The wall for the XD Nomadic 180 awning, with a door and windows.

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 180 opens to a half circle and closes in with a single wall rather than the three a full-size 270 needs — one part number takes you from an open awning to an enclosed room.

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.

The door saves you ducking under fabric on every trip in and out, and the windows keep daylight and airflow in a space that is, by design, very dark once it is shut.

Universal fit across the 180. Black body with black trim, packs into its own storage bag.

Check the model before ordering. The 180 LTE takes a different wall, and 270 walls do not fit a 180 at all.

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.