fox wing awnings

**wilga** · 2nd May 2012, 09:39 PM

Hi , just wondering if anyone has hands on experience with these awnings , in general I would like to know set up times , performance and problems in moderate wind situations and any downfalls with the product . thanks

**p38arover** · 2nd May 2012, 09:56 PM

Search is your friend. There are a couple of members who have them Try "foxwing" as one word.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ml#post1660284 is one thread on them.

**Sue** · 2nd May 2012, 10:38 PM

I looked at them a little while ago and had my heart set on getting one.. until I saw sometime try to use theirs on a slightly (and I do mean slightly) windy day..

I am now looking at the more traditional styles of awnings...

**Redback** · 3rd May 2012, 08:18 AM

Have a look at these, the Rapidwing and Supawing, better quality, easier to setup and not affected by wind as much as the Foxwing.

Rapid Wing Awning Australian Made

Baz.

**Tote** · 3rd May 2012, 11:46 AM

We have one and like it very much. We have also got one wall panel which adds to the useability. It is quick to set up, although the trade off is that it MUST be pegged down every time or you will end up with a expensive repair bill.

Regards,
Tote

**weeds** · 3rd May 2012, 12:06 PM

I considered a fox but ended up buying a supawing......very happy camper

**lambrover** · 3rd May 2012, 12:47 PM

I have a foxwing and love it, I have the RV3 tent as well so wanted to keep it all the same. I used it a fair bit last Christmas on Fraser Island in both windy and rainy conditions and it performed really well, very handy having so much under cover area.

**cal415** · 3rd May 2012, 02:33 PM

ive got one, had it for a while, broken it a few times..... would i buy one again? no.

Its good, works well but like everyone has said, the are crap in the wind, once setup they are fine the hard part is getting them setup in the wind. I do really like mine but if i was doing it again i would go for a straight pull out awning, so much cheaper and less to go wrong. I broke mine the first time when it was a few weeks old on a trip to fraser, snapped 2 knuckles on the pivot, it was on the first part of the trip so it was basically useless for the rest of the trip.

**Blknight.aus** · 3rd May 2012, 05:04 PM

I can setup a 16x20 tarp on poles on a windy day with less damage and in less time than a foxwing.

**Fluids** · 3rd May 2012, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by wilga

Hi , just wondering if anyone has hands on experience with these awnings , in general I would like to know set up times , performance and problems in moderate wind situations and any downfalls with the product . thanks

Hi wilga. I have one mounted on my D2 for the last year & a half. I like it, and it's performed as expected. It takes around 3 minutes to put up when there's no/little wind (single handed) ... and maybe 5 minutes if it's windy (with 2 people). Any awning is going to be a handful to erect in windy conditions. The 2 person method reccomended works well ... as long as BOTH persons understand the procedure

If it's already up, and then the wind comes up, the foxwing has a second set of intermediate ropes that attach to the awning 1/2 way between the poles (I've put mini carabina clips on the 4x ropes for these so they can attach quickly). With the 8x ropes and 4x poles the FW is pretty sturdy. I've had it up in some big blows (stockton beach), and it's stood up fine (surprised me actually). The 4 extra ropes make the difference in windy conditions. I wouldn't try to put it up in a gale

... like has been said, expensive repair bill. We have camped with it once where we used just the poles and no ropes ... but it was a heavily overgrown surrounds area in a deep hollow with no wind.

Like lambrover I too have an RV tent (5). We went this way as the two can be attached to each other, and, adding a single wall panel (or 2x) like Tote has mentioned to the FW when attached to the RV, gives an impressivley large undercover area, with great wind protection (happy wife ....) . If we're staying for a while I'll rig the big setup ... short stay we just face the RV to the FW, and when we want to go for a drive, it takes about 2min's to drop the 4x poles and ropes, and fold the awning away (leaving the poles on the ground at camp).

Some of my poles (twist to lock/unlock extend/collapse) fired up and got stuck in the collapsed position (some would extended with great effort, and some would not) .... Oztent replaced ALL of my poles for both the FW & RV & Front walls for nix at about 1.5yrs of age ... even the poles that were fine with the RV ... and they replaced them with a better, sturdier poles. Very happy with their service.

It's about 10sqm of cover. The Supawing is maybe 12sqm & larger (comes in different lengths) ... both substantially more than a traditional side awning of 4-6sqm.

Here's some pic's of our setup http://www.aulro.com/app/showgallery.php?cat=1096

Cheers

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