Installing a new awning
So currently my TT does not have an awning installed on it. I know come summer time I will want some extra shade outside. Is it difficult to install an awning? Any special hardware or tools I will nee...
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korbe wrote:
In looking at my awning, it appears the key is to connect the side arm brackets into part of the structure, and not just the side panels.
Depends. A manual awning will have brackets at the top and bottom of each vertical arm secured to the frame of the trailer with lag bolts but the vertical support arms for a power awning are shorter and secure to the trailer sidewall. I'm just finding it hard to believe a travel trailer in Florida wouldn't have ever had an awning on it and 2) why, considering were talking sunny Florida, why anyone would buy a trailer lacking such an expensive accessory. :h It's one thing to buy a used trailer and later discover the fridge is faulty, especially for a newbie, but it's pretty hard to miss the fact the trailer doesn't have an awning. :R
