Oh that is brilliant!

Thanks Richard!

Hey Rodney, your awning does have the updated bag, same as the one in this video. Thanks for supporting Reign Outdoor!

Oh I normally carry the stool anyway to get in & out of the camper, but didn't think to throw it in since I wasn't actually going camping. 😆

OMG FACTS!! So much content is sponsored or given to these KZfaqrs. Majority of the time it’s not a review, it’s them restating what others have said about their freebee videos.

Great idea, we’ll look into it! Thanks

No. Reign did offer, but I declined. The way I camp - moving daily and almost never establishing a base camp for multiple days - dealing with a wall kit is not worth the handling time for me. I'll just spend the evening inside the camper if it's unpleasant enough to need walls. The bulk of the folded up wall kit also poses a storage challenge in my compact setup. Reign however is in the process of developing a single "wind screen" panel that attaches to the velcro at the top and gets staked down at the bottom, which stows into a much more compact package. This is a better fit for my usage and I *will* be testing that out as soon as it becomes available. 🙂

Yes, when you order you can specify which side - this is standard practice for 270° awnings. I chose driver side because that's how I've configured my build, but you can order passenger side. I don't camp very often in campgrounds but I always park my vehicle whichever way makes the most sense for the given campsite (location of table/fire ring etc). I have never seen any consistent pattern as to which side of the campsite has its amenities...sometimes it's to the left, sometimes it's to the right. I've camped a number of times nose-in and have never ever been told to rotate my vehicle's orientation. Admittedly I'm not often in campgrounds and usually when I am, they are relatively remote, relatively primitive campground with sites cut into the forest willy-nilly. 😆 Though I did camp at a huge RV-accessible campground in Colorado last year that was completely full and staffed with multiple hosts, and I was nose-in because it made the most sense for that campsite, and no one said a word. In any case, if passenger side makes more sense for you, virtually all 270 awning makers offer both configurations. 🙂

With the awning deployed, my rear hatch opens fine and juuust fits. That's really a function of where/how high the awning is mounted. In my case, I am bound by Topo Topper's proprietary awning mounts on my camper, but Topo designed them for that purpose and presumably thought about the hatch. The Reign awning comes with brackets for mounting to a roof rack (you can see the brackets briefly in the original review video from last year) so you might have some flexibility to elevate them. That said, this might be a bit big for a Crosstrek. The closed up awning is 7½ feet long. 🙂

The awning itself is very similar in depth to any other 270 I've seen. How much it sticks out is entirely a function of the mounting surface available - in my case, Topo's awning mounts. Because my camper tapers towards the top, the awning is actually quite a ways further inboard than my mirror, which sticks five or six inches further out than the outer surface of the awning. Depending on which overgrown PNW trails I probe, even the Maxtrax or the camper cabover can catch limbs. On normal trails, the awning has been a non-issue as my mirror is the most outward point. Let me know if I can clarify! 🙂

@@softroadingthewestThat’s perfect. Thank you for clarifying. Lots of cool features on this and the price is nice.

Yes, all Reign 270’s come standard with the upgraded storage bag

​@Reign.Outdoor Sorry. I meant can existing customers upgrade to the new bag.

Yes, we have another order in production and can order some extra bags. Swapping the cover out is not difficult. Contact us to discuss! Thanks

No issues at all. I don't have many shots where you can see this, but you get a bit of a look here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp6ha82el8m9m4E.htmlsi=i-ZpzkuYdLlwXS9a&t=791 and here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7qBYLx8rc7bd4E.htmlsi=mOzOgbBfb9elgIO_&t=737

In my case, yes, it just barely reaches when the hatch is fully up. That's entirely a function of how I've mounted the awning. Had I gone about a quarter inch higher, I think it would have cleared. In my case it doesn't impact any functionality of either.

It's impossible not to have _some_ rain behind the awning since the mounts are offset from the camper...you'd have to flush-mount the awning directly to the camper wall for a perfect seal, which isn't possible with a pop-up camper (though probably do-able on vans and some hard-sided slide-in campers). I haven't really found it to be problematic however. When you deploy the awning, you have to flip the outer cover back out of the way which ends up actually covering that gap. In a downpour I can certainly have some water run down the side of the camper but I just don't lean up against the camper and it's fine. :-)

It's been raining all day here, I just went out and opened the bag, no water inside. The bag has little flaps of fabric that overlap the top of the zipper front & back, I didn't really think much about it but maybe that's why. They're like tiny little awnings for each end of the zipper, heh. :-)

@@softroadingthewest That's good to hear! I've been frustrated with mine in that regard and other owners of this particular awning seemed resigned to parking the zipper pulls in a low spot along the length to simply let it drain. That's unacceptable to me but I have little choice at the moment. Unless....I switch to this awning, it seems!

I don't know off the top of my head, I'll try to remember to measure next time I deploy it. I would _estimate_ somewhere between four and five feet out the back. I imagine Reign can answer the question immediately, might be some weeks before I actually use the awning again. info@reignoutdoor.com

Passenger is listed on their website. When you are on the page for 270 awning. Scroll to the bottom where it says Add To Cart. Just above that. It has you select what side you want it on.

Passenger and drivers side are both available!

Both are available, you choose your configuration when you place your order. I chose driver side because it makes the most sense for my build. 🙂

@@Reign.Outdoor I just looked and driver is not available at this time , contact info on the site would be nice for those of us with questions

@@edthayer4258 The contact info is under the heading "About" there is a email address and a number to send a text.

I've mentioned this to Reign, they've indicated they are going to update the website. In the meantime, if you're on Instagram you can probably reach them that way: @reignoutdoor

@@softroadingthewest thanks but I don’t do instagram

@@edthayer4258 Reign has updated their website with contact info: reignoutdoor.com/about

Well I didn't put mine on a scale, but that seems like a weird thing to lie about when it's easily verified. It's largely aluminum construction. I took my first one off by myself, and installed the new one with only the assistance of my 5'4" 90-lb teenage daughter, and she was mostly just stabilizing it while I bore the weight with one arm and threaded the nuts onto the bolts with the other.

@@softroadingthewest I didn't mean to sound like I was accusing them of lying, it just sounded light, which I'm happy about as long as it will hold up. Thanks for the great review. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on one.

I'm quite pleased with mine now that they've improved the storage bag. It checks all the boxes I had on my list.