Wind sense awning – worthwhile?
What’s the consensus on a wind sensing awning? Do they work? Reliable? My thinking is I’d use the awning more if it had an automatic retracting feature. I camp in the desert frequently and am afr...
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We retrofitted ours with one several years ago. Has a remote fob also. my only gripe is that wind sensor is very sensitive and it will retract in very little wind. Sometimes I turn off the wind sensor feature when we are sitting under the awning in a lit breeze. We never leave the awning down when we are not in or around the RV. Works great.
CVD wrote:
What’s the consensus on a wind sensing awning? Do they work? Reliable?
My thinking is I’d use the awning more if it had an automatic retracting feature. I camp in the desert frequently and am afraid to leave the RV for the day with the awning out, in fear of heavy wind popping up and destroying the awning.
BTW - I’m in very early phases of shopping for a newer rig. The Newmar Ventana (4038) has about every feature on my wish list, except a wind sensing awning. The Dutch Star does have it, for an extra $40 - 50k.
