BRAND NEW Kings 270 free standing awning Review / walk around

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Adventure kings and i have long had a love hate relationship, i love to hate them hahaha.
But have they finally made a product thats good value and good quality?
well only time will tell that story but from first impressions it looks like a fair decent 270 awning for the budget money they are asking for.
For a novice 4wder or camper this will be an absolute game changer for them as its almost half the price of its closest competitor.
even for the experienced 4x4 / overlander this will also suit alot of ppl who dont normally want an awning but this could push them into one.
you can make up your own mind
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[@Ban00dle]

I just did a 2 week Tassie trip with one of these. Experienced just about every type of weather and it held up fine. As long as it holds up in the long term I reckon it's hard to beat value for money wise. Edit: I also went down quite a few tight tracks with it being poked and prodded by sticks and branches and the bag held up.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Well that’s a positive. Hopefully it’s still holding up in a years time. Then I’ll be impressed with them

[@alishabab3]

When you say every type weather can it handle 70-80kmph winds without poles

[@Ban00dle]

@@alishabab3 "just about". I haven't had to put it up against 80-90 kph winds but it's held up just fine any time I've used it, even when it's been pretty windy. 8 months on the only negative I have about it is I find water does like to pool up a bit in heavier rain. That said it comes with tie down points and straps to create run off channels so not a deal breaker.

[@evil17]

@@Ban00dlethanks for the update, sounds pretty good overall

[@Batmans_buttler]

People love to sh%t on Kings because other people do it and they want to fit in, but I've never had an issue with any of the gear that I've bought from them. Nothing wrong with value for money.

[@sounds_like_pain3345]

They’re good for the price. But I’ve had issues with their awning and their swags. Velcro on the awnings breaks down and looses its stick terribly and the swag got entirely saturated inside when it was rolled up, in a kings canvas bag, on my roof on a rainy drive.

[@marty21487]

Thank you sombody had to say it

[@Mike-ry4ti]

To be fair they are one of those brands that are a few $$ short of the premium ones, so they are good for certain things, but something like an awning or roof rack, your better off getting a premium brand, even a second hand one, plus if you want to sell it in future you will get most of your money back.

[@OldFellaDave]

People shit on them because they want to feel superior because they paid 4 times as much for a premium brand some KZbinr (who got it for free) plugs ;) If this 'gets you out there' doing what you want to do then it's a great purchase. Period ;)

[@robertsimpson7923]

I've had some small issues but customer service has always fixed it even if it takes time

[@eds4wdcamping]

That was a good first look around the awning. Be good to see a follow-up in the future thanks for the video.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hopefully we converted everything

[@cliffotto9750]

I have had my Kings 270 awning on beach trips in high wind, rain , sand it has no leaks. No problems ! $650 it come with walls. I love it

[@DASHOffRoad]

That DASH rack looks like one of the very first 1800mm ones that we recalled 🤔. The 3/4 racks are 1900mm now and go right back to the spoiler. I reckon if you had one of them you could get that rear bracket on. Thanks for the plug btw. 👌

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I’ll have to let Teejay know about the rack recall. Your welcome as well 😂

[@SomervilleMetalWorks]

Ive got the falcon 23zero 270 on Y62 i have a full length arb rack because its a S5 Ti. Mine was like $1000 and it covers the front more but you lose some over the rear compared to the kings style or the osprey 23zero. I've put a hardkorr led 2m strip in mine and it works pretty good. Good about 23zero is the bags one piece and zips at bottom so rain cant come in the top there's also a flap over the front to stop water coming in when your driving. So far i havent found any water ingress in 18months except when i pack it up wet

[@michaelwaters69]

Great review guys seriously will consider one now. 👍

[@shanelines9397]

Like you said, good value for money.i also like the bag and how it's easy to zip up. My 23zero 270° was only $850 and comes with LED strip light and folds our that extra 1.8m towards the front of the car which gives a heap more undercover room. All in all not bad tho

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I’m looking at the 23 zero for my new car if it ever rocks up

[@shanelines9397]

@Australian 4x4 Adventures y62 would be a nice present to open on Christmas morning..Toby will need to give you a chop out unwrapping it haha

[@malcolmlewis3239]

I have a Supapeg but only a 180. The bag leaks too. Have not really been able to work out where. Sealed the stitching, also the fold where the bag sits over the backbone. Paid a bit more for it in 2019 than your mate did for the Kings. Just means you have to go out camping and use it often so that it doesn’t get mouldy. 😂

[@tonyf7997]

Our Bush Co 270 XT is exactly what we expected after researching and looking at build quality - 10/10 and a small issue that we did have was rectified immediately by the lads in Coolum with a smile!

[@nzmarkb8713]

That’s the one I’ll be buying 👍

[@maingey1]

But double the price of 30 second awning, and 4 times the price of this one, and these have zip on walls instead of Velcro which is stronger. But certainly can see where you are coming from.

[@lucysoutdoors]

A tip for the stitching holes you have in the bag...you need Clear Neutral cure silicone,buy yourself a bottle of Shellite (white Spirits) (NOT THE one YOU DRINK) 1/4 cup of silicone (less or more depending on job size)add the shellite and stir until it's a nice fairly thin brushable mix,apply to the stitching and let dry worked on my tiger11 awing which I still use.

[@michs1708]

the tie straps are also used to pull down the awing between the arm sections and create a channel to let the water run off. works great.

[@4WheelingInNSW]

Good clip gents, will be good to see a future review in 12 months time to see how it’s holding up. Great stuff gents. P.S - typical Kings copying others products, those pegs are a copy of the iconic Japanese made snow peak pegs that are considered the best of the best 👌

[@jorjimaco5331]

I bet he never uses it. 😂

[@AndyisEpic]

Got one coming tomorrow, after watching this vid, I picked up some seam sealer from anaconda and gonna go to town on the bag's stitching whilst its off. If that fixes the leaking bag, shouldnt be too bad for a tight ass awning

[@MKMTA]

It will be good to see over the next few months how much the bag still leaks & mould builds up. Other than that i think it would be good on your trailer too

[@12321bennyg]

I have a Darche 270 and the bag leaks like nothing else. Still have no mould buildup but I do open it up every week or two and fully dry it

[@MKMTA]

@@12321bennyg I did look a the Darche 270 for mine & that was one of the major issues that put me off buying one. Darche know about the issue with the Bags & still have not worked out a solution to fix this problem.

[@martybell7930]

I'm mostly impressed by that Y62 fitting through your garage to get out back. Or do you have rear access to your property?

[@darthvader8433]

I think you'd need to do a side-by-side comparison with a good one to see how they made it so cheap. I've got Bush Company 270 awnings (Max on the camper and Max XT on the 200), pity you are in AfDanistan or we could compare them.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Hahaha. Yeah a side by side would of been good. Hopefully we can get rid of uncle Dan this round 😝

[@NasTimeAdventures]

Well presented. Could be up for a sponsorship deal after this video.💪

[@nonspecific4739]

This is so much better than my Rhino batwing with the plastic joints.🤬

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Yeah the batwing wasn’t a great thing.

[@christopherinch90]

I got rid of mine. Still have spare hinges in the car somewhere too. I went through that many of them 🤣

[@jpk1962]

i have had one for a few months now. Honestly cant fault it yet. The worst part was mounting it. Super easy set up and pck up. And super strong in the wind. Next addition will be the walls.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

For the price I think they are a great thing.

[@cluby62victoria59]

Will have to do a comparison of my Boss awning on the Dash rack 😉

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

It’s a date.

[@heftymerv]

I would love to get a 270 awning, however having barn doors feel that I miss out on space due to open rear doors as with the spare tyre in this review. They never seem to go out as far as a normal awning either, the OCAM one is 3m x 3m...

[@007oli]

Really happy with my Bushwakka darkness.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

They do seem like a good bit of kit for the $$

[@aaronmccarthy9883]

Have camped in 120k winds did have sides on it but the awning was still standing in the morning

[@TheChrisco1969]

Installed mine last week first rain water ingress... I installed it as per instructions with the silicone washes sandwiching the bag.. Not happy!! I'm going in today to talk to someone about this and I did speak with the manager when purchased on the day regarding leaks. He told me that it's because fitted wrong.

[@mateoOC]

Hey have you found where it leaks from? Mine leaks too

[@lewyjones4470]

TJ read out from their website that it was 304 which is stainless steel and stainless is not magnetic 🤙🏼 (which really sucks when you need staino screws to stick to your driver bit) 😂

[@kayvaanshr1ke]

Brackets are stainless. Frame is ally

[@treefeller22lr18]

I’ll stick to my 30sec one. Comes with poles if needed.

[@corymcclurg6386]

"Kings has actually made a good product dammit" This is reason to celebrate 🍾. They're making the market competitive and pushing out scumbags like MW with their motop trash. I'm about to mount my kings 270 and have 9 months left on my aus lap. We'll see how it goes.

[@benjiwiremu2429]

How’s it been for the last two months?

[@corymcclurg6386]

@@benjiwiremu2429 brilliant. I can do a chin up on it. (I wouldn't do it repeatedly but you "can") Solid. Water runs off. Bang for buck.

[@TehMagilla]

I picked one up at Kings in Adelaide last week for $400. Hard to go wrong for that...

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

So incredibly cheap for what it is

[@4x4touring47]

Thanks mate now I know I got an absolute bargain with my drifta Stockton 👌👍😎 Material is soooo much better and I won't get sunburnt sitting under it 😁 had a king's straight out awning and definitely didn't protect from the sun whatsoever. That material looks better but still almost see through whereas the drifta is full blackout. Drifta isn't the best ever either but way better value for money I reckon after seeing this! 👌 Kings will last about 6 months and then fall apart and you pay three times over for the hassle and sheet quality. How's that water pooling in the cover!!! Might as well put a tap on it and use it as a water bladder 🤣😂 but seriously that is pretty poor if he hadn't opened it for a while even if was pissing down. The zip seems like it's on the side which might be the cause. My drifta bad hasnt let water in yet even after a heavy rain cos I have opened it to check after driving in cats and dogs rain. You started off well by not linking king's . . . Then you went and hoared yourself out but didn't use lube either 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@richardatkin8526]

Tossing up between this, Drifta Stockton and OCAM, all freestanding. Not in a rush so happy to wait for long term reviews...

[@walkabout_adventures]

Don't get the ocam one, they are tiny

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I’m pretty keen on the 23zero one.

[@matthewmeesen4700]

@@Australian4x4Adventures is the 23 zero one freee standing? From pictures the hinges look fairly small.

[@nuthousenut4017]

Would really like to see a video like this but on the OCAM version

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I haven’t actually seen any of the Ocam awnings getting around.

[@nuthousenut4017]

They look like a nice bit of gear and possibly a bit lighter than the king's.

[@cjayd6422]

Any plans for a follow up vid? Has it fallen apart?

[@timdunn2387]

At least if the Kings badge is not properly stitched on, it will be easier to cut off.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

One added bonus haha

[@DirtRoad4x4]

There is no true ANY CONDITION free standing awning. Lots of the companies spin it that way. Fine print is always good to read. As usual Steve, a great watch :)

[@krump743]

Bush company?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I feel the same. Every manufacturer says in high wind it must be tied down or have a leg put down ( plus tied ). But that’s pretty easy work. Thanks for watching Trev.

[@sun_dreaming]

The Kinsmen Hardware awning begs to differ

[@Cappfzr]

how's it holding up after 7 months?

[@whatathrushtv6590]

I have just now fixed Al leaks on the kings 270 finally after I bought a second one .they sent out a replacement bag which is worse than the one that came with it.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Teejay was just telling me that his bag is still leaking and he thinks it’s getting worse

[@whatathrushtv6590]

I had to turn the bag inside out an sika flex all the stitching an then I bought some water proof spray an sprayed the zip an zip stitching an haven't had a issue since but kings sent a new bag for warranty an it has hole in the corners an is as bad as the original bag so I've been in contact with them again an they wanna send another bag but I'm not having that

[@robertsimpson7923]

Just purchased one yesterday on special for 499 haven't mounted it yet

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

So cheap these days

[@alishabab3]

Thing is big ones like supa peg you paying for quality that lasts years.. kings gear can last years as long as you really look after it..but cheap does mean cheap materials cause if it's $700 then china making for $50-$90 or less

[@andrewcoulter323]

kings stuff is cheap but it aint that bad, I've got a steel rack and a 2.5m x 2.5m awning and had em for years with zero issues... like I said cheap but not bad generally

[@TheChrisco1969]

Put one on a week ago and it leaked also. I fixed it by removing it and silicone between the silicone washer and the cover . No leaks since. So if you do buy one just make sure you seal it and you have a great quality cheap awning.

[@chrisledwith3216]

People always shit on kings, but it gets you out of trouble without spending thousands. It does a job especially for thoss who dpnt go out vehicle often

[@sirgregoir]

I put the walls on mine, and they are great.......dry as a bone... 👍

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

They seem like a good thing

[@qqclean]

Inb4 Kings change their slogan to "Unfortunately Impressed"

[@Huntsman088]

Better than I thought it would be but I think I'll still go with an ocam. Anyone know what rear bar is on the 62?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Raslarr with the extra side hoop protection

[@peterhughes3873]

Brought one today for $518 at the Sunny Coast Store 👍

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Bloody cheap hey

[@yaamz7]

On sale for 400 atm, considering grabbing it

[@glennkiller3195]

I'm looking at a Boss Aluminum 270 Awning, But they're pretty $$$$

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Got a guy lined up with one and I’m ganna do the same sort of video walk through with it. Vid coming soon

[@TDubya811]

Bush company 270XT worth a look as well

[@SamFaulknerDrummer]

When you try to find a reason to call it shit but you can't, so you just chuck it in the title anyway to get clicks. You sir are a winner haha

[@michaelhermans4753]

My 30 second awning is super strong with one leg and a decent sized bag that doesn’t leak for $1000 I prefer canvas to that see thru plastic It’s important to check you can get spare parts for the awning. If you get caught in a strong gust a bent arm is likely You will find the better more exy awnings have this back up spare parts service

[@jamesmcpherson297]

The swing out tyre would be my biggest complaint. It takes you so much room. Can he put it on the drivers side?

[@bogged2theeyeballs695]

If you look closely he had a swing out tyre on both sides.

[@krump743]

You dont need two spares.

[@bogged2theeyeballs695]

@@krump743 I never said he did. 🤡

[@krump743]

@@bogged2theeyeballs695 cant tell what a generalized statement is hey? The fact i didnt even @ you in to the comment isnt a big enough hint for you? Out here in the comments trying to be john wayne gacy, but came up short didnt you bozo 🤡

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Yeah I’ve had a swing out tyre and it does take up a chunk of space.

[@Keithostrangeman]

I just got one of these and yea same problem bag is leaking

[@Colzey92]

How come you didn’t see the main selling point… a bottle opener in the main swing bracket haha

[@patryanlrd666]

Pretty sure he had his finger in it and didn’t say anything

[@worthy_escapes]

I was waiting for someone to mention this.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

😂. Didn’t actually see it.

[@HelloImNotJohnnyCash]

wait.. your mate is TJ. wearing a Wrangler shirt.. interesting.. :)

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Haha. Yep

[@petefooter]

Would love an update review

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Going to do one at the 12 month point so it’s had some real world use

[@petefooter]

I bought the xtm awning based on your bag leakage. So thanks for the review 🙂

[@BassHuntersozstyle]

My mate got the bushwakka one and that was pretty shit. Led was a dirt cheap one and fell out and the put there logo on the canvas upside down

[@shaungray7063]

Also most get wet through the zip the darche I have water gets in throw the zip

[@12321bennyg]

Same! God they leak bad. I have to air mine out every week or two to stop mould buildup

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

The zip seemed fine on this one. But time will tell where it s coming from

[@scottysadventures3112]

I See it like a 79 Series, buy basic and do upgrades to make it better hahha

[@WrongTurnAdventures]

The brackets would be Coated stainless

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

There ya go. I have no idea about steel

[@robinbehrendt5443]

Why edit out the packing up? That's what I needed to see..

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Sorry. Some ppl wanna see it and some don’t n the video was already long enough so I decided to cut it out.

[@Auzzzie82]

Nothing wrong with kings gear, like all brands you have some lemons

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Exactly right

[@allandriver2066]

Its $650.00 mate. You want fancy stitching feel free to pay a few grand.

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I did. And I’m happy to spend that money.

[@jimmyriddle5246]

I'd rather pay double for something decent

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

And I prolly would too if it was on my car.

[@TDubya811]

Yeah, they just ripped off Bush companies design, but without the build quality and QA,QC.

[@usbeingrandom]

It’s $399. What is decent and under $1000?

[@grunkalunka3449]

Yea but youll be paying more like 4 times the price. Maybe 5 or 6 in some cases.

[@OldFellaDave]

Only $408 with a free LED strip today

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Soo damn cheap these days

[@OldFellaDave]

@@Australian4x4Adventures Think I'll have to get one at that price ... ;)

[@KB-jy5hr]

One year on and they are $399 on special... crazy

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Insanely cheap

[@KB-jy5hr]

@@Australian4x4Adventures how did it last?

[@shaungray7063]

Just wait I had my darche poles down and guy roped and had a gust of wind go through and snapped the ropes and awning went over the car and broke

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Yeah I’ve had a similar thing happen to my howling moon awning

[@rudvs]

Why not talk about the 1s he has on ?

[@roughnecktrekker1976]

I think the OCAM 270 beats this in every aspect in this price range.

[@Tomnuttall990]

Good on ya. Throw in another add before the video even gets stared ua peanut.

[@maingey1]

Check out 30 second awning...

[@sharondoyle8947]

8 months on how is the awning???

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Still going strong. I talk about it in this weeks video coming out on Sunday.

[@nonthawatnammanong6795]

​@@Australian4x4Adventures link?

[@robpants2806]

@nonthawatnammanong6795 also keen see this follow up video. Link to vid plz?

[@malcolmhay6668]

Steve $599 now, Also walls are cheap

[@adamposadas4163]

Now $499 if anyone is considering getting one

[@Australian_Outdoor_man]

👍🍺🇦🇺

[@maingey1]

Kings = $700, at 33kg, and zip on walls, 30 second = $1200 at 27kg, and zip on walls, Bush company = $2600 at 33kg, and velcro walls.

[@alishabab3]

Velcro I think is better...zips can fail

[@vaskodimoski5690]

$499 on kings now

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Soo cheap now

[@georgegableish1300]

I got it for😊 499

[@BugbugAdventures]

these blokes making fun of people who buy kings products 'tightass' - not everyone can whip out weekly sponsored videos flogging off gear for easy revenue

[@robertanderson5796]

They’re now advertised for $515. 😵‍💫

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Bloody hell. They are getting cheaper

[@robertanderson5796]

@@Australian4x4Adventures And dare I say, ‘Nastier’ 😂

[@adamposadas4163]

Now $499 + 35 postage

[@robertanderson5796]

@@adamposadas4163 They’ll be giving them away soon! Obviously sales are slow! 😂

[@scouseaussie1638]

$379 now

[@nzmarkb8713]

That water getting in will turn it mouldy into time What is it with the Chinese and crap stitching, kings bags are the same🤦‍♂️

[@VectorPowers]

Review basically ends up saying its good value for money

[@gregbishop610]

Now compare it to a drifta....

[@tonyhadenough2574]

Water in the bag, major turn off straight away. I won't be wasting my money on one

[@mikehzz9848]

November 2023....$399

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

Insanely cheap

[@flex-ranger2]

It was $650, if you want extreme quality go pay for it. Sick to death of garbage talk prior, you know what you're paying for!

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

#triggered.

[@flex-ranger2]

@@Australian4x4Adventures Hahaha love it, however you literally walk into the store and buy the product and then bag it through out the whole video; Who's really triggered?

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I didn’t buy it but. Teejay did. Have you even watched the video?

[@ausguy4385]

Take this and a bush company one to the beach on a windy day.... Park them apart as you don't want both cars damaged from the kings breaking off 🤣 Why people waste money and time on kings is mind blowing 🤯 🤔 there is always a pile of broken everything out the front and a over flowing bin of broken returns. Only camping shop that people test new items before leaving 🤭🤣

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I think they serve a purpose to a section of the community. Someone who goes away 3-4 times a year doesn’t need to spend 3k on an awning.

[@ausguy4385]

@Australian 4x4 Adventures temporar meth lab? Even then they would buy quality... If you go away 3 to 4 times a year then I would say quality that will last is well worth it. Sick of camping and there being a kings this that and the other broken dumped. Went to the bend v8s... was over in park and view last day was windy.... was a huge dump pile of all the car attached awning, free standing awning/shades... countless new looking chairs but all broken or ripped. Not talking Faded ones either all looked new new...

[@jaygus7297]

It’s about right considering it’s a Nissan be a waste put put anything else on one 👍

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

😂. No comment.

[@1tr1ck]

100 k + on the car . Sub 1000$ on the awning 🥴 shit dont make sense to me

[@krump743]

The most dissapointing thing bout this entire video.... the v8 roar wasnt brought to life for the audience to get distracted from the fact its a kings awning. 🤣

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

😂. Fair call. I’ll make sure I fix that next time round hahaha

[@paulthiemann7056]

Looks like a 30 sec awning ripp off.

[@crewzincool]

Nothing worse than a loose bag😅

[@billet694]

23 zero

[@Australian4x4Adventures]

I’d go a 23 zero awning before a kings one. I agree

[@fisher898]

Ocam 270 for app $850? Is a far better awning.