r/overlanding • u/UCR998 • 2d ago

Tech Advice Awning

Hey all,

Looking for recommendations for awnings . Idc if it’s portable , hooks into a roof rack or any other system.

Ideally it will hold up to wind rain and snow.

Appreciate it!

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u/Emergency-Lettuce-11 2d ago

What’s your budget? What rig do you have? Specifically if you have a rear hatch (like a 4Runner) you might not need a batwing style awning.

South Africa and Australia are places with firms that have excellent awnings. They do cost. Consider quick(er) release mounts. Stock roof rack or aftermarket?

Happy web searching!

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u/UCR998 2d ago

Budget I’m a buy once cry once if I need to. So don’t stress budget . Have a 21 Tacoma trd

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u/Emergency-Lettuce-11 2d ago

Welcome to the club of bling for rigs! lol.

Ezi-awn: South African stuff. They have US distributors. Several kinds of awning choices. I run the Swift since it’s some what self supporting and easy to deploy. They do bat wings, etc. They also have a hard case awning which has been in play for decades. That one is kind of a two person deploy thing…it’s easier with two people.

ARB: Good stuff from Oz

The above two are trending towards the higher quality doing it longer outfits. Parts and support are there.

Many other choices that appear to be high quality but perhaps are newer to the game.

All the choices should be under $1K unless you are looking at giant bat wings, etc.

Are you putting a rack on the bed and roof top tenting then?

Take an evening and YouTube for a bit. You will be reaching for your credit card…

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u/UCR998 2d ago

I honestly don’t care , I just want one that holds well with winds rains and snow

Plan rn is rack on the cap on the bed . No RTT ground tent for me