Toyota Troop Carrier  Pole Less Awning Gutter Mount Kit. This Kit allows you to Fit a Pole Less wing awning to a Troop carrier 70 series without need of any Roof rack.
 
Recently  re-designed - We have re-engineered the  kit to come in even stronger and easier to install - Simply Install the Tough Touring Brackets to your Troopies Gutter, Bolt them UP, then  you then install the awning ...
 
The Troopie "Pole Less Awning to Vehicle"  Kit ultilises a twin Bolting clamp design for ultimate strength and is constructed entirely out of Australian Mild steel here in Australia. The Rear bracket triangulates around the rear of the truck - Ultimate anti twist strength - for a super ridgid 270 degree rear awning set up.
 
Our Feedback from troopie owners so far (with over 50 Installs so far) has been excellent on installed units with owners having zero failures thus far and enjoying the obvious benefits of running totally Pole less 270 awning speed and coverage. ... The Hook Brackets inclusion has further increased the Strength and speed of the kit when used in combination with All known 270 Wing awnings.
 
If you are Installing this Gutter Bracket, Please ensure that your Gutters are free of dirt, Putty, glue, fibreglass or any obstructions. From there the Gutter mount kit simply Drops into the gutter, clamps are then bolted on from the outside edge and your brackets are installed. 
Installation video on You tube here - (Its filmed in Real Time - Installation was under 10 minutes) 
https://youtu.be/5mPIzo1clbU
 
We include a Small Tube of Sikka Flex 221 to add a DOT of Glue to the front brackets Rubber foot... It helps it stay vertical when the awning is not on, and prevents any vibration scratching troopies paint.  It the case of you removing the brackets down the track - the Glue itself rubs off the paint without damage even when hardened using a caramel wheel or rubber eraser. 
 
The New  Releases of all Kits from 2022 onwards include our 'Hook Bracket' allowing some pole less wing awnings to be latched into the bracket when erected - The Hook bracket increases the strength of the awning and the brackets while also reducing flex and rist of wind damage. (If you have an early version and have not recieved our free hook bracket to update your kit - please email us at toughtouringaustralia@gmail.com and we'll send you one out. 

We Reccommend the 'Ostrich Wing' as the preferred Awning to use in combination with this bracket kit, It is immensely strong, has good spare parts supply channells and also offers excellent wall kits. More on these here - https://www.toughtouring.com.au/ostrich-270-wing-awning
 
Please note that not all awnings can use the hook bracket successfully due to the design of the awning. (We know that The Bush Company Awnings cannot successfully use the Hook bracket - as early Awnings of theirs have the Canvas Attached to the Bottom edge of the last arm... Please check with The Bush company directly if your running one of these) .

All Kits Come PRe-Assembled ready to fit. 
At Present the awnings supported for Hook bracket are: 
Ostrich (South Africa)
Ba270 (Boss victoria, Australia)
30 Second awning (China)
Alucab 270 
Howling Moon 270
Quick Pitch 270
 
Other awnings will be confirmed as we get feedback
AGain - A Warning on trying to install 360 Degree awnings, or rear 270, forward 180 Awnings - (DO NOT INSTALL FORWARD FOLD VERSIONS) - THEY CANNOT BESUPPORTED PROPERLY AT THE FRONT AND CAN DAMAGE YOUR TRUCK WITHOUT USE OF POLES TO SUPPORT THEM.
 
Gutter area  where the brackets are to be fitted MUST BE  in Fair to Good condition.  If they are really rusty and you wish to run this bracket system, You risk failure.. (rust takes out the strength).

Awnings in General that are Larger than 12 Sqm are not reccommended - as twist loads will exceed the troopcarriers Gutter Load capacity in strong wind.
 
While all care has been taken to Ensure these brackets are as strong as we can make them - Tough Touring will not be responsible for Damage occassioned to your vehicle, awning or brackets due any damage occassioned by excessive wind - Or failure of any awning or bracket component over time. It is reccommended that Gutter integrity and Bracket  tightness s checked periodically to ensure fail safe use. 
 
Some Modifications may be required to Mounting Holes, Bolts, Spacers etc in use of Unsupported/ presently unknown Brands of Awnings that we have not yet come across...Any use of an unlisted awning is at the owners discression and please let us know how you went, as were always looking to add more awnings to the supported list.