The awning is great love the coverage and speed and lack of poles but man it sits high when not in use. Kinda concerned about that on the trail etc. It just looks like an eye sore up there as well. Dont mean to be negative think its awesome but I am trying to decide if the pros out way the cons for me.
Bush Company 270 XT Awning - Info, Install and Review (1 Viewer)
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Hey, thanks for posting this @TheGrrrrr. I identified this one as my single favorite awning prospect a while back and there isn't a lot out there showing the details you have. I'm with you on the look of it packed, that larger bag doesn't quite do it for me but the practical aspect of it paired with the excellent way it looks/works deployed more than make up for it I think. Nice looking setup you have there.
alia176
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There's also the 270MAX version which has a tad bit more coverage. FYI.
Just curious as to whether you considered the Kinsmen awning if if so, why you went Bush instead:
270° Awning — Kinsmen Hardware LLC
Designed, Sourced, and Built in the USA Estimated Lead Time: 1-2 Months Includes Mounting Brackets and Hardware specific to application. Five Year Warranty Scroll down for detailed information.
www.kinsmenhardware.com
TheGrrrrr
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Just curious as to whether you considered the Kinsmen awning if if so, why you went Bush instead:
270° Awning — Kinsmen Hardware LLC
Designed, Sourced, and Built in the USA Estimated Lead Time: 1-2 Months Includes Mounting Brackets and Hardware specific to application. Five Year Warranty Scroll down for detailed information.
First I've heard of it.
alia176
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I love the Kingsman and the total length on the side of the vehicle is nice for my application. But, there are two caveats: they make it sound like w/o a rack, their awning won't even work. Secondly, that price
Here's a synopsis of all 270 and 360 awnings offered in the U.S. so far: New 270 Awning available. - https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/new-270-awning-available.208254/page-13#post-2876154
@TheGrrrrr I just ordered the Bush Company 270 XT based on your review and a few others I have found. I am in Colorado, so the ability to take wind and gusts was attractive, not to mention the quick setup. I am mounting mine to a Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform also, so I am curious what hardware you used to get it done. The Long L Brackets state they are slotted for M8 bolts, so I was planning to order some M8 Slot/Channel nuts for the platform, then some bolts. Do you recall what you used specifically for the lengths, etc?
alia176
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Congrats @jfeger at the purchase! Mine was deployed for the first time outside of my driveway last sat when we had our monthly landcruiser club breakfast. I deployed it, then went to the restaurant to eat and the breeze was kicking up now and then. Everyone gawked at the beefy construction and they all loved the no poles. Even the dude who kept saying "1500? I'll build my own". Then he kept looking at it and was figuring out how beefy it is and said out loud "$1500, eh? hmmmm".... 
This was an education for everyone present because they really thought about the things I mentioned: heat rejection, no poles, no tripping guy ropes, and most importantly no PANICKING when the breeze picks up. Also, I had to dispel the paradigm of HAVE to have a rack to mount an awning+RTT. Not so, I said.
You can see the girls are sitting under the shade and people kept hanging out under it due to the heat rejection. It wasn't a hot day but there's a remarkable relief felt by folks standing under it.
This was an education for everyone present because they really thought about the things I mentioned: heat rejection, no poles, no tripping guy ropes, and most importantly no PANICKING when the breeze picks up. Also, I had to dispel the paradigm of HAVE to have a rack to mount an awning+RTT. Not so, I said.
You can see the girls are sitting under the shade and people kept hanging out under it due to the heat rejection. It wasn't a hot day but there's a remarkable relief felt by folks standing under it.
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Great review! I have read a few posts in other threads about you need the right (strong enoug) roof rack for this awning. Anyone got an idea which ones? Rhino, Front Runner???
@alia176 thank you for the note! This indeed gets me excited.
@GreatestDane I like the profile pic..
. Reminds me of my childhood. As far as the roofrack, it appears alia176 is saying they arent using a beefy roof rack, but not sure. I am going to be mounting to a Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform attached with the Rhino Rack Backbone system. The Bush Company sells heavy duty L brackets (long version) and they specifically mention Rhino. However, I have seen the other Youtube videos with it attached to a Frontrunner as well.
@GreatestDane I like the profile pic..
. Reminds me of my childhood. As far as the roofrack, it appears alia176 is saying they arent using a beefy roof rack, but not sure. I am going to be mounting to a Rhino Rack Pioneer Platform attached with the Rhino Rack Backbone system. The Bush Company sells heavy duty L brackets (long version) and they specifically mention Rhino. However, I have seen the other Youtube videos with it attached to a Frontrunner as well.
Picked up both the awning and the bush alpha tent this last weekend. Spent two nights with both so far and the quality is top notch. I’ve owned a few rtt’s and another brands awning and I have to say the build quality of bush’s products are second to none.
alia176
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We spent few nights at the Dollhouse campground inside the Maze district of Canyonlands. The SW had EPIC wind storms and we were absolutely hammered last Thur night and most of Friday. Dollhouse #3 is perched way up in the air and I was parked broadside to the wind gusts. That awning held up but I did guy it down and it wasn't getting brunt of the wind forces. Still, at around 1:30am, I closed up the RTT, awning and moved to lower grounds then crawled back up to the RTT for sleep. Other dudes, got out of their RTTs and slept in their front seats. It was a miserable night but I was totally impressed by the awning. The fabric flapped but the rafters didn't move. This was partly due to the guy ropes and party due to the well built rafter arms.
On Friday, I moved down to Dollhouse #1 and hung there for the rest of the day. The wind gusts were still fierce at times but my buddy's Shadow awning and my Bush 270XT did fine. We guyed them down using heavy rocks in the area and didn't stress about them in any way.
Last weekend was a torture test for the awnings and I'm very happy with my purchase.
On Friday, I moved down to Dollhouse #1 and hung there for the rest of the day. The wind gusts were still fierce at times but my buddy's Shadow awning and my Bush 270XT did fine. We guyed them down using heavy rocks in the area and didn't stress about them in any way.
Last weekend was a torture test for the awnings and I'm very happy with my purchase.
Nice! You are the first I've seen that got the full BC setup. Loving mine so far....adding LED at the moment.
That’s definitely a future mod!
Yes. It's a LOT of light. Will be wired to the switch pro so I hope the dimming works well. If not I'll put in a cheapo dimmer. Finding the right LED was more research than expected. Found these to be nice and warm with high CRI. Makes a huge difference in light quality.
12V Waterproof High CRI 95+ LED Strip Light - 2700K 5050 LED Strips
High CRI 95+ waterproof 5050 LED strip light. The 5m warm white 2700K LED strip light comes with 3M double sided tape as stick on LED light strip.
www.bestledstrip.com
TheGrrrrr
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I've got the same lighting setup on the underside of the edges of my roof rack, but I added a remote controlled dimmer. Have the parts to do the same to the awning, just haven't gotten around to it. Nice to see yours as it will certainly light a fire to get it done. I highly recommend adding a dimmer/remote to those LED strip lights.
Maybe? It’s a heavy awning and you’d probably need a way to raise it higher than the factory rack to clear the hatch. I’m sure someone could fabricate some sort of mount, just a matter of how much time and effort you want to spend on it.
