270 degree awning

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[colins84]

I have had my eye on a few of these awnings, but hadn’t seen anyone bit the bullet first…

Looking at the Overland Vehicle Systems Nomadic 270.
https://overlandvehiclesystems.com/Nomadic-Awning-270-Passenger-Side---Dark-Gray-w/Black-Cover

@flemcadiddlehopper when the awning is fully deployed, are you able to open the rear hatch?

Really nice to finally see some pictures of this awning on a Vanagon!
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[dhaavers]

colin, check out my link above…($685 <vs> $800)

I pulled the trigger today, mine arrives in a week or so. I’ll keep all y’all posted!

- Dave
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[E1]

Sweet, Congrats!
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[flemcadiddlehopper]

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[flemcadiddlehopper]

Yes you are correct. The awning does need to be mounted towards the rear to clear the pop-top.

The front bracket you see has not been attached to the awning yet. I have added a plate that reaches back to the awning in hopes to add a bit more torsional stiffness to the assembly. This is quite a heavy unit, 75lbs, and when opened without the support legs it does droop a good bit.

If using this awning on a tin-top with it mounted to a solid roof rack, that would not be a problem. But being a Westy, I only have 3" below the rain gutter for torsional support.

All of that is not an issue for me. It comes with six legs, three permanently mounted, and loads of straps, ropes and pegs to keep it all in place.


Gordo.
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[rpureber]

My OVS 270 showed up today... man it is heavier than my current Shady Boy. I have two of the Shady Boy brackets drilled/installed on the outside edges of the slider... I'm wondering if I can easily fabricate a plate to mount the OVS 270 onto these brackets... then maybe add 1 or 2 of these for more support.

https://countryhomescampers.com/shop/custom-brackets-for-shady-boy-awnings/

Any thoughts?

[dhaavers]

^^^ OK, here’s my $0.02…

I’m convinced that “standard” “flat” 10- or 11-ga brackets will eventually fail under the weight and/or wind exposure of this awning.

To wit, about a week ago…

I set mine up in the driveway for its first fitting, using (3) Van Cafe mounts placed similarly to flemcadiddlehopper above. The weight of the awning is so great that it was sagging significantly as soon as I tried to swing out the awning arms. It was a real struggle to keep the arms up and parallel to the ground as I worked to swing down the support legs.

Long story short, after about 45 minutes of adjusting & fine tuning, a single gust of wind blew the whole thing up, cranked two of the mounts off the rain gutter & then pulled the remaining single mount down with enough force to bend it almost 90 degrees from it’s original shape. I’ll allow that I did not have ropes anchored in the same way that I will in the future, but man…it only took a second, the force of the wind was undeniable and the weight of the awning structure caused complete failure of the mount(s). Scared me straight, just like in juvie…

😬

To be clear, Flem started with standard GW mounts, but “boxed” in the structure and welded a taller plate to account for the 4-1/2” height of the awning rail upon which the whole structure of this awning is attached.

***I’ll ask flemcadiddlehopper to share pics of his bracket mods.*** (Please!!!???)

They look good, but he also mentions significant sag when swinging out the arms. The rain gutter is only so strong.

Me? I’ll be reinstalling my old arb-knockoff awning for a road trip this week, but when I get home I plan to spend about a week straightening my failed VC mounts, cutting the 1/4” steel OVS mounts (supplied with the awning) and welding those pieces to reinforce the VC mounts in every conceivable direction before attempting another fitting.

Just saying, if planning to mount on the rain gutter, I’d plan in advance to reinforce, reinforce, reinforce.

I also plan to bolt through my VC mounts into the rivnuts from my previous GW bracket install at the B & D pillars.

Did I mention to reinforce? 👿🙄🤷‍♂️

- Dave
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[Silverghost500]

I know of at least one of two folks who made their own awning mounts from late model Beetle front bumper brackets. If those bend you probably will see a few characters from The Wizard of Oz whizzing by.
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[Silverghost500]

70's era Beetle bumper brackets.
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Von Westy YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhyZYxJEQrUuLnMbLleeIA

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[Corwyn]

Too much canvas. I like to go camping where and when I don't NEED my awning. It's usually only deployed IF it's going to rain. Just my humble opinion . . .
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[liamlrb]

If anyone has a file for these brackets, I can make a dozen and bring them down to syncrofest. I have a plasma table and press brake, but little time

[4Gears4Tires]

Interesting first post!

Welcome to the samba.
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[Vana408Goon]

Hi , following this thread in hopes for a solution.

I recently purchased a Nomadic 180 awning (was most appealing awning to me)
Had seen a video on YouTube of it installed on a vanagon. Now am trying to install on my 91 weekender pop top. Want to install onto the Rain Gutters but seeing how heavy this awning is . All the “available brackets for a T3” just won’t hold up. Mounting onto crossbars will interfere with functionality of the pop top.

Found some brackets from Europe used on T5 & T6 models by company called Vamoose that do not interfere with pop top functionality.
Only issue I can’t find a seller in the U.S. of A.

[TheBigE]

I installed a right hand drive model from Australian company Bushwakka. It pivots on the passenger A pillar. I love it.