Purchased & installed a new awning for the Montero...

[off-roader]

The awning is a ShadyBoy awning (www.shadyboy.com). It comes in a number of colors (blue, green, etc) & I ordered the silver reflective fabric. I placed my order on Monday last week and received it by Friday. Coming from Canada to the US, that wasn't bad timing. Price for the basic setup is ~$300. Silver fabric & rear poles are optional items.


I installed it on my Wilderness Trails roof rack. The awning was originally designed to be installed on VW Vanagons but with a little bit of drilling (4 holes in the aluminum housing), it was quite simple to install onto my rack and in total I got it on in under an hour. I used all stainless steel mounting hardware to minimize rust. I also used wing nuts so I can quickly remove it from the rack to reduce wear from constantly being in the elements...

Here are a couple of pics of the finished install with the awning deployed.



Deploying the awning takes just a couple of minutes. Simply unroll the awning and install the fiberglass support poles.

The only things I didn't install for these pics was the tie down strings (go from the rear-most corners of the awning to my bumper ends) or the optional rear corner legs (used when the awning is deployed in strong winds).

 

[Heloflyboy]

Looks good, I was thinking about one of these for my van.

 

[eurosonic]

Looks great. Still concerned on how it would do in the wind.

How much does it weigh?

 

[off-roader]

Total weight of the entire unit is under 15lbs.

As for heavy winds, I suspect it will be just as good as all the other awnings with the only exceptions being the heavy duty Hannibal, or the currently in development SoCal Teardrop awning (neither are currently avail in N.A.), or the Foxwing awning which is >$600 and is frankly HUGH and not what I wanted.

IMHO, this awning is in the same class as the Camping Lab, ARB, or other more common awning but its one key advantage is the legs are not required but can be used if your deployed in strong winds.

 

[Jay Ayala]

Off-roader, I like that a lot. I wonder if I could use one like that on my SWB.

 

[off-roader]

No reason why it wouldn't Jay.

Ray

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Off-roader, I like that a lot. I wonder if I could use one like that on my SWB.

Awnings are not vehicle dependent, if your rack or other mounting surface will accommodate it then it will work.

 

[4D55 Performance]

Awnings are not vehicle dependent, if your rack or other mounting surface will accommodate it then it will work.

When I go camping I am awning dependent.:sombrero:

 

[off-roader]

When I go camping I am awning dependent.:sombrero:

Mine wasn't needed on our DV trip this past weekend. The weather was very nice however with temps in the mid 80's during the day and only dipping down to the mid 60's at night.

 

[eurosonic]

I was hoping to see that thing in action

 

[off-roader]

I was hoping to see that thing in action

Me too. We'll just have to go wheeling again is all.:smiley_drive:

 

[eurosonic]

Ill be putting together a trip to Signal Peak trail sometime in the spring. It shouldn't be too hard. Hopefully you will be up and running then.

 

[off-roader]

Agreed.

 

[Jay Ayala]

Hmm... See, now you guys have me thinking I want to join you.


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