About this product
Aluminum Hard Case – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
The thing that kills a vehicle awning is not usually use – it is everything that happens to it while it is rolled up. Branches on a narrow track, grit blasted at it on a dusty road, and months of equatorial sun on a soft cover. This version puts the awning in an aluminium alloy hard case, so all of that hits the case instead.
Deployed, it gives 200 x 250 cm of cover along the side of the vehicle – five square metres, enough for a table, chairs and the cooking area. The fabric is 420D ripstop polyoxford with a PU coating rated to a 3,000 mm water column, so it handles proper rain rather than only shade duty. The frame is aluminium with 22 mm and 25 mm telescopic poles adjusting from 160 to 200 cm.
That pole range is more useful than it sounds. Set high, you get headroom to stand and cook. Set low on one side, the awning sheds rain instead of pooling it and cuts the wind driving under the edge. On sloping ground you set each pole separately and keep the fabric taut.
The hard case also looks better on a vehicle that lives on the road, and it is more secure than a zipped bag. It suits 4x4s, SUVs and campers with a roof rack, and it is the version to choose if the vehicle is parked outside year-round rather than in a garage.
Buying a Aluminum Hard Case in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the aluminum hard case at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every aluminum hard case is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which aluminum hard case suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the aluminum hard case are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Awnings in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on vehicle-based touring, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Car Awning with Aluminum Hard Case – 200x250cm Heavy-Duty Side Awning for 4x4 & SUV