I have been pondering ways to extend the life of my awning. The slit plastic pipe sleeve is the frontrunner right now but it's pricy and needs to be left at home when we travel. I was wondering if some awning repair tape might do a good job protecting the exposed portion of a stowed awning. My awning is a couple of years old and in excellent shape but I'm looking for a way to combat the UV rays and weather elements. I've seen tape as wide as 6 inches. I've also heard people say they use duct tape. Any comments?

Protecting it while it is at home is at least a start.Plastic rain gutter and zip-ties work just like the slit pipe and are orders of magnitude cheaper.

Covering it while at home is a good idea. Short of that, keep it clean and wipe the exposed section with a UV protectant should help.

Allworth wrote:Protecting it while it is at home is at least a start.Plastic rain gutter and zip-ties work just like the slit pipe and are orders of magnitude cheaper.Allworth-I should have mentioned that I cannot use the old rain gutter I once used on the old 5er because I no longer have a gutter above the awning to hook onto. This means that the fabric that is attached to the RV will be exposed and would probably fail first.

wildtoad wrote:Covering it while at home is a good idea. Short of that, keep it clean and wipe the exposed section with a UV protectant should help.Wildtoad-I too thought of rubbing the awning down with 303 Protectant but began to wonder if a tape might do a better job-hence my question. Thanks for your suggestion.

Well... our awning (A&E) which has the metal cover when up, is 16 years old. It is NOT vinyl which probably helps, but the only wear that is evident, is the short piece of fabric that connects the mounting strip to the cover. We do keep it clean, not put up wet, etc.Jim

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Jim-Linda
Explorer II
Dec 08, 2014
Well... our awning (A&E) which has the metal cover when up, is 16 years old. It is NOT vinyl which probably helps, but the only wear that is evident, is the short piece of fabric that connects the mounting strip to the cover. We do keep it clean, not put up wet, etc.

Jim
TakingThe5th
Explorer
Dec 08, 2014
wildtoad wrote:
Covering it while at home is a good idea. Short of that, keep it clean and wipe the exposed section with a UV protectant should help.

Wildtoad-I too thought of rubbing the awning down with 303 Protectant but began to wonder if a tape might do a better job-hence my question. Thanks for your suggestion.
TakingThe5th
Explorer
Dec 08, 2014
Allworth wrote:
Protecting it while it is at home is at least a start.

Plastic rain gutter and zip-ties work just like the slit pipe and are orders of magnitude cheaper.

Allworth-I should have mentioned that I cannot use the old rain gutter I once used on the old 5er because I no longer have a gutter above the awning to hook onto. This means that the fabric that is attached to the RV will be exposed and would probably fail first.
wildtoad
Explorer II
Dec 08, 2014
Covering it while at home is a good idea. Short of that, keep it clean and wipe the exposed section with a UV protectant should help.
Allworth
Explorer II
Dec 08, 2014
Protecting it while it is at home is at least a start.

Plastic rain gutter and zip-ties work just like the slit pipe and are orders of magnitude cheaper.

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