Having had an awning on last 2 vehicles (total of 11 years) and 2 on my off road trailer...I wouldn't have a personal vehicle without one.
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Does anyone have experience with this OVS awnings? They seem like a solid pole-less offering similar to the Darsche awning mentioned. I am in the middle of building out my rig but I'm not sure how much I would use it vs. hiding under the RTT when weather gets bad.
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HD Nomadic 270 Degree Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray Awning with Black Cover
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HD Nomadic 270 LT Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray With Black Travel Cover Universal
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Does anyone have experience with this OVS awnings? They seem like a solid pole-less offering similar to the Darsche awning mentioned. I am in the middle of building out my rig but I'm not sure how much I would use it vs. hiding under the RTT when weather gets bad.
HD Nomadic 270 Degree Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray Awning with Black Cover
Get the OVS Nomadic Awning 270 Degree Awning - Driver Side Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover for ultimate shade and protection on your outdoor adventures!HD Nomadic 270 LT Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray With Black Travel Cover Universal
HD Nomadic 270 LT Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover Universal. Get a 270 degree awning free standing now!
Sometimes the awning (and walls) can provide a real oasis if prolonged bad weather sets in . I know some RTT's have pretty nice annexs'....but fitting a table to cook, a dog or two, and the better half, could get really tight. Plus its nice to have a covered dry area to dress, bath, get out of the elements.
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There are some YT vids of the OVS Nomadic and the walls. The shelter provided by the walls is crazy awesome and the individual walls are rather huge.The cost of all three walls are substantial.
anyone know what tent this is..?
That's a Foxwing awning...with tapered walls...I sewed a silicone stove jack in the side wall so I could use my woodstove inside in colder weather
thanks. was wondering. can i ask what wood stove?
I have the Camp Chef model...a bit heavy, but works great. I did glue a gasket around the door that helped increase burn time.
Alu Cab 270* Shadow Awn and wall kit - right hand side or U.S. passenger side.
1. Yes
2. Awning - yes, as much as possible or needed. Wall kit - if camped for more than 1 night.
3. Awning - no, the simple, sturdy and effective design helps. Wall kit - takes approx an hour for 1 person to set up or take down.
4. Yes
5. No
6. Not yet
Additional info: The Alu Cab has been installed 4 times because of changing modes of overlanding. I find myself spoiled, & as others have said, " I wouldn't have a personal vehicle without one" and in my case, the Shadow Awn. Started by mounting it to my Land Cruiser's modified Yakima bar setup w/RTT. Secondly, when I got a utility trailer, it got installed on it, along with the RTT. Third install was when it got temporarily moved back to my LC to a new Prinsu roof rack for a trip that wouldn't allow trailers. Fourth and current install is on my square drop off road trailer. (Links in my sig for pics on different installs.) When traveling in the desert, this awn can be quickly deployed and packed up for essential shade even for lunch stops. And it is freestanding unless the wind is annoyingly above approx 30mph. Then 1 pole and guy strap/stake will secure it unless you have extremely strong gusts. But if the wind is really pumping, shade is not a high priority. Sample pics of installs below.
Remounted to Land Cruiser for 2019 ROF Maze run in Utah overnight camp at Golden Stairs
On the utility trailer overnight camp near Frenchglen, OR
Mounted to TFM squaredrop trailer with wall kit deployed camped near Owyhee Lake in OR
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Hey there little late to this, but I'll be doing a video of the OVS awning with side walls in the next couple of weeks here. My main comparison is against the Batwing, which costs about $150 less and weighs just over half as much... tough call personally if it's worth the upcharge there are a lot of things I like about the Batwing particularly what you get for the $$.Does anyone have experience with this OVS awnings? They seem like a solid pole-less offering similar to the Darsche awning mentioned. I am in the middle of building out my rig but I'm not sure how much I would use it vs. hiding under the RTT when weather gets bad.
HD Nomadic 270 Degree Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray Awning with Black Cover
Get the OVS Nomadic Awning 270 Degree Awning - Driver Side Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover for ultimate shade and protection on your outdoor adventures!HD Nomadic 270 LT Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray With Black Travel Cover Universal
HD Nomadic 270 LT Awning - Driver Side - Dark Gray Awning With Black Cover Universal. Get a 270 degree awning free standing now!
I just put up a video on the Foxwing today, where I zipped some of the Batwing tapered walls to it just to make sure they were compatible. Will post back up once I've reveiwed the OVS. I won't mess up the thread here with a bunch of video links, you can see them all though on the Gamiviti youtube channel. shoot over your questions..
I have use my awning 2 times camping, the rest of the time I use it at the yard where I park my 18 wheeler. I dont know if I would buy my shadow awn for the 1500ish they cost new now. But it is hassle free. I did bend a bar in it in ridiculously high winds. But it still works.
"Those who installed Awning and side walls; can you report some practical experience ?"
Overland Pros 270 Degree 2500 awning (gen 1) and 1 side wall (not a full set)
1. Would you buy it again?
Yes...but I'm actually hoping to buy their new freestanding version of of the same awning this spring. Theirs was the cheapest 270 awning at the time, and now they have about the cheapest freestanding awning on the market and I'm very happy with the quality. It has saved multiple camping trips from being a disaster both from hot sun and limited shade (especially beach trips) and from rain. That alone was worth the money in the first year. Honestly summer trips in the rain now have been fairly enjoyable with the chance to cook and sit and relax and watch the rain come down. It's winter now so I have used it in four months, because everytime we've camped this winter its dry so no need. So all that being said, I wish I would splurged for a free standing awning and a full wall set.
2. Do you deploy it frequently
Anytime in the summer we're stopped for more than an hour pretty much. If I had a freestanding one, even more. They're very functional, we hang stuff off of it during the day, it becomes a clothes line. At night I put string lights along it.
3. Is it a hassle to use
Yes and No. Mine takes 5 minutes or so to set up, only thing is its way easier with 2 people or a 3 armed man. Pole set up is just kinda clumsy...hence I want the free standing. Plus the pole versions the fabric has to spread to tight to get the eyelits over the pole the first several deployments took a ton of hand strength to get the final one stretched over the pole. Which is annoying but water also ran off of it flawlessly because of tight and flat it lay.
4. Did it hold under windy, rain, sand conditions?
Yes and no. I took it down during a 20-30 mph wind gusts at the beach because it was making me nervous while I was trying to sleep. But anything below 20 is fine as long as your lines are staked down.
5. Did you sleep in it as substitution to tent or RTT?
Not over night but I hung a hammock from my car to a tree and napped under the shade of the awning in the hammock and that was magical.
6. Did it interfere with wheeling, got caught on branches?
Never had an issue but mine doesnt stick out from the vehical much.
Overland Pros 270 Degree 2500 awning (gen 1) and 1 side wall (not a full set)
1. Would you buy it again?
Yes...but I'm actually hoping to buy their new freestanding version of of the same awning this spring. Theirs was the cheapest 270 awning at the time, and now they have about the cheapest freestanding awning on the market and I'm very happy with the quality. It has saved multiple camping trips from being a disaster both from hot sun and limited shade (especially beach trips) and from rain. That alone was worth the money in the first year. Honestly summer trips in the rain now have been fairly enjoyable with the chance to cook and sit and relax and watch the rain come down. It's winter now so I have used it in four months, because everytime we've camped this winter its dry so no need. So all that being said, I wish I would splurged for a free standing awning and a full wall set.
2. Do you deploy it frequently
Anytime in the summer we're stopped for more than an hour pretty much. If I had a freestanding one, even more. They're very functional, we hang stuff off of it during the day, it becomes a clothes line. At night I put string lights along it.
3. Is it a hassle to use
Yes and No. Mine takes 5 minutes or so to set up, only thing is its way easier with 2 people or a 3 armed man. Pole set up is just kinda clumsy...hence I want the free standing. Plus the pole versions the fabric has to spread to tight to get the eyelits over the pole the first several deployments took a ton of hand strength to get the final one stretched over the pole. Which is annoying but water also ran off of it flawlessly because of tight and flat it lay.
4. Did it hold under windy, rain, sand conditions?
Yes and no. I took it down during a 20-30 mph wind gusts at the beach because it was making me nervous while I was trying to sleep. But anything below 20 is fine as long as your lines are staked down.
5. Did you sleep in it as substitution to tent or RTT?
Not over night but I hung a hammock from my car to a tree and napped under the shade of the awning in the hammock and that was magical.
6. Did it interfere with wheeling, got caught on branches?
Never had an issue but mine doesnt stick out from the vehical much.
Based on cost/flexibility/simplicity, I am leaning toward the ez-up option.
I don't have a super expensive awning so I can't comment on them. What I do have is a well loved ARB touring awning - the type that just roll up and have fold-out telescoping aluminum legs. It's not the easiest thing in the world to deploy with one person but it can be done with practice. I find it very useful in camp to keep the weather off while you're cooking a meal or just to throw shade if you're at the beach. I don't fully agree about the comments regarding wind. The awning can be a sail, sure, but if it's guyed correctly it won't go anywhere. It's a matter of circumstance and whether you can anchor it properly. I'd buy another one if this one ever bit the dust.
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Hey all, just wanted to follow up here I did finally put up videos on the OVS awning. you can see them here, under product reviews Videos — Gamiviti - http://www.gamiviti.com/videos or my youtube channel. Feel free to hit me up with questions, particularly now when all this is still kinda fresh in my mind. My next plan with this is an extended desert trip before Cruise Moab, I plan to put the awning & walls to the test a few times out there. I'm still not sold on it being any better than a Batwing, if I'm being honest.. more to come on that though.
