we are on the side of the road about 2 hours from flagstaff (I feel like I do not have to tell you about the motorhome been here so much) 2002 Monaco diplomat the slide with the couch and kitchen has a cover that wants to flap, it has been horrible winds I am now at wits end to keep the canvas from unrolling, I am at the point I wonder if I should cut the canvas off if you can help Wrinkles and I would genuinely love your help

sometimes you can turn the MH into the lea side of the wind and unroll the window cover and then roll it back up

If the slide is closed tie a rope around the entire coach. If it is open tie a rope from one side of the slide, over the cover, and back on the other side of the slide. Tie it down with bunge's to keep it taut.

devildog1971 wrote:we are on the side of the road about 2 hours from flagstaff (I feel like I do not have to tell you about the motorhome been here so much) 2002 Monaco diplomat the slide with the couch and kitchen has a cover that wants to flap, it has been horrible winds I am now at wits end to keep the canvas from unrolling, I am at the point I wonder if I should cut the canvas off if you can help Wrinkles and I would genuinely love your helpTime for action since snow is expected in Flagstaff. Can you use ropes to secure it?

I’m so sorry for your troubles.

Roll of duct tape. Cut strips and place them so they break up the wind getting under the roller. Been there done that. You cut the fabric, now you are in deep doo

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John_Wayne
Explorer II
Mar 16, 2018
You can probably fix it your self once you get to Vegas it's just a small arm that screws on the roller tube so that when it starts to unroll in the wind the arm hits the side of the RV stopping the roller from turning
sehunter
Explorer
Mar 17, 2018
I don't understand a while ago you guys told me it is impossible for the topper to unfurl. Now you are giving him ways to secure it. You should have trusted me that it does happen and I would have left pictures up on how to stop this when it happens.
dons2346
Explorer
Mar 17, 2018
sehunter wrote:
I don't understand a while ago you guys told me it is impossible for the topper to unfurl. Now you are giving him ways to secure it. You should have trusted me that it does happen and I would have left pictures up on how to stop this when it happens.

What were you going to do? Show a piece of angle bracket attached to the coach under the awning?

That is not needed. All you need to do is break the flow of wind getting under the rolled up awning. A piece of duct tape will do that
seeing_the_sigh
Explorer
Mar 17, 2018
adjust the anti billow stop/arm so it can NOT do that any more
timmac
Explorer
Mar 17, 2018
seeing the sights wrote:
adjust the anti billow stop/arm so it can NOT do that any more

Bingo that is what mine did, the stop arm did not catch, its not a job you can do on the side of the road very easy..

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