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timmac
Explorer
Sep 26, 2013

Slide Out Awning Bellows in the Wind while Driving

My large slide out awning bellows loose when in high winds while driving, do slide out awnings have a lock so this won't happen, appears now my fabric is ripped but don't want to replace till the prob...
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Whaler
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Sep 27, 2013
Had same problem in S. Dakota with slide topper. Found screws stripped at one end and was able to replaced them. I use the heavy rubber trap straps on both ends of the main awning any time I am west of the Mississippi River. Too many close calls with the wind.

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