Tailgate Awning
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We have a Vango Tailgate Airhub. It's east to to erect with a single-point inflation, but, as with most air-beam awnings, it's quite bulky when packed and not what you'd call lightweight. They also do a poled version if you want lighter/more compact.
We have one of these for short stays;
REIMO UPGRADE II TAILGATE AWNING TENT FITS VW T5 T6 VITO NV300 PROACE CAMPERVAN | eBay
And one of these for longer;
Khyam Motordome Tailgate Quick Pitch Motorhome Rear Awning (KHY091) | eBay
With so many Campervan’s, 4 x 4’s SUV’s and MPV’s on the market the demand for a Khyam Quick Erect Tailgate Awning has grown significantly. The Tailgate Awning is designed to fit most family vehicles, 4 x 4’s and Campervans.
www.ebay.co.uk
Hi Bob
You’re most welcome.
One thing we found with the Reimo Upgrade II; it came with a tinted window in the roof, to line up with that in a glazed tailgate.
This then stopped the roof from sliding over our hot, black tailgate when trying to erect it as per the instructions.
After a little trial and error I found the best and easiest way was to partly open the tailgate and neatly/evenly place the roof on it.
Then let the tailgate raise and secure the guy ropes.
This method meant I could erect it on my own, whilst my wife prepared the obligatory and celebratory G&Ts!
Andy
From what I can gather, the Reimo Upgrade uses poles and the Reimo Premium doesn't use poles. Do you know if that's correct?
Hi Chris.
I believe neither use poles for the awning itself.
They hang over the tailgate and need taking down before driving away.
We have the Upgrade Premium, as it added a sewn-in groundsheet which extends up and over the rear bumper.
The poles supplied are only used to prop open the rear door, to use as a ‘sunshade’.
More info from Reimo’s Official UK agent,
who we ordered ours from;
https://www.cmccampershop.co.uk/product-page/upgrade-premium-tailgate-awning-vw-t5-t6
Hope this is of some help.
Andy
Andy thats absolutely perfect mate! Thank you for clearing that up. The groundsheet does sound like a nice addition
You’re welcome.
The sewn in creepy crawlies barrier earned me serious ‘Brownie’ points!
Bought a Reimo Premium tailgate tent. Just waiting to get it out the bag and test it
I'm currently debating this......
Ah ok, so it doesn’t use the tailgate as a support to hold it up then. That’s interesting.
Nope. I see it as a temporary cost effective pop up solution to give a little extra space on short stay nights/days out. Wouldn't leave the tailgate open unattended, that would be silly. For longer stays I'd be using a Nordisk bell tent for sleeping/living. Mines a day van/Kombi with forty winks bed. Just need a little standing/changing room and a tailgate solution works
This was the first thing I thought of. Great looking bit of kit but quite a bit more costly over the Reimo too.
Might get the Reimo ordered next month!
