The attached room will be more of an overnight or multi-night only situation. When I hit the coast in Mexico and am battling the sun and heat, I think it will be a daily use item. I’m in Montana now and there are plenty of trees and the weather is fairly cool. I’m really liking it for multi-day campsites. That means you have to setup and take-down to drive away. The only downside is that it’s connected to the vehicle (unless you’re using a trailer). I’m stoked about the ARB awning and it’s an awesome product. The bag interior has Velcro straps that keep the awning tight and secure against the railing. The bag itself is also durable and after bouncing around dirt roads for months nothing has budged. The storage bag has a super heavy duty zipper that seams like it will last for a very long time. If you set a moderate slope, the water can roll off much easier.
I did adjust mine so it sloped downward during the storm because water was pooling. It’s really nice and means that nothing is absorbed so you can roll it up quickly after a storm without storing a bunch of water. I had mine out in a heavy rainstorm and the water just beads up and rolls off. The PVC lined polyester fabric feels really tough and it has a nice slick coat that is clearly waterproof. If this happens, it’s a user error as everything is well built. TikTok video from Danie (daniesimpson): fitting my new awning as a short ass 4x4 camping awning arq ironman. Make sure the legs are secure to the ground because the right gust of wind can lift the awning up and damage the fabric or legs.
The one thing that is really important is to STAKE IT OUT. Once setup, it’s just a matter of adjusting and fine tuning everything. You could hold up both corners and hook up the supports in seconds. If you have two people, setting it up would be a breeze. Also use all the straps connecting the fabric to the horizontal bars. A few adjustments to tighten it out and everything was great.
#Arq awning review trial#
My first trial run was followed by a heavy windstorm and the horizontal member on one side kept popping off the vertical leg. Stake it out as tight as possible and it will hold in a strong wind. It’s really important to make small adjustments until everything is taught. I like to roll the entire fabric section out first, then I extend the legs and unfold each cross member for attachment. I’m traveling solo and after a few rounds, it gets progressively easier. The awning itself is surprisingly easy to setup. If you have a roof rack, the installation will be much easier with their brackets but it’s not too difficult to get creative for your installation and find alternatives at the hardware store. ARB also sells mounting brackets that look really strong and they will work with most vehicles. I’m about 4 months into full-time living and everything has remained snug and it rides without any issue. I mounted the brackets and bolted them right to the side of my van. I found these mounting brackets at Lowe’s and they happened to have the exact spacing between the bolts. Luckily, my van is cheap and I have no issue drilling right through the fiberglass topper. I didn't get a lot of pics but here is what I have.I don’t have a roof rack so mounting the awning required some research and a little luck to find brackets that would work. I bought the standard tubular triple awning mounts to mount my ARQ 270 awning on my ARB style rood rack on my 1998 Montero. Overall for the money, I am more than satisfied. I have some minor modifications I am going to do to make it more user friendly, like put a buckle on the far end that's over the tailgate to make it easier to tighten Up the entire awning when it's deployed. Overall the awning welds looked decent, I installed the awning myself in about an hour, and it works great. My hardware was loosely wrapped in plastic wrap, so it wouldn't surprise me if some of the hardware was lost in transit. They tout on thier Instagram page that the hardware all come neatly packaged in a little wooden box. Luckily I had some of my own hardware to use. My issue with both of these is how beefy they look when stored. I only got 3 mounting bolts but I got 5 washers and 6 nuts, so I'm not sure who is on thier hardware control but they failed. The welds on the mounting brackets are very sloppy but I have no doubt it'll hold up the awning just fine. The box arrived destroyed but luckily the only thing broken were the plastic end caps to cover the holes in the awning poles, which is no biggie to me. My arq awning finally arrived after some delays from dhl, who quite honestly is probably the worst shipping company on the face of the planet.
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