Can you strap down these new awning designs?
We are still figuring out the differences in our new 5th Wheel and our old TT. One big difference is the scissor design for the awning arms on the 5er vs. the straight supports on the old TT. I have...
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What's the big deal with tying down an awning, electric or manual. It's your choice. Do it sensibly, keep an eye on the weather and you will never have a problem. It's your RV to do and use as you feel the need not as someone else thinks you should.
I tie our electric awning down or we would never be able to use it most of the summer being along Lake Champlain. I slope it to maximum for possible water run off, wrap a couple ratchet straps over the tube down to a couple screw in dog tie outs. I haven't been using bungees for shock containment though am considering doing so. Some folks at our CG leave their awnings out from mid-May to mid-October, tied down, with most being electric. I've only seen two damaged in over 15 years there as a weekender or seasonal, both manual, both weekenders and neither were tied down or even sloped for water runoff. Ours is retracted whenever we leave for home.
I tie our electric awning down or we would never be able to use it most of the summer being along Lake Champlain. I slope it to maximum for possible water run off, wrap a couple ratchet straps over the tube down to a couple screw in dog tie outs. I haven't been using bungees for shock containment though am considering doing so. Some folks at our CG leave their awnings out from mid-May to mid-October, tied down, with most being electric. I've only seen two damaged in over 15 years there as a weekender or seasonal, both manual, both weekenders and neither were tied down or even sloped for water runoff. Ours is retracted whenever we leave for home.
