I haven't really been keeping track but Im currently getting 11-12 litres per 100km and this is pretty much at gvm with 32 inch tyres. I love having a canopy definitely makes camping easier but I wouldn't recommend arrow toolquip canopies. I'll be posting a video soon
@@adventurewhenwecan appreciate the advice that’s really helpful thank you! So hard to find honest reviews from people who actually have had to pay for the product.
Definitely paid full price for it haha 😆. To be fair though the tray I can't fault it's just the toolboxes which aren't dust and water proof and to be ignored from the company for months is just poor effort. If I could go back would definitely go to another company
@@adventurewhenwecan oh that would be super annoying definitely need to be at least dust proof haha it’s really sad when companies just don’t care about their customers. How’s the triton going still reliable as ever?
Definitely a bad look for the company. Only issue I've had with the Triton is the power steering leaking twice. First time they just fixed the existing pipe but happened again and they fully replaced under warranty. Very happy with it
Would this system work on a campervan with barn doors in the back?
Nice video mate!
Agree really good video. I Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit.
I’ll post a video on the install
Cheers
Out There Touring
Hey mate, did you only use 2 brackets for the awning? And if do hows it all going?
Yep 2 brackets and has been holding up fine no issues so far
@@adventurewhenwecangood to hear it is still holding up ok, I recently bought one to install soon, have heard the bag seams have a bad leaking history & to use a silicone & white spirit mix to paint on inside of bag seams a day before installing, & then no problems with the bag leaking. Did you sort out the leaking issue with yours?
@adventurewhenwecan i just installed mine using 2 of the 3 brackets provided and i am also wondering if it will be strong enough. Glad its held up. Gonna break her in this weekend.
The awning is great but the bag is no good I'm having same issue an I'm in the middle of sika flexing all the stitching as there are holes at each end up the top an bad stitching with the straps
Yeah bag is definitely the let down, I've tried sealing it all up but still no luck. Have to contact king's still
Yea I just pulled mine out the shed today waiting on rain to see if finally have it sealed up kings offered for me to send it back an they send out another one but no point in that as it will have same problem I now know of 3 people with same issue an I told them I wouldn't send it back this close to Christmas as I need it so they offered me$55 back an I said no to that aswell so I'm waiting to hear back from them having abit of a problem with them. But I had a hard top rooftop tent an had 3tiny cracks in it an they told me to throw it out and they sent a new tent so that is so strange I'm having issues with sorting the awning out
Hi,
Can you let me know how you get on with sealing this.
I’ve Just purchased one and probably will have to purchase the mk3 rooftop tent install kit.
I’ll post a video on the install
Cheers
Out There Touring
@@ottouring hi mate I've nearly finished covering all the stitching but still no luck in sealing it . I'm nearly ready to go back to my old awning. I do have a shed I drive my ute in a open it to dry everytime I have rain . But shouldn't have to do that it is a great awning but they cheaped out on the bag for it
Hi I bought a second awning an have now just stopped all leaks in the bag after kings sent out a replacement bag that is worse than the one on it but I've spent time an now have fixed leaks ..must say kings are very shit with there warranty to the point I'm ready to sell all kings stuff an go else where
The stitching came apart because it's a