Even though we have led awnings lights we like to hand decorative lights from the awning. The question I have can you strap the awning down, it is an electric awning. If it got a little breezy why we were out or sleeping this would help from wind flipping the awning.In use ratchet straps with springs attached to dog ties screwed into ground. This still gives some flexibility.Thanks for your help.

You can strap the awning down as long as it's not one of those automatic retractable awnings.

We have an awning equipped with auto retract capability depending on wind speed. I turned off the auto retract feature and strap the awning down with screw pegs at the corners and utilize ratchet straps to hold awning in place. Works for us. Again, if your awning has auto retract feature be sure to disable this feature.

You can and we do, but you have to be careful not to pull it too tight because it's easy to bend an awning arm.

I see this a lot at long term places. If you strap it down, when do you roll it up for wind? Or do you? I’d love to do it this winter but I’d worry about the wind tearing it off the TT. We currently stow the awning every night and every time we leave the TT.

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FLY_4_FUN
Explorer
Jun 06, 2018
My rule is if were away or sleeping...awning gets pulled in. Its the push of a button vs $2000+ to repair/replace. Only 2 kinds of rver's, those who have damaged an awning and those who are unaware of how "flimsy" they really are.
my .02

Daryll
neschultz
Explorer
Jun 06, 2018
I see this a lot at long term places. If you strap it down, when do you roll it up for wind? Or do you? I’d love to do it this winter but I’d worry about the wind tearing it off the TT. We currently stow the awning every night and every time we leave the TT.
Michelle_S
Explorer III
Jun 06, 2018
You can and we do, but you have to be careful not to pull it too tight because it's easy to bend an awning arm.
BobKrogstie
Explorer
Jun 06, 2018
Kinda like this?
tropical_ron
Explorer
Jun 06, 2018
We have an awning equipped with auto retract capability depending on wind speed. I turned off the auto retract feature and strap the awning down with screw pegs at the corners and utilize ratchet straps to hold awning in place. Works for us. Again, if your awning has auto retract feature be sure to disable this feature.
nickthehunter
Nomad III
Jun 06, 2018
You can strap the awning down as long as it's not one of those automatic retractable awnings.

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