Comments on: Versatility Camping Tent for Truck Bed,SUV RVing, Van,Trailer and Overlanding Portable Teardrop Awning Canopy Tear Resistant Tarp with 2 Sandbag

By: KEMS

KEMS — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:31 +0000

I was sold by the versatility of this shelter – itâs more or less a standalone setup unlike a standard tarp and it sheds water well because of this. It fits well over the back of the truck with the tailgate open as an extra. I like that you can put it up with the standup poles or no poles or shorter sections of the poles. Although i could see you would need to protect the ends of the shelter if you planned on leaving the one end on the ground. I quickly put it up for the first time in the pouring rain having never put it up before and it was quick and easy – although took me a sec to see the inside third tent pole attachment that goes in the middle of the shelter. In the photo i had not put out the guy lines yet but it stayed up anyway since there was no wind. I didn’t bother with the suction cups and just hooked it over the roof rack and tied it to the truck wheels. The suction cups it comes with are rubbish and i took the pre-caution of ordering heavy duty strong ones as per the other recommendations – but didnât in fact need them. The next time i put it up it was quite windy and it was a bit of a challenge to guy it out by myself to the long standup poles but in retrospect if i had suctioned it on to the windows it would have been much easier. Plus if i had filled the bags with sand and had those in place – but sand is not that easy to come by in most campsites. The pegs were pretty light weight – although they worked. I would suggest heavier ones as others have. By the way, as you can see in one of the photos, i paired this system with the roadie window tents also bought on amazon so that the windows in the truck could be open when sleeping in it without the rain or bugs coming on.

By: gareth

gareth — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:30 +0000

I bought this to go over the top of my old Landrover 110 when I am camping. It completely covers the tub and gives about 1 metre extra space at the back so you’ve got a dry spot right there if it rains.

By: JustTheFacts

JustTheFacts — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:30 +0000

I bought this for my son for Christmas. He is a 4×4 and camping enthusiast. He absolutely loved it. His mates were envious. It works really well attached to the back of his Toyota Prado SUV. Here are some pics from his first time use at a lake side in WA. It packs up really small, so it’s really a space saver in the cargo area. The only thing he thinks he will do is change out the cords to something a bit stronger. He said the nylon material was strong. Great buy. Get it!

By: tupaw

tupaw — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:30 +0000

reliable weather protection with an easy setup, perfect for camping or outdoor activities. Durable, lightweight, and great for providing quick shade or rain cover.â Great investment for a removable canopy for cars.

By: VictorG

VictorG — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:29 +0000

Not for anything but perfect weather
I REALLY wanted this to work out. We bought it to put over our galley door on our teardrop trailer to help keep sun off of you when cooking, doing dishes, etc. We have tried twice to set this thing up. Once, the weather was not so great so I chalked it up to that. The second time, there was a slight breeze, but otherwise a perfectly sunny day. The suction cups do not hold well at all and easily become detached. The slightest breeze takes this thing like a parachute and the legs do not stay in place. Perhaps if you setup 6+ guy-lines on each leg, then maybe this thing will stay put.

By: Carly Klatt

Carly Klatt — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:29 +0000

Poorly designed piece of junk
I took this to a camping trip on the river this weekend and to say it’s a piece of junk is an understatement.Assembling it was a joke. The poles on the non-car side do not stick in the ground, so if you have ANY amount of breeze at all, it will blow up and away. There’s also no way to secure the canopy to the poles, which makes absolutely NO sense at all. Who designed this **** thing??This thing acts like a sail once tethered to your car, so in order to keep it standing we had to jerry-rig the entire thing by cutting holes in the cover and in the pole caps and using other supplies we had to secure it to the ground.Also, the rain flap doesn’t have any way to tie to the poles, so if you have it down instead up wrapped up (which, it doesn’t stay wrapped up anyway), it just blows around knocking anything you have under the canopy to the ground.The tethers on the car side are not secure either. Every time we came back from the river, we would find that the breeze pulled the tethers loose and we kept having to re-tie it to the car. We didn’t have weak knots either, in case that’s what you’re thinking.I wanted so badly to return it (even with all the modifications we made) but by the time the trip was over I was so angry with it I just threw it away.Worst thing I’ve ever purchased, hands down.

By: B-dub

B-dub — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:29 +0000

perfect for car camping
Bought this so I could car camp in the rain with windows partly down and sun roof open for ventilation. Very easy to put up, love that you can adjust it to 3 levels of height. I did buy gorilla tape to put on the places where it looked like the poles might rub (better to anticipate a problem than to have to deal with one), and I bought “real” stakes to use since the flimsy ones it comes with don’t look like they will hold up. Slept 2 nights in wind and rain with nary a drop of rain in the car. It looks really snazzy too! Very pleased with this purchase!

By: nigel

nigel — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:29 +0000

IâHavenât tried it yet due to weather and time but read the comments and reviews on you tube

By: D8D

D8D — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:28 +0000

Vehicle tent
This tent is impressive the size, ease to set up and cost. A great item for shade and protection from the elements. I havenât used enough to give reviews for quality but it seems to be pretty strong. Itâs large much larger than I thought itâs about the size of my car a little bigger but the fact it only needs two point to to stand up makes it much easier to use. You donât have to use the poles.

By: Susie Z.

Susie Z. — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:56:28 +0000

A bit cheap, but did the job!
I got this to cover the side door of my camper van so I can leave it open when it rains. I had to turn it sideways, but it works a treat! The price point can’t be beat, especially compared to a permanent awning (>$1000 + installation). It wouldn’t hold up in a monsoon downpour, but it’s good enough for most rain. It’s waterproof, so no leaking. The material seems really flimsy, though, so handle with care. The suction cups and stakes are absolute crap, definitely buy your own. It only takes me about 15 minutes to set up, and that includes using a ladder to get to the roof and tying the corners off on nearby trees. Take down is equally fast and easy. I’d buy again!