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Acei
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Nov 04, 2014

Do you find awning useful?

If you were to buy a new RV, would you pay for this option? Or is this just a waste of money?
  • Lynnmor wrote:
    A manual awning is useful. A power awning needs to be retracted if there is any wind or rain rendering it useless.


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    Larry
  • Huh?!?!?!? :h

    Lynnmor wrote:
    A manual awning is useful. A power awning needs to be retracted if there is any wind or rain rendering it useless.
  • Power on, water on, cable hooked up, awning out in that order. Having an awning and not rolling it out just sets up a place for mold and mildew to collect.
  • Wouldn't buy one without an awning. Provides shade from the sun, shelter from the rain so you can still eat/cook outside, and provides hubby with something to whack his head on and complain about! :B Seriously, I can't see being without one. We used to camp at the beach where the sites were treeless. Being the pasty white Yankee I am it's an absolute necessity. If you are on a wooded site it also keeps stuff from trees (and birds!) from dropping on to your table and chairs.
  • Unless it's quite windy, we use our awning at most campgrounds unless we're only staying a day or two.
  • A manual awning is useful. A power awning needs to be retracted if there is any wind or rain rendering it useless.
  • We have to have an awning, friends will not have one. It is going to depend on you.
    Last time we were camping we noticed several sites where the awning was never pulled out sp apparently Ken is not the only one.
    We always camp in sites with lots of shade so it is not that we need the awning for shade.