What a fantastic comparison mate! I think you have just saved many people a lot of money by helping us choose the right one.
@Malc6645 жыл бұрын
Wow, great review. Opens your eyes to the unknown and anyone who does't choose Ridge Ryder over the other didn't see this video or is nuts.
@celticoy6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review really helped me in making a decision it was very thorough and covered details that I would never have considered prior purchase I have also enjoyed your other content .
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
Neil McCoy You're most welcome. Glad it helped you mate!
@TimH7676 жыл бұрын
Great review mate. I'm about to get an awning and was tossing up between these two exact products. The detail you showed on the "spike" on the ends of the poles was very useful, never would have thought about that. Definitely will be getting the Rydge Ryder over the Kings.
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
Tim H Glad you found this useful mate! Enjoy your new awning.
@alexmadden67486 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps mate just purchased a ridge Ryder but wasn’t sure if I made the right decision with the money I spent but you’ve reassured me!!
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome mate. Glad I helped.
@stevegpsych685 жыл бұрын
Great comparison review. Very thorough on the things that matter. Well done.
@Bovorn.S Жыл бұрын
Nice review. Thorough, seems unbias but looks like Ridge Ryder is what I am going to get :) You're mention on the Pin not reaching the end, fabric and pole quality, just stood out. Thanks for the deep analysis.
@mrgomes78615 жыл бұрын
Best review I’ve seen! Thanks heaps 👍🏼
@skatadee14 жыл бұрын
Nice review I've had king's on my old car but now I have gone through 2 due to tearing the ends like you have and snapping a end off(my own fault on the snapping poor setup) but definitely like the fact the pin goes through 2 holes and the thickness is crazy different can almost see through the king's one...January sales the new cars getting a RR looks like it will accept the king's side walls also which is a bonus.
@PapadumGeek2 жыл бұрын
Great comparison mate. I notice the knuckles are different. Any issues with the plastic knuckle for the RR than the aloy king's?
@ruggedlife2 жыл бұрын
Cheers. No issues with the RR at all. Happy with it 👍
@PapadumGeek2 жыл бұрын
@@ruggedlife just realised no one sells them anymore hahhaha. Super cheap and BCF have gone to XTM which seem very similar to the king's. What really sold me on the RR is the poles
@ruggedlife2 жыл бұрын
Yes they only have XTM now. Not sure if that is different all together or just a rebrand.
@PapadumGeek2 жыл бұрын
@@ruggedlife I had a good look at the images and one thing that stood out was it didn't have the extended prong that you showed. Could be a rebrand but def a cut in quality. I'm pretty sure the legs don't have progs too. I've found the Nomad awning to be similar to the RR but is def more expensive. Trying to think of it's worth to pay double the price?
@jameshunt55496 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, I am just going n the process of choosing an awning, I'll go with the Ridge Ryda Great content on your channel mate. Cheers
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
James Hunt You're welcome. Thanks mate!
@BelloBudo0076 жыл бұрын
This review was a bit of an eye opener. I have to wonder why Kings couldn't get the pole right to fit the second hold for the poles. Surely even the Gwongjo factory could spot the error. I'm one of those consumers that once I know something isn't right and the company doesn't bother to rectify the problem, I walk away because I wonder 'what else isn't right'? I am now ducking over to the Ridge Ryder site to check them out. Thanks again.
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
Yes you would wonder why they bothered putting the second hole when the tip of the pole doesn't reach it anyway. Glad my video helped you.
@Bel_leonie6 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Ridge ryda coming out in front. No surprises there!
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
@David-my4jr5 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video my king awning done the exact same thing with a little bit of wind so looks like it's time to change
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Good on ya mate! 👍
@shanevonharten31005 жыл бұрын
So for around $20 worth of mods you can improve the kings to the standard of the more expensive awning.
@jameswild83356 жыл бұрын
Great Video mate, helped me decide between the two, would be awesome if you could do the Awning tents that are available for both brands as well! keep up the great work :D
@ruggedlife6 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Glad it helped you. I have a 2 part review of the Ridge Ryder awning in my channel if you haven't seen that yet. Would be good if I can get the Kings tent though for a side by side comparison.
@patycake7205 жыл бұрын
while I do concur that that the ridge Ryder is superior it is also more then double the price. There are some tradeoffs with the kings but the price is unbeatable, really comes down to how often you intend to use it.
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Correct 👌. As I would say, if your budget only allows for the Kings awning then go for it. If you can afford to spend more then the Ridge Ryder would be a step up.
@Blazer-un6xh4 жыл бұрын
Glad I waited for the Friday frenzy sale. I picked up a 2.5 x 2.5 for $70 , normally $249.
@ruggedlife4 жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@dreamtotravleeveryisland97712 жыл бұрын
Hate kings 4x4 supercentre I used to have ridge Ryder when I got my first car at 18 uesrs old now kitted out with Darche
@bocap19804 жыл бұрын
Great review thanks mate, do you have a chance to compare the kings vs the Ridge rider awning tent? Ty
@ruggedlife4 жыл бұрын
Cheers. That's still in the list to do 👍
@bocap19805 жыл бұрын
Hey mate good stuff👍would you be able to do a review between the RR and wanderer awning? Ty
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate. If I can get my hands on a Wanderer awning, I will sure do! 😀
@jixal3 жыл бұрын
Great review, wish I'd seen this before buying a King, I thought Ridge Ryder and Kings would be a bout the same for entry cost awnings. Such a shame to see they've cut simple corners like that end piece of pole not having a long enough piece of metal.... so dumb.
@ruggedlife3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. Yes, you get what you pay for in the end.
@GI-AUS5 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Clearly they are made in the same factory in China, but the RR is better specced.
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Pretty much. I have another video comparing the Kings vs the Ridge Ryder air compressor. They are amazingly identical but the results when I tested them are way different.
@tedbullpit61642 жыл бұрын
Yeah great review but they don't sell the ridge Ryder anymore you have the XTM only and the whole overall quality is the same as king's right down to the problem were they rip the whole out of the aluminium on the end awning
@ruggedlife2 жыл бұрын
Yes they sadly stopped making it.
@poita_m71425 жыл бұрын
Yes the ridge rider has some better features but when doing a direct comparison, you should really mention the fact that the Kings is half the price. Like comparing A KIA to a Mercedes... I can't see how the two main things that make the ridge ryder better are worth the 100% price difference. I'll buy a KINGS and go to a camping store buy 4x tent poll end and make a KINGS the same for about $20 more. And the KINGS comes with the wire basket brackets JMO!!!
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your opinion 👍
@robertanderson57965 жыл бұрын
Kings have some reasonable stuff but awnings aren’t one of them. Ill stick with my 15 year old gunyah which is still going strong, except for zip which failed about 6 months ago. New bag and YKK zips and it’s good to go for another 15 years.
@bijaykc75246 жыл бұрын
very helpful bro
@Malc6645 жыл бұрын
What's the price of tested Ridge Rider awning? I looked it up and they're 235 -245 dollars. They have what they call Generic awning for around the 100 dollars.
@ruggedlife5 жыл бұрын
Hey mate. The tested product was their premium which is the more expensive one.
@Malc6645 жыл бұрын
@@ruggedlife Yeah cheers for that.
@oldluxy5 жыл бұрын
Took me 2 kings awnings before I tried a ridge ryder wasted $125x2 on the kings and only paid $130 for the ridge ryder
@fmacdonald35594 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@tomdixonzl2hgr155 жыл бұрын
Ridge Ryder wins.... :-) and I was seriously looking at a Kings.....not anymore
@scottyc60874 жыл бұрын
Kings advertise theres as 170gsm
@Harrywelsh795 жыл бұрын
Don't worry kings is better
@tahcam7246 жыл бұрын
What was the weight of the Kings? and the Zipper? also Ridge Ryder is also 260GSM www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/ridge-ryder-premium-4wd-awning---2.5-x-2.5m/531580.html#q=awning&segment=1&page=1