ARB AWNING BKT QUICK RELEASE KIT5-813409

This is a great addition to the awning. Fits perfectly right out of the box, well thought out design and adds a great side protection from sun and rain. I've got it mounted on a 1250 awning over the back of our IntechRV Pursue. The one thing I wish it was capable of is some height adjustment. I know they have to account for the possible height of the awning, but when mounted about 6' high, there is quite a bit of angle needed to keep it off the ground. If there was a way to shorten it a bit and stake the bottom closer to 90 deg that would be awesome! It works fine like it is, more of a "this would be nice" thing.

Nicely built product but impractical to use. First time we put it up in a mild breeze with a few moderate gusts. After a few hours it has bent the side arm on our awning to the point it jammed and is no longer functional. I will not be using the side windbreak again unless I build some sort of support for the awning side arm.***While I still feel the windbreak needs a support for the awning pole I will say that the ARB customer service people were great. I heard from them a couple days after sending a note to the warranty dept and had a replacement pole a free days later. I really appreciated their customer service.

For being made to work on an ARB awning, it sure doesn’t work well on an ARB awning. Awning manual recommends using all 6 screws in slot to mount awning. As you can see in the photo, there are two brackets with 4 holes each - implying one needs 8 screws. I confirmed with ARB and they recommended I go to the hardware store and purchase two more screws. That would be fine if I didn’t pay a high price for this bracket! Anyway, I got two more screws and then discovered the holes on the bracket don’t line up well with the slots in the awning. In fact, I believe you will bend the slots if you cinch down the bolts without making any adjustments. I suspect ARB made this to fit multiple awnings and one could just use two screws per bracket. But, that is not consistent with awning manual. After fidgeting to get it to work, I am happy. Just make sure you really tighten the hanging nuts, or I could potentially see the awning working loose!! I did add another 8 mm coarse nut and washer on the back of each hanger nut so the awning can’t come off en route even if those original nuts do come loose.

A nice addition to my car-glamping set up. This windbreak attaches to the ARB 4' awning. It is not difficult to install, but it does take time and a second set of hands is helpful in windy conditions. It's ARB, so it's pricey. I'll update my review after the Summer season.