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I'm not sure what it is that bothers me about this video - if it's his not completing sentences or jumping around so much or his excuse for a previous video or what it is. He must have got some serious criticism...lol. Anyway, yeah, he's got a valid point or two, but not anything that someone...

Did you get any walls or the full enclosure with your wrapptor 2500? Curious, because Alu-Cab does not have full enclosure as an option yet, just the walls.

I remember those supports. You lift it all the way to the extreme height and they ratchet internally to the held open position, an inch or so below upper limit. When you close it, push open to the extreme height and they ratchet again and allow you to close it back up. You could open the back...

Interesting that you should mention pole tips. The tips on my Shadow are nylon. They pivot and are used to secure the pole in the up position. If one breaks the pole would have to be jury rigged or removed to pack it up and put the awning away. Never thought of that. Might get on the phone with...

Your comment on this was just plain wrong, and trying to explain it is, well....boring:coffee: You suggested the website and source and that's a fact. Don't try to squirm out of it by blaming me for confusing the issue. And most certainly, don't get bossy. I don't want to clutter up someone...

Disagree with you 100%. If you have awning fabric that absorbs water, like many cheaper sun shades & leave it up in the rain, you're just "planting weeds in your garden". When you go to put it away and for a breeding ground for mold and mildew, not to mention the dripping on whatever is under it...

Yup, that's one consideration when mounting the awn. The upper tailgate of my Land Cruiser hits the one of the supports of the Shadow when I open it. The awn comes with some adhesive backed foam to mount on support just for that purpose. I just open carefully. Just a slight inconvenience, but...

It looks like these cheaper awnings are for shade, not shelter from rain. If they don't offer a wall kit as an option, chances are - they're just for shade. As long as you know that going into a buy. Some other issues to think about are strength in the wind, ease of deployment and take down...

Agree with C-fish. I have a Alu-Cab Shadow with wall kit, that I purchased for an off road trailer in the future. I installed it on my Land Cruiser temporarily. I chose passenger side because it would work best for the trailer installation. Unfortunately, my spare tire swingout is on the...

I've used the Happy Jack tie downs on 2 different 11' campers on 2 different Ford trucks. An '89 Western Wildnerness Alpine on a '90 F250 & my current '06 Lance 1055 on a '97 F350. I agree, the stock bumper needs reinforcement to be secure, but other than that, IMHO the Happy Jack is totally...

I've thought about mounting this awning on the back of an off road trailer, instead of the side. Might be too wide, though. 2 sizes - the 8' might work on a full size truck. And those might be Oz dollars.

Something like this inside wall for Alu-Cab wall kit?! Ok, Alu-Cab, if you're listening... Foxwing Wall Kit At approxmently the 2 minute mark you can see exactly what I want to say. The inside wall is up and he's proceeding to put up the outside wall. On the inside wall are doors that can be...

Tips on the telescoping ladders. Keep it clean & protected. In other words, clean it before putting it away and keep it covered when not in use. Inside rig if possible. Easy to clean, and if you take care of it - will last and should have few if any problems. My CVT Mt Baker RTT came with one...

Sounds like an excellent idea, saving $ always is...lol. There seems to be potential for "some assembly required". Most folks that seriously get into the "outback" are handy individuals that would spring for a kit - if it had the right features, didn't require special tools (unless...

To add to what Rin has said and links given, when you go to mount your Shadow Awn, consider height seriously. It's been mentioned in this thread in several places, in case you missed it (loooong thread...lol), but you don't want to have to duck or slouch when you're under it. Also, if you can't...

I'm sorry - my bad. It's a quote from a Tepui website - I put the quote there as an example, to show that most manufacturers describe their "wall kits" like this. Bragging about how they can be as snug as a tent. However - not so for the Alu-Cab wall kit. I have no intention of blaming Alu-Cab...

Along a different school of thought - rather than replacing - how about patching. Most well stocked hardware stores sell adhesive screen patches, fairly cheap. Depending on the size of the hole, it might be feasible, at least temporarily.

I'm in total agreement with you, here. The wall strength explanation makes sense. But as far as providing a back wall, they provide "flaps" at each end of the wall kit to seal to rig, it just seems incomplete to totally ignore a back wall. I have no excuse - I researched before I bought and...

Rin, Can you get some feedback from Alu-Cab in regards to real world issues with the wall kits for the Shadow Awn? I've set mine up once, so far, in my back yard to get familiar with it and it set up fine - no set up problems. But, that's not camping - it was calm and I wasn't staying in it so...

So as not to hijack this thread, suggest you jump over to this thread: http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/153957-Alu-Cab-Has-Landed-In-The-USA!/page54 Starting on page 54 post #537 I posted some pics of wall kit deployed in my back yard and other users have contributed their questions...