Alu-Cab Shadow Awning & Hercules Rooftop Conversion Review - Full Time Overland Travel Pros and Cons

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We're Jack & Megan, and in late 2020 we sold our belongings and packed our lives into our 2005 Toyota Troop Carrier to travel Australia. Our original plan was to complete a full lap of Australia and return home to Perth to resume our 'normal' lives. We decided we wanted to document our lap for the future and began sharing weekly travel vlogs of our life on the road and fell in love vlogging, filmmaking and sharing our lives with you. We completed our first lap and couldn't imagine living any other way so we decided to continue travelling and calling the Troopy home. We have gone on some crazy adventures since then and it is all thanks to you tuning in to join us every week.

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@andrewheadland50 3 года назад

Great set guys simplicity at its best yet👍👍👍

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Cheers mate appreciate it we absolutely love it!

@pmcpmc1257 3 года назад

Nicely done! So quick and comfortable 🤩

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks appreciate it.

@THESITESUPERVISOR. 3 года назад

Bloody great video guys!! Keep up the content 👌🏻

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks heaps mate!

@NikolaiGazdzik Год назад

To avoid trapped water on the canopy I wedge large inflatable swim buoys between rafters and canopy. That way I still enjoy the floating awning without the trip hazards.

@Davi.b 3 года назад

Nicely done guys. Keeping it simple is the best way, I had so much gear when I started, now its just what I need. Got a van and a kings rtt, awesome set up

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Cheers mate yep nice and simple. We are the same we are slowly loosing a few items as we just don’t require them.

@bradbaston7186 2 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan can I ask what you've been losing on the way

@johndiaz7240 3 года назад

We can only dream of a truck like yours , thanks for sharing.

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

It took us a long time to get it to where it is today mate! Thanks for watching :)

@leebrowne8462 2 года назад

Very good video …easy to absorb.Thank you

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

No worries at all mate! Thanks for watching 😊

@GirlByTheSea-12345 6 месяцев назад

Nice

@surfing4theloveofit 3 года назад

Hey, try this to stop water pooling on top of awning, in-between each arm place some sort of heavy duty clip that you cam tie a guy rope to, gently pull down alittle and peg down, this will run off alot of water, and you can put a bucket under to catch rain water if you are low, I got some clips from bunnings that don't damage the canvas, experiment alittle this works, I do it cheers rick from Perth, Australia 🤗👍

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

That’s actually a really good idea will definitely try this thanks mate!

@silviogentile5622 3 года назад

Great video, thanks!

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it mate.

@ramblingprose6603 2 года назад

Wind usually goes with rain so I would peg the canvas sections between poles, but if conditions are mild you could clip a surf sinker on

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip mate!

@bush2coast801 3 года назад

Cut some PVC pipe to length needed. Slot it, so it goes over the Alucab awing poles. Tennis ball, cut a hole in it to suit the PVC pipe (Tight) and chuck it in the place you need it. No more rain pooling issues. Luv ya work and Videos :)

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks heaps I’ll give it a shot

@hugheshome 3 года назад

Great Video! I think AluCab should sponsor you!

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

That would be awesome maybe one day 🤞

@leebrowne8462 Год назад

Would love to know where you got your camp cover bags with velcro ..i got the same alucab setup after seeing your videos…would love to store clothes like you have TIA😀🇦🇺

@erikcele1604 3 года назад

Nice! Wish i cloud do this to my new RAV 4 PHV.

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

You could defiantly have a rooftop tent installed on a Rav4 they're a capable car mate!

@iteotwawkiaiff8948 Год назад

I love mine but if I could make one change (hint hint AluCab) it would be to use solid rivets where possible. As an aircraft structures guy, solid rivets just seem stronger, and look better than pop rivets.

@auladepiano 3 года назад

We live daily on our troopy 2 years now. Alu-cab is great. Although we did some mods...

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

It has been 7 months now and we love it still thanks for watching.

@racingescort1970 3 года назад

Use the straps on your awning to pull down to the ground and that will make a gutter for the rain to run off

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks mate will give it a shot😊

@jasonkay742 2 года назад

how much weight is in those boxes on the roof? cheers isn't there a loop between poles to create a gutter?

@terrysmith1307 2 года назад

Buy a couple of adjustable tent poles drill a hole on on side of a tennis ball slip over spike and extend under the awning where water pools not to hard or it will stretch awning work great

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Cheers mate!

@65cj55 3 года назад

Cool, the awning just looks like it could of been mounted back further maybe, so the last arm has more travel to stretch the canvas tight.

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Yeah mate it definitely would have helped! 👍

@AliShooting 2 года назад

Big fan from Kuwait

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Hey mate thanks for watching 🤙😊👍

@janelledouglas7101 2 года назад

Saw a pool noodle placed between canvas & frame on gazebo. Maybe adapt to your amazing rig.

@alananile9504 2 года назад

How do u get up in the night to go to the toilet ?? Do u need to wake the other person up and open the hatch where your head is ??? Love the set up .. pool noodles are good to . Just make a circle and put up on the bar of the awning. We do it on gazebo to stop pooling.. keep the good work up

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Hi Alan we do normally wake each other up to go to the toilet but we have trained our body’s to not have to we stop drinking at a certain time so we can avoid the situation.

@Chopperdoll Год назад

Nice!

@terrysmith1307 2 года назад

Bed tried the eggshell mattress not a fan if you are still looking for a awesome replacement look into 50mm latex topper for a bad back they are great

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Will definitely look into this cheers mate!

@genevievemount4210 2 года назад

thanks for the vids, super helpful when planning my troopy build. Can Megan set the awning and tent up and down by herself?

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

So happy to hear they’re helpful Genevieve! I can do the tent by myself but I’m a bit too short to reach the awning 😅😆

@genevievemount4210 2 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan thank you! yeah at 5'1" I'm thinking i might need my handy stool for the awning but hopefully it's still possible. I'm just hoping I'm tall enough for the tent! So sounds like I might be

@Connor-25 3 года назад

Hey mate great setup! Have you noticed much in terms of drag and fuel costs with the extra height?

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks mate! Not too much, we get about 560kms to a 90lt tank when we are fully loaded. When the car was stock we would get around 600-650km from memory so it’s not too bad. With the box and inflatable paddle board on top it definitely does add extra drag and we are considering losing the box and paddle board at the moment as we haven’t really been using them too much. As for when the roof conversion was done there was no noticeable drag at all, I was very surprised!

@daverayment9347 2 года назад

Hey Jack Love your stuff mate What is the height of your truck to the mm? You have a 2” lift right? With standard rims and tyres (16’s) ? Might have to dig my driveway deeper 🤨😆

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Hey mate sorry I must have missed this comment I don’t have an exact height but to the top of the rack it’s definitely around the 2.3m mark

@daverayment9347 2 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan That’s cool Cheers. I’d like to improve the suspension, not too worried about lifting the body though Maybe I’ll deflate to enter my garage 😋

@debedwards1717 3 года назад

We have a roof top tent which we access via a ladder. The only thing I don’t like, is getting up to pee during the night. It’s a pain in the a$se! And the other person in the tent gets woken up as well.

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

We have that same problem aswell 😂

@norafinley5216 3 года назад

I like your car set up in the inside. Will it only works for toyota landcruiser? What cars can do set up like yours? Thanks

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

The Toyota landcruiser troop carrier and the Land Rover defenders can have the conversion done mate.

@norafinley5216 3 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan thanks

@aron2199 3 года назад

Mate, what are you thinking opening up at 40-50km wind... use tie down and legs if you really want to deploy in wind speed like that... tie/pull down straps in between the arms and pull them tight to create enough slope for water to drain away

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks for watching mate. Yes definitely learnt my lesson and won’t be doing it again😂 Thanks for the advice on the water draining, will definitely give it a go next time

@aron2199 3 года назад

does alu cab awning has facility on the fabric between arms for straps to hook on to, so you can tie it down to create a valley between the arms, so water can drain away ?

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

@@aron2199 no it doesn’t it’s one of the major flaws we think. I think I’m going to come up with something and get it stitched on so that I can attach some string to pull that part down.

@jasonmcneil3902 3 года назад

Curious, when you pack up the tent wet, does it wet your bedding?

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Hi mate, when the tent is wet we make sure that all windows are completely zipped up. We have never had a problem with water getting in. Only down side to having all windows zipped up is that when it comes time to pull the tent down and pack it up there is no way for the air trapped inside to escape, so it takes a little while for the tent to actually come down.

@jasonmcneil3902 3 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan thanks for the reply, I thought the moisture would sleep through the canvas when wet being folded up under pressure

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

@@jasonmcneil3902 surprisingly no mate it has not happened at all but in saying that we do pop the tent every day as we are full time travelling so maybe if we were to close it up and open after a few days it may seep through.

@ralfralf9273 3 года назад

@@jasonmcneil3902 I’ve got an alucab, and also have never had water seep through the canvas,there is 2 layers of canvas which helps and also gives a bit of insulation .

@gungfuriceboy 3 года назад

Troopy's Are SUPER 'RARE' in Canada! I WISH....Hercules Rooftop 'Conversion'...would SERIOUSLY Think of 'Manufacturing A 'KIT'...for the more common Toyota 4 Runner....or Jeep Wrangler in CANADA!!!!!..CHEERS!

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Yes have heard they ar rare over there. Would be cool to see something designed for those kinds of cars. Thanks for watching cheers mate.

@gungfuriceboy 3 года назад

@@itsJackandMegan ..yes they have The 'Ursa Minor' for Jeeps. ...but i don't like the Non 'Flip-up' bed! ...i'll keep hoping...'Hercules'..'makes the Move!! Cheers! Safe Travels Sir...

@999mrkhaled 2 года назад

I love the alu can roof tent but it cost half the price of new troopy Why

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

It's definitely a huge mod to consider, to us it was worth it as we planned on spending 90% of our time over the next three years living out of it! Probably not something we would invest in for just weekend camping 👍

@coastmtb8994 2 года назад

What was the total cost

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Hey mate for the tent and awning fitted $15,00

@chrissmith2826 2 года назад

With your awning just loosen it off a touch and then the water runs away in the channel that it will create between each of the posts

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip mate! 😊👍

@johnd4697 2 года назад

how much is it?

@itsJackandMegan 2 года назад

$13350 for the tent conversion and $2000 for the awning 👍😊

@999mrkhaled 3 года назад

Although this awning is 270 it does not cover the front door

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

No it does not unfortunately.

@tomtomlost9536 3 года назад

Awning not giving enough coverage to call it 270

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

Thanks mate yes would be nice if it had just that little bit more coverage!

@Mrdipsay 3 года назад

1 sec over a minute ughh bugger

@itsJackandMegan 3 года назад

😂

@fisher898 2 года назад

I put a Fox Wing 270 awning on my Troopy. Biggest mistake of everything I've done to mods on Troopy. Contacted the supplier to express my concerns, did not even reply. Bad design and bad service.