The Bush Company 270 XT MAX Awning Mk2 – Right Hand Side Fitment

270 XT MAX Mk2: our biggest freestanding 270° awning, 12.2m²

12.2m² of shade across a 6067 × 3100mm footprint, wrapping your vehicle from the front door right around the rear, with no poles touching the ground. Roll into camp, swing the arms into position and secure the tension straps on the outer arms to the vehicle to tension the canvas: in under 30 seconds the whole camp is covered.

What makes the MAX different

Both our 270s are freestanding; the difference is in the pivots. The 270 XT Mk2 runs a single pivot: fast, simple, 8m², and ideal for solo or duo touring on shorter racks. The 270 XT MAX Mk2 runs two pivot points and a forward-folding front section. That second pivot pushes coverage out to 12.2m², with more shade along the front and side of the vehicle than the 270 XT Mk2. And unlike the 180 XT MAX, it wraps round the rear as well.

The MAX weighs 33.5kg (the 270 XT Mk2 is 27.8kg) and needs a 1.8m minimum mounting spread (the 270 XT Mk2 needs 1.1m). If you run a wagon, troopy, van or canopied ute and want the whole camp covered, the MAX is the one. If you’re working with a shorter rack, the 270 XT Mk2 gives you the same freestanding 270° design in a more compact package.

Freestanding, rated to 50km/h

The B-Tech^® Alloy main arms are fully gusseted for maximum strength and carry the load themselves, while the front and rear arms have a honeycomb cross-section along their full length for torsional strength without extra weight. The canvas stays tensioned with nothing on the ground: nothing to trip over at night, sink into soft sand or rattle loose on corrugations. It’s rated to 50km/h freestanding and to over 90km/h when poled, guyed and pegged down securely. Guy ropes and pegs are included.

Pack-down is the same movement in reverse, and the oversized 450gsm PVC bag means you’re not wrestling wet canvas back into a tight sleeve while the weather closes in.

One seam across 12.2m²

The awning is made from 315gsm acrylic-treated polyester ripstop canvas cut from an ultra-wide roll, so all 12.2m² is built with a single seam. Fewer seams, fewer leak paths. It’s tested to a waterhead of more than 1000mm (ISO 811:1981), treated for UV, mould and mildew, with triple-stitched sleeves and reinforced attachment points at every load-bearing corner. Wet it down before its first trip so the core-spun thread swells and seals the stitch holes.

Stainless steel headstocks and B-Tech^® Alloy frame

Each end of the awning is built around a stainless steel heavy-duty headstock that retains the stainless steel hinge pin shafts for the arms. The headstocks carry the full load of 12.2m² of open awning into the vehicle mounts, so this is where an awning’s strength is won or lost. Stainless steel resists the salt that eats plated hardware on beach runs, keeps the arms swinging freely through dust and corrugations, and holds its shape under load.

The frame is The Bush Company’s own B-Tech^® Alloy extrusion with a powder-coated finish. Extruded alloy resists the torsional flex that cracks welded frames on corrugations. Australian owned and designed, and manufactured in South Africa in conditions as hard on gear as outback Australia.

Mounting to your rig

It ships with three height adjustable heavy-duty stainless steel L brackets. An L bracket must be mounted to the stainless steel headstock at each end of the awning. The third bracket is only needed when mounting to load bars or a roof rack, not a rooftop tent, and normally goes towards the centre of the awning. You need at least 1.8m between the two headstock brackets. Most full-length platform racks, load bars and canopy racks clear this; some rack systems need extra hardware. Packed, it’s 2300mm long × 230mm high, with a frame 170mm wide, so it sits low, inside a standard roof line.

It suits dual cab utes, 79 Series and wagon platforms, Troop Carriers, van conversions, canopied utes and camper trailers: anywhere with 1.8m of mounting spread. Running a Bush Company rooftop tent? The optional Awning-to-Tent brackets mount the awning directly to the tent for a tidy, low-profile setup.

A quick check before you order

As with any roof-mounted gear, it’s worth adding up the awning (33.5kg), brackets, rack and anything else you carry up top, and confirming the total sits within your vehicle’s dynamic roof load rating. If you’d like a lighter option, the 270 XT Mk2 (27.8kg) or the 180 XT MAX (26.5kg) use the same canvas and the same B-Tech^® Alloy frame.

Build it into a room

A 50mm strip of genuine Velcro^® brand loop runs the entire length of the valance around the outside edge of the awning. It’s rated to hold 3kg per 50mm length, so it’s ideal for securing awning walls. Using Velcro rather than a zip along the awning also means there’s no zip to rub against the canvas when the awning is packed tightly away in transit. Run one canvas wall or mesh wall as a windbreak on the exposed side, or add the 270 XT MAX Wall Kit (five walls plus a front arm wall) to turn 12.2m² of shade into a fully enclosed room. The single walls have full-length YKK spiral zips on both sides, so you can zip canvas and mesh walls together to increase coverage as required.

Who it’s for

Long-range tourers, families and overland crews running wagons, troopies, vans or canopied utes who want maximum shade around the whole rig.

Usage guidance

• In windy conditions, use the supplied guy ropes and pegs on the non-trussed arms to prevent upward movement.
• In heavy rain, run guy ropes off 1-tonne webbing straps between the arms to shed water and reduce the risk of pooling.
• Lubricate the hinge pins in the headstocks regularly to keep the arms moving freely, especially if you use the awning often in salty coastal conditions.
• Don’t leave it up in snow: the weight stretches the canvas.
• Wet the canvas down thoroughly before first use.
• See the Care & Maintenance tab for cleaning and storage.