The XD Nomadic 180 awning together with its wall — the complete enclosed setup in one order.

The 180 opens to a half circle, shading the side of the vehicle and carrying around the rear corner to the tailgate. Add the wall — which has a door and windows — and it closes into a room.

Walls turn an awning into a room. Shade is only half the problem on a long trip — wind carries dust through camp, afternoon sun comes in sideways under the canopy, and rain blows in no matter how well you pitched it. Zipping walls onto the awning gives you an enclosed space you can cook in, change in, and sit in when the weather turns.

The XD fabric carries a blackout coating that blocks light rather than diffusing it, so an enclosed XD room stays genuinely dark and noticeably cooler than a grey HD one — which matters most if you are trying to sleep past sunrise or get out of real heat in the middle of the day.

This is the package to buy if you are starting from nothing, and it arrives as one order rather than two.

Universal fit. Black body with black trim and a black travel cover.

The mounting bracket kit is included. This package ships with the HD Nomadic bracket kit for the 270 and 180, so there are no brackets to buy separately — what arrives is everything needed to put the awning on your rack.

Fabric and warranty: 320G ripstop poly-cotton oxford with a 5000 PU waterproof rating. XD carries the strongest cover OVS offers — a 6 year fabric warranty and a lifetime structural warranty.