Awning put up in wind

et2 wrote:

Trackrig wrote:
Another first responder who had to quote the OP because no one would be able to figure out what he was replying to.

Bill

And some people have nothing better to do but complain. There I did my Britney Spears imitation, how do you like me now? :C

Leave Britney alone! :)

Personally I would have rolled it up for the guy depending on how bad it was bling around

Had to peel mine off the roof once.....
Dead calm when I left and wind was blowing hard when I pulled back in, just in time to see 4 people on my TT wrestling with the awning trying to keep it from sailing awayyyyyyyy...

Yeah keep the dashcam going for sure. Cheap entertainment. You can gather around the campfire with the grandkids and say Hey! Check out this video! Don't forget the popcorn.
:B

J-Rooster wrote:
My mushroom on top of my coach is set at 30 MPH. When a windspeed of 30 MPH hits that mushroom my awning automatically retracts. I've had this set this way since 2004 with no problems.

You have an awning that can survive winds up to 30 miles per hour?

msmith1199 wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
My mushroom on top of my coach is set at 30 MPH. When a windspeed of 30 MPH hits that mushroom my awning automatically retracts. I've had this set this way since 2004 with no problems.

You have an awning that can survive winds up to 30 miles per hour?

They are tougher than you think

Actually he is behind you with a camera crew doing a documentary on whether you roll it up for him or just video it blowing off :B

Terryallan wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
My mushroom on top of my coach is set at 30 MPH. When a windspeed of 30 MPH hits that mushroom my awning automatically retracts. I've had this set this way since 2004 with no problems.

You have an awning that can survive winds up to 30 miles per hour?

They are tougher than you think

It's a big giant sail. 30mph winds are huge even for a sail boat.

msmith1199 wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
My mushroom on top of my coach is set at 30 MPH. When a windspeed of 30 MPH hits that mushroom my awning automatically retracts. I've had this set this way since 2004 with no problems.

You have an awning that can survive winds up to 30 miles per hour?

I don't know? When a gust of wind comes up before the sustained winds it retracts. When my coach was new it was retracting all the time so the RV Dealership's shop set the setting up and he told me it was set for around 30 MPH wind. Never had my awning out in 30 MPH wind because it retracts during a gust before a sustained wind.

I would have rolled it up and if he said anything would have told him rig was rocking from the wind and just trying to save his awning for him. Would want some one to do it for me.

I would never touch another RVer coach. Period. Call me whatever name you like. I will jump out and help any RV owner with anything I can but I am not going it alone. What happens when he gets home and asks why you broke his awning and who is going to pay for it?
As to an awnings ability to handle the winds, there are a number of new awning types including some that have a pivot built in. This will allow the awning to "collapse" in high wind as well as rain and then restore themselves to the original position. Watching them is very scary and you just know that it's all about to go down the toilet but it doesn't and that's why they were designed that way.