IS THIS THE BEST 270 DEGREE AWNING ON THE MARKET ?? EXPLORE TIPS- THE BUSH COMPANY 270 XT AWNING
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IS THIS THE BEST 270 DEGREE AWNING ON THE MARKET ?? EXPLORE TIPS- THE BUSH COMPANY 270 XT AWNING!!
Well I honestly think it is!! Let me know if you disagree in the comments but after using a few of the best I am yet to find one as strong, practical and easy as The Bush Company!
NO WE DIDN’T STAND ON TOP OF THE AWNING!!
IF YOU WANT MORE DETAILS CHECK THEM OUT BELOW
www.thebushcompany.com.au
Ive had a Bush Company black series RTT for about 4 years. Its a great product and the after sales care of the bush company is brilliant. I am now getting another one for the camper!
I run the 30second awning. Love the no poles. Might not be as ‘trussed’ as the Bush Company awning but budget wise is brilliant.
This is one of super awesome awning mate..super tuff too!
THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION, LIKE EVERYTIME VERY GOOD ONE . 👍👍👍👍
I've got one one the way, ordered it in March along with an Alpha RTT for my hj61. The awning is still on its way but with the world the way it is I'm glad it's even coming. Ultimate RTT set-up
Awesome review, bloody good looking awning.
Great info. thanks for the video.
Cracking awning.. be good if Dean could get the price dwn a tad 👍👍
Great. Wish I could add this awing to my scout truck camper.
That looks awesome. Thanks!
love your review. It's a great awning. Can't justify $1,800 for my 15 year old camper...but I see the value. Fantastic!
Value?? You can get a full size awning on a house for that
I am interested in using this on multiple vehicle, how difficult is it to remove when not in use?
I am using a front runner slim line rack on my 200 LC at the time, but I am looking at the the Bush Co tents as well.
Please give me your thoughts on both, Thank you (love your 70 Series!)
Looks great nice set up, does it have for the passenger side instead of driver?
does this cover the rear doors when open on a GQ patrol? or does the end of the door overhang the awning a tad?
I have a 76 with an ARB pull out awning at the back but if it’s raining, it drips off the roof into the drawers. Does this 270 fully stop it dripping at the back of the truck when the back doors are open and it’s raining?
Love the Kick Ass shower cubicle install, can you tell us the name & specs of the fridge slide you used to mount it on please, cheers!!
What speed wind have you had this in when in the field? Have you had erected in a storm or in strong or gale force winds?
Product Proudly made out of South Africa 🇿🇦 👍🐘
I didn't know that! That's awesome, I was watching the vid thinking the Aussies have such cool gear, and this gets manufactured 30 min from where I stay.
Thanks l have been looking for a awning i think I just found it thanks mate 🍺🍻🍻🍻
Have a look at the 23zero awning.... It's got a huge storm flap at the rear I use bulldog clips to hold against the DS gutter. Big coverage, comparable weight, zips not Velcro walls, and 1/3 of the price!
I have alucab awning and swapping out to this one, plus this has much more coverage and stronger.
Seen it, touched it, and impressed but how is it with water pooling with rain?
Excellent excellent !!
Far out, doing pull-ups off ya bloody awning might be the best argument for this one I can think of. Dean should put this in his ads lol.
Sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know of a way to get back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid forgot the account password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@Vincenzo Mekhi Instablaster :)
Hi Matt I got a question about the bush company awning, does water leak through the inside corner when it's up ? , Kings and Darche do, and how square does the rear folding part get to the car,I have always though these awning would give me good protection behind the car, not so with water getting between awning and car,.... Cheers
Maybe a PCs pipe brush guard could be added to prevent scratching of the storage bag.
That’s bloody impressive 😳 I bought a $150 one about 5 years ago but can’t be arsed rolling it out, setting poles, finding pegs etc etc, so it literally NEVER gets used. To have something that sets up in less than a minute (and that’s a legit less than a minute) and is more effective, whoa, that’s almost priceless 😁👍👍
Yep, 2 minutes of your life you'll never get back.
@@gr0uch02a What do ya mean, bud?
@@micknoname6466 can’t read mate.
@@robras2850 Cool
WOW - AWESOME...!!
How many Ks on the cruiser Matt ?
That looks awesome. Are these available in WA?
Hi Mate, How long is the back and the size of the beast?
thing looks massive when packed up
Love the videos mate, Quick question, how do you go with getting in and out of the RTT with the awning set up?
@@briszx9r594 would that be more likely to let water in if raining? because they don't have the mini awning?
Man, it does look brilliant. If I could afford one I'd be there.
30second awning is about $1200 and brilliant
On he Mark 2 version of their awnings they stopped using the UV silver top side. People have been speculating that its due to issues with the way the silver ages. What has been your experience? Any issues?
Hi, what's your fuel use like with the awning weight?
What tire size do you run mate?
Seen you driving through Noosa today 👌🏻
Have really sussed out what is currently on the market re true free standing 270 awnings and it is slim pickings. Had a close look at these in the flesh and then ordered the 270 Max. They’re expensive. They’re well made. Over a lifetime I seem to have always ended up buying the premium option of whatever was available and time, and time again it has bourne out to be a prudent investment compared to the cheaper options my mates tend to buy. Certainly a higher price is not a guarantee of a superior item, but if you travel a lot, year in year out drop the clams and go top shelf if you can.
$2k for some shade, and weighs almost 30kgs.
Awesome product, but no thanks.
Says you can't use it in the snow, that sucks, wanted to upgrade my Drifta rapid wing. I guess when you have poles you can drop it further for the bigger fall. With these the pitch is fixed. 😪
will this handle snow?
I absolutely agree, I have the alucab because it's the only one to get in Europe. But all you say is absolutely correct...
Bush company are in Europe mate
@@theexplorelife really? I could not find a dealer... 🤔 Good to know...
What a big flex
Looks like a fantastic product, but at $2.5k for equivalent coverage to the Darche 270 it's more than double the price. Probably worth it if you're doing some serious long term touring, but not for most just to get rid of a couple of poles.
Agreed.. Cant justify the higher price vs a reasonable quality product from Darche..
The Darche is flimsy. I have it, I hate it.
What a load of Wank. I'll stick with my D'arche
Thinking of buying one the only thing I wish it had was zippers to join the external wall. Looks great but
Will pass on the feedback
I would need to attach this to a Gobi stealth rack on my '18 LC, can you point me towards brackets? Or another idea? Great video. I'm sold.
I was just heading to the Gobi site to see what I could find. I guess I would need to know how this mounts first!
5:20 Ha the irony of when u pulled it out and said “your talkin literally 30 seconds” lol. We hav the 30sec awning n its killer. Highly recommed it.
I saw them and did lots of research and checking all different awnings, however this one it's absolutely the strongest and the best on the market.
My opinion
Mint
It would want to be for the price
I'm actually considering this one, looking for something with no poles and strong!
Look at the Bushwakka awning too.
Damn, $2k for some Shade....
@@s15jason and add 5K+ for the roof top tent
@@mc4nathan336 will do cheers mate
Check out Clevershade. 👌
Great Rig Sir, looks Ike there Number 1 product in my eyes also, I Noticed youre running ARB Equip, I also run there Bumpers, Youre Light Bars though??
You should give
Baja Design Lights a try
There Number 1 in world
But maybe you're Sponsered with ARB.
Take Care
Any idea how these work on a dual can ute but with a tray instead of a canopy - would be great if the Bush Company had a 180 degree version.
It’s on its way
What rooftop tent are you running and roughly how much you reckon it would cost.
Check their website. They have all the details
1800 bucks! back to the tarp for me.
There's a great DIY guy that shows how to build your own 270 degree awning for ~US$220 for those of us who can't afford one of these beauties.
th-cam.com/video/nlBSYIvfKC4/w-d-xo.html
This looks like the one for me
Thank you for the great review. It looks like you are running an ARB Base rack, is that correct? If so how did you mount this awning to your rack? Rooftop tent? If so, are there other options for mounting? I am not in the market for a rooftop tent quite yet.
hey mate I was running a front runner rack at the time. I did mount the awning straight to the alpha tent but you can get universal awning brackets supplied with the bush company 270 that will suit almost every roof rack or tent. Hope this helps
@@theexplorelife Thank you for the information and response.
Really good video mate. Do you still believe this is the best 270° awning available at the moment? Have a RAM 2500 with Rhino Backbone & Platform on Truck Roof, but to use a 270° Awning will need to fit a Platform to the Canopy first.
Appreciate if you have any advice that will help me make a clear decision
Hey mate I’ve got a ram now with a rooftop tent and im running the slightly larger 270XT Max awning which has more coverage for the front of the vehicle. There’s a full video of the new vehicle on my channel but definitely still rate the bush company gear as top notch 👌
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Awesome. Availability in the US market. I am in California.
I saw the awning on ur car today
Thank you for your review!! Can you tell me if this awning is suitable for a mazda cx5 SUV?
Yeh it sure is just needs to be mounted
Thank you 🥰
have been looking at this for a while now whats is the gap from the awning to the back of the car if not will rain come in there as u have barn doors
Have a look at the 23zero awning.... It's got a huge storm flap at the rear I use bulldog clips to hold against the DS gutter. Big coverage, comparable weight, zips not Velcro walls, and 1/3 of the price!
I like it, I just don't like soft-shell awnings and tents. In Florida, the rain, dew and humidity alone tends to cause mildew and mold, regardless of the material used. The outer shell bag style of awnings and tents won't last here. I've yet to see a product of this quality and strength in a hard shell cased awning. I would be all over it!
Hi, why is this better than Alucab awning?
Mate great videos I love the explore life but too many cuts! One take it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Where's your hat from mate?
Best taking it off when home and not running around town and work with it on. Someone would steal for sure as soon as you looked away 🙄
Lol I'm watching this right now because mg awning was stolen last night. This one looks way better than what I had thought. Great video review
I’m sick of companies not supporting the first generation Tacoma! There are a lot of us out here!
well you can have strength without a lot of weight, it's just the materials would be more expensive.
Gday Matt, my family and I are going up to the cape next year and wondering if a snorkel and a winch is need?
Cheers
Definitely snorkel and a winch is a must if going solo if you have other people with you you’d just get away with out one 👍
Wilbur cheers mate
Would u recommend a snorkel for the dust or the water. We are not doing all the hard core tracks but cuz wonna do a bit of exploring👍🏻
Jack McMaster both dust and water mate both as bad as each other don’t want your 4wds air box filling with dust and water just one of the cheaper mods you can do to save your engine 👍
Wilbur great cheer mate
Thanks👍🏻
What’s the 270Awning Brand and Model Please?? And Where did you Bought it and Set it up?? Thank you!:-)🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Awsome Aussie made and strong i will be saving for this one hands down 👍
@Ron Carter My best mate here in oz is a south African and he's a bloody good bloke and he even put me on to finger board, south Africa gear is as good a quality of any thing made in Australia. Ps WWGI WGA 😍
@Ron Carter where we go one we go all . There like aussies from another mother .
@@mickm2999 Q anon idiot alert
I have a Roofnest Falcon XL sitting on a Front Runner Slimline rack. I DEFINITELY Want this awning, but roofnest is saying nothing over 40 pounds. Can you think of a mounting solution? I will buy for sure if there is a way to install it.
I also have the Falcon XL and am about to upgrade to the Front Runner. Did you come up with a solution?
@@jeremyrevitch1552 yes. Very large L brackets (custom is ideal but regular will work) w/ the mounting brackets attached from the bottom. Falcon XL offset slightly to 1 side to keep it all within the side mirrors.
@@joeybadventures7883 Sorry to be daft but what are you attaching the L's to? Any chance you've got an image of the finished product? Looks like my LandRover is going to become a tippy truck!
Check out grunt ratchet rope for you awning as guyropes
There is this material that we use a lot in motorcycle racing called Titanium, that will bring the wait down a fair bit.
It would also increase the price no doubt
@@boxheadmr yes of course. One cons is the price vs how many pros? Light weight; roof load back in safe range; less stress force on fittings; far more superior strength = less chances of breaking. At home all the pros won't matter but when you are in Gary junction it might be a different scenario.
@@maxgermasi3302 have you looked at how expensive titanium is compared to aluminium? its not just a little bit more expensive, its extremely more expensive. also, the process of welding titanium is more time consuming and costs more in welding gas and filler wire. Would it be a far superior awning? absolutely! but no company is going to make them because there would only be a handful of people that would be willing to pay like 5k plus for an awning
If it was titanium, it would be 4 grand
@@philburns5044 So what? It doesn't really look like a budget built to me. He is the one the complained about the weight and the strength of the product not me. And he mentioned that it is not the cheapest product on the market either.
I watched this purely to see you stand on it 😂
Almost looks perfect - except for me I want the second hinged section swinging forward from the B pillar to the front bullbar, that would be true coverage.
Since this video they have since released the 270XT Max which has exactly that!
@@theexplorelife Thanks Mate! After watching your video I went to their web site and saw that. It does look like the premium freestanding 270 on the market, just small things for me let it down, like no integrated LED light etc. Sure a new owner can add their own, but it never looks as nice and many other 270’s have them standard.
The drifta 270 awning is $990 and its a good bit of kit
Do you have a dealer in the Middle East
Can anyone recommend a decent freestanding 180 degree awning?
I need to access the rear/roof of my canopy so a 270 degree awning will get in the way. Plus I won't use the space in the rear so it's a waste of weight/money.
He has one coming 🤙
@@theexplorelife fk yeahhh!
Love my 23zero and $899 to the door.
Agreed mate. I love mine too.... Compared this one, ARB, TJM, 30 sec, etc all on the same day at the 4x4 expo in Melbourne last year. The 23zero crushes the competition with bang for buck
What about this awning compared to the bushwakka true blue?
Not a well built mate but everything has a price point
Hi Matt. Great video. Would the back of the awning cover a prado 150 barn door when it is opened. I have seen allot of these that would cut the cover of the door fully opened. this is dangerous when windy as i always lock the door. thanks in advance.
Have a look at the Fire to Fork channel, he has one of these on a Prado and you can see it just isn't big enough to cover the last 1/3 of the door. I really like the idea of no legs but can't find one that completely covers the rear door. The Drifta 270 awning appears to be one of the few to completely cover the rear door and some.
@@LebChap hi caleb since this video I have seen the Darche one and it’s perfect. Covers the passenger front door and full barn door. Set up on a prado is that effect
@@anthony.grisan I was considering the Darche as well but couldn't find any photos/videos to confirm if it covered the back door or not. Have you gone with Darche? Their website says no stock until June this year.
Whats the difference between the 270XT and 270XT MAX?
Check out my 79 walkaround mate! the max has an additional section that covers the front of the car
Apart from installation, why is the heavy weight bad?
Fletcher Rae just makes the vehicle slightly more top heavy mate
Bush Company manufacture quality gear but I think you can do better if coverage is your goal. When building #toughtear we fitted a Supa Peg 3.5m 270 degree awning (2.5m coverage out from camper) which has served us well. Being an early version though we have to insert the 6 poles as its not free standing (current version has swing down poles). Usually the disadvantage of a free standing 270 is less coverage but we are now very interested in the Howling Moon 2.5m 6 panel swing awn. With our research Howling Moon has the best coverage for free standing 270 awnings currently on the market. The 6 panel has a 180 section on the front as well as the 270 on the rear, they also have a standard 4 panel with just the 270.
It's not quite free standing though, still has legs that you should put down once the wind picks up.
Would love to hear your experience on Darche 270 awninh
I had one last year on my 60 series. I found the forward section annoying because it ment you have to walk all the way around the vehicle twice to set it up plus the 6 poles you have to put up and you definitely need to tie it down as a gust of wind will fold it over your car (ask me how I know). For these reasons I've got an xt awning on the way
@@benjamincallaghn yeah i got sold on it as the best and its good but annoying setting up and its been mounted incorrectly for my 200 series
I’m stoked with my darche 270! I hardly ever use the legs it comes with 😂
very loud when he talks . good review
Would be great with a anex
Take a shot every time he says “now look”.
Looks good, but its way too bulky on the rack. (Also, don't like the side to side sway of the video and the constant mini cuts.. sorry, would be better to do it all in less takes and cuts.)
How many people will it hold walking on the awning when it is fully extended. I see you standing on it in the add for this video, so obviously one person is fine. Can two people perhaps sit on top of it? 🤣
Still think the Quick Pitch is better.
About to pickup my qiuick pitch awning... but quick pitch tent or the bush company alpha tent?
triddy I don’t have the tent so I can’t comment about that sorry mate
It’s a better awning for sure, much bigger, that’s the downfall off the XT, the size. Too bad quick pitch doesn’t have great customer service like bush company.
Looks great, just needs another section that swings forward for full coverage and she'd be perfect
He just made one 👌 the XT MAX
@@theexplorelife can you tell me more about that? Can't find anything yet... And I can't find the walls for that awning anywhere...
@@theexplorelife not out yet??
Looks sick! The filming on this one was a bit weird though, constant moving around back and forth. Otherwise Schlick as!
Joshua Cunneen thinking was filmed with a drone
Looks like a drone or a gimble with tracking
Some people can be so picky
@@rossp1762 yea I agree, it’s easy to complain. What I don’t get is with the prevalence of cell phone cameras and truly crappy video and audio, that the viewer would cut some slack to someone who is trying to make an effort to improve their productions. What was done nicely was a dissemination of information. I personally learned a great deal. Oh and for full disclosure, I have been a pro photographer since 1976. Here is the key, when your method of presentation does not distract too greatly from the message you are trying to convey you were successful in disturbing that knowledge. Also use the equipment you have to it’s fullest. Photographers/ Videographers tend to be gadget and equipment obsessed. Do not upgrade until technology forces you to do so. A lot of new technology can require a long learning curve and you might not get substantially better results because of being frustrated by the camera in you hand. Know your audience. Know your main distribution platform. Is 4K or even 1080p really need for TH-cam? Having said that, I love big sensors a relic from my film days but having a large formate workflow drives the cost up even more with computer capability and storage. So keep a clear mind on you goals. Don’t listen to the complainers until 1 out of 3 people complain then you have a real problem. Sorry for the rant.
Looks awesome but for nearly 2 grand yer not for me...
Kings? Light up?
It's huuuuuge
do you have a discount code?
Hey mate not at the moment unfortunately!
Take my money