Wet Awming

Here is my explanation. The awning folds are not air tight so during the day the air in the folds heats up and expands. At night when it is cooler the air in the folds contracts and brings the moist air with it. The next day the cycle repeats BUT not all of the sucked in moisture is expelled unless the awning is open.
If that explanation is true there is no hope for a dry rolled up awning. Those awnings that have a solid cover over them when rolled up would not have as much temperature increase (not as much air expansion) so they should not suck in as much moisture as those that are exposed.

fourthclassC wrote:
Just started enjoying my Dometic awning after replacing the fabric. But noticed it is wet almost every time I open it. Not sure how it gets so wet inside as I try to roll it up only when it is dry. How do other folks keep it dry or is it just the nature of it.

Are you saying your awning gets wet when you roll it up dry, and it doesn't rain, then when you open it, it is wet? Or, if it rains while it is rolled up, it is wet inside?

Mine gets wet inside when it rains, not if it doesn't rain.

fourthclassC wrote:
How do other folks keep it dry or is it just the nature of it.

That's just how it is.....mostly.

Look at the ends when it's rolled up. The edges don't line up perfectly and that's where the water seeps in.

I think they make "end caps" to put on to prevent it but putting them on and off would be a real pain, at least for me, so I just roll mine out occasionally to dry out.

My awning is original (2001) 8500, 16 ft long. Yes...it gets wet when rolled up. And yes, when it gets unrolled, it dries really fast. No harm that I can figure.

My only complaint is, after all these years, the fabric is wearing...and I have a few areas of scotch tape. Small...but it's there.

I thought a Dometic awning was water proof. Ours gets wet every time it rains. Our last one was still good after 7 years of getting wet and I never thought it hurt anything.