Sanhima 180 Awning Free Standing Built-in LED Light, 84 ft² Shelter Car Side Waterproof UV50+ Wind Resistant, Driver Passenger Side, 180 Degree Vehicle Awning for SUV Van Truck

Our family enjoys camping trips and driving to lake and mountains for outdoor activities. We decided to get this 270 degree awning for our SUV to up our camping and outdoor living experience and we could not be happier with it. Please note that your SUV will need a roof rack with cross bars installed in order to be able to mount this awning, which is quite long and heavy. It comes with mounting bracket that can be installed on the cross bars on the roof rack and you will definitely need a helping hand(s) and ladder to install it.It was delivered inside a box with very good packaging. I could not believe how heavy the box was but I wasn't surprised when I opened it and saw the quality and craftmanship of the awning and material.Once mounted and securely installed on the roof rack on the car, it's truly very easy open and set up the awning that will provide shades 270 degrees around the car for relaxing time away from UV and rain!All the parts are inside the zippered storage bag, which is mounted on the roof rack and after opening the zipper, you simply fold out the unit around the car. The retractable poles can be folded out from the awning itself then extended to provide support around the awning, which can withstand the strong wind. I love that it also has a built-in LED lights, which is provides lights at night with option to switch to orange light, which apparently does not attract bugs (perhaps they are color-blind?). It would have been awesome if there was an option to attach mosquito net on the awning so that we can stay under the awning at night with the lights on without having to worry about bug bites. I'm hoping that they will make the mosquito mesh net attachment in the future as they have few other add-ons for this awning.Having this awning opened around my car was amazing at the camp ground. We moved the picnic table under the awning and instantly got cool shaded area to sit down and eat when there were no trees around the car. I can see other campers looking at our car with jealousy and some even came over to take a closer look and asked me about the awning. Having this much shaded area away from sun and rain makes a huge difference in outdoor. We recently also used this awning at a church parking lot during the annual bazar where I volunteered to setup a hotdog stand to sell for fundraising. This awning was a hit with a big sign attached from top to bottom and I was able to cook and serve hot dogs under the shade all day.I love their rooftop tent and I'm now seriously considering purchasing that as well, although we are a family of 5 people so we have a huge tent that can fit 6 people comfortably but the rooftop tent looks so cool and would be great for cross country road trip with my wife or for my son who's in college. This company really knows how to make products for car roof tops and I'm really impressed with their product, especially this 270 degree awning, which is really easy to setup and to pack up!

I bought it several weeks ago, after installation, we spend 3 weeks on the road. Easy to set up and provides plenty of shade. Sturdy enough for light wind and rain, and packs away compactly. Perfect for camping or road trips and a great value for the price.

The awning itself is good, everything came new and in the kit. But the base bar to which the brackets are attached is very flimsy, when opened it bends so much that it is scary for the whole structure. I would not call it "free standing". If it is attached to a long luggage rack along the entire roof and the brackets are near the very edges, this will not be noticeable, but for kayak racks like Yakima they will have to be attached further from the edges, and the bar will bend. In addition, the awning is attached to the structure with Velcro, and the opposite part of this Velcro is glued to the metal with some unreliable glue, on the very first day on the beach the awning together with the Velcro was torn off by the wind, the glue on the Velcro is still sticky. It will be necessary to attach it with something more reliable. Well, and fasteks for attaching the straps, they seem to be metal and work well, but after the first trip to the ocean they were covered with rust, I do not know how long they will work like this.Update. It turns that it can be easily improved, of course if you have welding in your garage. Now it's much better. Hey, guys from Sanhima, for 6 pack of nice German beer I can sell you the patent on this improvement :)

I purchased this for camping and sporting events! It was a breeze to put together and less than 10 mins to open. Its freestanding design is super convenient. The awning is incredibly sturdy, and has plenty of shade and protection from the elements. The water-resistant canopy does an excellent job of repelling the rain, and the compact storage makes it easy to put away( took me less than 5 mins) . For the size and quality, this is an unbeatable value!

2 person set up. Looks tough when installed. Offers good protection not missing anything that I noticed. Functions well.