Opening and Closing Manual Awning

I googled "how to open an RV awning". There are several utube videos explaining it very well.

Dennis and Drew described exactly what I have to do to open my awning. Once you get it open, tighten the locking knobs.

To close it, loosen the locking knobs, move the locking clips out of the track, hook the rod into the fabric loop and get a firm grip on the awning to hold it down, then push the little lever up. It will roll itself up as you allow it to.

Good luck!

Dennis M M wrote:
You should have a rod about 4 feet long somewhere with a 90 degree hook on the end. On the rolled up awning, most likely the right end there will be a lever, usually T shaped. If it is up, flip it down, or vice versa. Then there should be the loop end of a strap hanging down somewhere along the length of the awning, grab that with the hook and pull the awning down. Then you extend the arms on each end to raise the outside of the awning.

The rod could be anywhere, on the floor in the closet, under the couch, in a compartment somewhere, etc.

There are often a couple of clips on the vertical posts that need to be flipped open, too, and a couple of locking knobs as well. Loosen both or the awning won't move.

It's something that's much easier to show than to describe in words. If you can't figure it out from searching online, ask some neighbors at a campground and most likely they'll be able to show you how things work.

You should have a rod about 4 feet long somewhere with a 90 degree hook on the end. On the rolled up awning, most likely the right end there will be a lever, usually T shaped. If it is up, flip it down, or vice versa. Then there should be the loop end of a strap hanging down somewhere along the length of the awning, grab that with the hook and pull the awning down. Then you extend the arms on each end to raise the outside of the awning.

The rod could be anywhere, on the floor in the closet, under the couch, in a compartment somewhere, etc.

The procedure may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but should be very similar. Rather than try to describe it, your best bet is to do a search on one of the manufacturer. For example, I just did a search on "carefree awning operation" and it came up with manuals and you tube videos. I'd try that and see if it looks similar to your awning.