Cheers for the review Paul! We really appreciate all the feedback on our gear!

They're definitely a great bit of gear - I would have preferred the side walls to be two separate pieces for those times you only want to have half installed for a wind break or sun shade

love the honest and the tips

I'm sold on it after this video, that's a really usable amount of shade, especially with the poles angled out (luckily spigots and spike bases can be retrofitted for pocket change).

Cheers for the review. Great food for thought on how I can personally customise things to take the awning to the next level that you just can't get from factory

Thanks for the review mate, looks like it held up well in the wind.

Had the 180 Awning and walls for over 5 years now. The walls take a little while to put up, but they are a good addition. You can purchase side walls (designed to go on to standard awnings) from Darche which will, with a little adaptation, fit into the sail track of the parallel arms (side arms) to form back walls. However, they do not meet up with the main walls to form a complete shelter. It certainly does add some cover and privacy. My biggest concern is that, after five years, the main canvas on the awning itself is starting to go. I've made three repairs already and I'm anticipating buying a new awning this year (we'll see how it goes, on the road for most of this year). I like the Bush Company awning, but not their walls. The Ocam awning and walls look great, but not sure about the quality.

Mate I seen the extra pole on end as a advantage, I put them away and replaced with generic poles , so if I ever damage the centre poles I have a spare , great awning

Can't wait to get mine 🤙

I have just purchased a teardrop camper that has the exact same set up. The slide zip was crushed and I needed to order a new one. The advice they gave me was when packing up always leave the slide zip half way between the arms to prevent it from being crushed by the hinges. Hopefully this helps.

Just use your heel or back of an axe head to put a little hole in the ground for your pole to sit in. That's all I do and it works fine as long as you re-tension the poles after everything is tied down.

Just about to buy one so good review and some improvements to be made

Great review mate, I am a bit of a fan of the Darche awning.

Yeah agree with the poles not having a pointy end but I seen another reviewer he just angled then from the top of the wall to the bottom I’m going to try that as the poles do get in the road when vertical 😎

You cant beat good quality . Love Darche.

Gday mate, love the vids! Im looking at getting the darche 180 eco with walls. i have a similar setup to your ute, except the tub rack instead of canopy with the kings rtt. Just wondering if you had any issues with installing the awning and if the rtt gets in the way when the awning is closed and when you open it up(as in can you open the awning fully to the rear) and is there a gap between the rear of the awning and your rtt? cheers

Great review ! We’ve had ours for 5 months having trouble at the very the start of the zip getting it in to make it run and join to awning… …matched the tags to make sure on right spots but seems to get really stuck takes ages to get it going… if we haven’t given up beforehand frustrating … any suggestions plse to make zip get in at the start ?

Nice review thanks. I reckon spreader poles with c clip ends would solve your sag issue perfectly and SupaPeg peg-able feet on the ends of the four awning poles would cure that problem also.

Awesome review. Do you think the material used will last long term if we use it a lot or would we have to replace it every couple of years

Im after a new awning and spending the money is not an issue if i get quality. Ive had Kings gear over the years and It does the job but its the low end of the market bendy and lightweight. This awning looks good and the walls is a great option. I have a van so I can only get a 180 degree awning to suit. I think they need a version 3. Your issues u have high lighted could fix this and it would be perfect otherwise do some modifications add some extra poles and spikes and it will make a huge difference.. good video. cheers

Great video, when I set mine up the zip on walls kept pulling apart (at start) and I had to take walls down as it wouldn’t hold and only mild wind. This was 1st set up 3 hrs in. Any suggestions appreciated 👍

I’m really surprised with the sag. Are you sure you have your straps tight. I’ve been using this setup for over twelve months and never had that issue. I agree about the tent poles, they could do with maybe interchangeable spikes. I love the 180 and walls, absolutely brilliant kit.

great awning, just wonder, how it manage to handle the strong side wind, as there is still hole (quite big) on each end side of the awning.. does it hold strong enough?

Great review, how goes it go in the rain (any leaks)

Thanks for review, I am looking at the 180 /w walls but my roof top tent will be in the tub which will probably face the opposite direction instead of straight out like you have it, do you think there will be an issue with that?

Hi mate nice work. Have you had any troubles with water entering the bag while packed up on wet days. Seems to be an issue

The awning looks amazing and I would be so keen on getting it but is it really worth $900 when you could buy a kings one for $120 ?

Nothing like going camping to get out of the elements

Hey mate did you end up finding a fix to the sag problem in the awning itself or did it not cause too much drama?

Great review mate. Looking at getting this awning, just concerned about the leg poles not really that secure to put into the ground. Are the bottoms of the poles removable? Supa peg have feet which can be anchored down with pegs which is what would fix that issue

Where are the crocks? I like Darche....walls are cool. Be nice they had attached floors...i hate snakes.

Update from August 2021 - According to your description, this awning cost about $460 in 2019, roughly two years on in 2021, it is now $860.00

Looks like it would be flappy n annoying for 2 weeks on the beach.

that solar panel would not be a fan

Your guys are too flat, you're not trying to pull the roof out as it has poles; you need to pull it down.