To Awn or Not to Awn?
Buying our first RV. A mechanical awning can be added for $1300 + 12% BC Tax. Our unit is relatively small so we think it would be a good idea but for $1300 we feel its too much of a luxury at this po...
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we've been parked since the 1st/may in the treasure valley of Idaho. the awning has proven invaluable--reducing heat gain on the sun side of the rv and reducing the a/c load. greatly improves the comfort level inside and out. only caveat: if you will be leaving the unit for an extended period of hours and are located in an area of spontaneous winds, make sure you retract before leaving the unit. one evening as I was leaving for a meeting, I looked at the awning and wondered if I should retract. thinking my DH would be there in case the wind came up, I left. yes, it surprised DH and before he could get it down, the top got ripped. he has since completed a repair which looks good and should hold (hopefully) for some time, but we were quoted $200 for new and $200+ for labor to replace. high tension makes the awning dangerous and the rv service said it takes 2-3 guys to install. assume that's a decent price, but don't know if we are comparing apples to apples.
