electric awning support poles

Maybe this one? (in TT, not 5er)

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2oldman wrote:
Maybe this one? (in TT, not 5er)

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Thanks for the link Oldman, but that is not the one I have seen before. The one Im talking about uses large diameter PVC for the posts and saddle. The one in your link however is interesting and I will look into it further.

Thanks

Steve

Not to diminish your goal of finding your post and your goal to tie down your awning, but from my own experience, once the wind gets to the point that you have to tie down your awning, you should just roll the awning up anyway... ;)

I have a 12 year old manual awning that I can just extend and leave the arms attached to the RV or move them out like a "car port" setup..

I do also have the "awning flapper" clamps that do help for moderate wind/gusts, but when it's a constant wind and the awning starts to rattle, it's time to roll it up... No matter how you secure it on the outer ends, it's the part that attached to the RV itself that will give and just tear away if the right gust hits it..

But, I see many, many awnings tied down in the camp grounds, so maybe there is something to it?? For me, I'll just roll it up and not worry..

I leave my awning out as much as I can and I've gotten up in the middle of the night and rolled it up in my underwear when the wind rattles it when there wasn't supposed to be any wind.. I think Mother Nature has a wicked sense of humor BTW.. :)

Now that there are more electric awnings out there, I'm seeing more and more folks with them and when the wind picks up enough for me to put my manual one up, they are putting theirs up too..

Anyway, good luck with your quest. What works for one is not necessary what works for another, so that's why we all do our own thing! ;)

Mitch

MitchF150 wrote:
Not to diminish your goal of finding your post and your goal to tie down your awning, but from my own experience, once the wind gets to the point that you have to tie down your awning, you should just roll the awning up anyway... ;)

I have a 12 year old manual awning that I can just extend and leave the arms attached to the RV or move them out like a "car port" setup..

Mitch

The problem Mitch, is that with the kind of electric awning we have it doesn't take much wind to start shaking it around. With a manual awning you can leave it out safely in winds that would have me bringing mine in. We don't get to use it much as I seem to be bringing it in to often. With the kind of setup I'm looking for I could sustain as much wind as a manual with the legs down. I love the idea of deploying the awning with the push of a button but given the choice to do it over again I'd opt for a manual awning.

Thanks

Steve

Sorry folks, the post I was looking for was on another forum. If anyone is interested it is located here:

Adjustable PVC awning support.

Thanks to those who replied.

Steve

57 Panhead wrote:
Sorry folks, the post I was looking for was on another forum.

Thanks for the heads up!

Lots of threads about them on the Forest River forums...

That looks like an excellent way to keep our electric awning from flopping around in the slightest breeze. We might actually use it if I make some of those. :) Thanks.

Yeah, I guess I didn't realize how sensitive those electric ones are.. Sucks to have to tie them down just for slight winds.. I wonder if you can even get a manual awning on a new rig these days? Probably not, since they all seem to have gone to the electric ones..

Mitch

I am very unhappy with our electric awning...in reality, the weakest point for my awning is where it mounts on the roller...I have now ripped it twice in the same place...at $200 a pop,and a $250 deductible...I have gotten good at replacing the fabric...if it happens again I will remove the electric and install a manual...

I like the ease of unfurling the electric awning but in all the years I had a manual awning, I never had one rip at the roller or the drip edge mount...

Regards