If you’ve got a 4WD, then you need an Adventure Kings Side Awning– it’s as simple as that. Adventure Kings Side Awnings have so many benefits, the cost next to nothing and they are one of the easiest and most practical upgrades anyone can do to their 4wd. There’s no wonder why almost every 4×4 out there has at least one installed on its roofrack and we guarantee the majority of them are Adventure Kings Awnings.

If you’re hitting the tracks or heading away for the weekend by yourself, you might be a little bit worried about how to set up your new kings awning by yourself, but don’t stress- most people find that once they have set an Adventure Kings Side Awning up by themselves once, they can usually do it again in under 2 minuets!

There are a few tips and tricks we’ve learned after setting them up for so many years while out camping- read on, and we’ll give you the tips and tricks we’ve learned about the easiest, quickest way to set up your Adventure Kings Awning in no time at all.

Step 1 – Park your 4WD

The first decision is to park so your Adventure Kings Side Awning is going to give you the best orientation at camp – whether that’s taking advantage of the morning or the afternoon shade, keeping your 4WD between your awning and the wind, or just so you can sit underneath it and enjoy the view, it’s up to you.

But the best setups usually combine a side awning and an awning wall for maximum shelter from the elements, an awning wall will deflect the wind up and over your setup giving you a comfy space to sit even in marginal weather. It also gives you a bunch more usable space and more often than not, we like to set up our swags right underneath the awning wall itself. That way we don’t loose any shade and shelter under the awning itself

Step 2 – Unzip
Once you’ve decided on the best location to set up your Adventure Kings Awning, you can unzip the heavy duty nylon-reinforced 1000D PVC bag, undo the 3 retaining buckles and unroll the awning a couple of rolls, to have enough slack in the 280gsm ripstop polyester fabric to sit it on top of your roof-racks. flip the awning up onto your roof rack and make sure its secure.

Step 3 – Side Poles

At this point, its easy and clear to unfold the horizontal telescopic alloy poles from the side awning mount and extend them out and away from your vehicle. This step is the key to being able to easily set up your Adventure Kings Awning by yourself, so don’t skip it! The heavy duty knuckles can take the weight of the horizontal poles with ease, so don’t worry!

Step 4 – Unroll

Now you’ve got the side poles out, unroll the 280gsm ripstop polyester on the Adventure Kings Awning the rest of the way. As you go, keep walking backwards until the awning is fully unrolled. Now you can easily slot the extended horizontal anodised aluminium side poles with the locating pins, into the predrilled holes in the ends of the awning frame.

Fully extend the side poles, to add tension into your awning canopy and then twist to lock the horizontal poles to set them into place.

Once the side poles are locked in, you can drop the leg poles out of the dual channel on the awnings end frame and set them to a comfortable height.

We recommend keeping one side lower than the other, this will allow water to drain off in case of rain and prevent any pooling on the canopy fabric.

Step 5 – Guy Ropes

At this point your Adventure Kings Awning is self supported and free standing. The next quick step is to unroll both of the included guy lines on a 45 degree angle from each corner of the awning and peg them out using the supplied pegs.

Using the guy lines will dramatically increase the stability and strength of your awning and allow it to stay standing even if the weather turns a bit windy or gets miserably wet, so please use them every time! Some people have not bothered with guy ropes which endid in their awning going for a ride through the wind and slamming into their beloved 4wd.

If you are setting up on soft sand we recommend getting a pair of the Ground Grabba Lites to dig down deep into the sand to ensure your awning is as secure as can be.

Once this is done, it’s an easy job to go down each side if the ripstop canopy and fasten the stitched in Velcro straps to make the UPF50+ awning fabric taught to the horizontal awning poles.

Step 6 – Relax

That’s your Adventure Kings Awning fully set up, and ready for you to enjoy the Aussie bush, beach, or even just a picnic in the local park.

There really isn’t much to this last step, as a final tip to make this last step even easier we recommend sipping one of your favourite beverages that has been chilled to perfection in an Adventure Kings Fridge/Freezer

It’s so easy, we’ve even seen Shauno from 4WD Action set his Adventure Kings Awning up in under 2 minutes, while blindfolded!

Of course, you can always add an Adventure Kings Awning Wall to extend your space and act as a wind break, or even an Adventure Kings Awning Tent, or Adventure Kings Mosquito Net for extra protection from the elements, but we’ll leave that bit up to you!

Happy relaxing!