thumping of slide awning in high gusty wind
During a trip back from New Mexico we ran into some really strong gusty winds. As we were driving along we could hear this thumping sound along the side of the coach. After going through a list of "...
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Clay L wrote:
A&E slide toppers are available with an anti billow arm. When the wind attempts to open the awning it rotates slightly until the arm hits a plate on the side of the RV.
If yours has that option I suspect you are hearing that.
I agree. I had this happen on my last coach in high winds on I-8 in California. It sounded like something was thumping in cabinet next to the drivers seat. It was the arm hitting the plate.
Also, on that trip we saw an RV on the side of the interstate with it's patio awning ripped off of the side of the coach.
