Do you find awning useful?

pappcam wrote:
What kind of "new RV" has an awning as an "option"? :h

I agree!
I've heard or seen of any "optional" awning unless it was some unusual RV.

to the OP, what RV are you looking at that has an optional awning?

If parked with the awning away from the wind no worries. With the last job relocation I stayed full time just a few miles from the coast with the street side of the trailer facing southwest, and the awning side facing northeast. I had some good ground anchors and tied it down, it stayed out for over 1 year without issue, I did use a step ladder and washed it frequently along with washing the trailer. X2 on it keeping cooler, morning sun on that side and it helped a lot.

When I was finishing up the rehab of our trailer I came close to not putting the awning back on. I'm VERY glad I reinstalled it. I can't imaging we won't be using it every time we go out now. I would certainly pay for it as an option.

We wouldn't be without one, and we also have awnings over our 2 slides. We wouldn't be without those either.

We use it to place items like chairs and bikes under overnight. Nothing worse than getting up in the morning and having to around the fire in a chair that is wet from heavy overnight dew, or ride in a bike with a wet seat.

There have been only a few times when the wind was so bad that we pulled the awning in. We use the tie-downs and de-flappers when there is some wind.

First, you may not want the awning, but it could be a deal breaker for most when you try to sell. Second, many rental RV's come without awnings (ordered that way) to keep them from getting destroyed like in the movie RV.

Your age and the type of camping you do can have an impact on the use of your awning. In our younger days we did a lot of boating/RVing and we would stay at a campsite for a week or two. In those days, the manual awning came out and stayed out the entire time.

Now that we're older, our trips are often longer, but we move around more. We now have a power awning and it's much easier to put it for a couple of hours and then retract it when we go in.

For those who stay in one place during the summer, the awning can shade your refer and keep the RV cooler.

What kind of "new RV" has an awning as an "option"? :h

Also, please ignore the jealous bashing of the power awnings from the manual awning folks...:B

I am with the majority, I wouldn't have an RV without one, judging by the responses, I'd say you have your answer.

We only use our awning about 10% of the time we camp, but that 10% of the time, it is indispensible. I would not have an RV without it.

I would pay for an awning.. I used to have PUP and later a trailer and on both of them I built awnings for them they are that useful.

Where I'm parked now the evening sun likes to shine on the RV on the awning side, the shade lightens the load on the air conditioners.. And the good thing about a quality A&E weather pro with genuine canvas, is this.

If the wind sensor works (It does not) it will wind up at around 15MPH

Since the wind sensor is a joke on mine (new ones have better sensors) I disabled it and tie the thing down

Wind gusts were in teh 45-50 MPH if not stronger range earlier last week,, No problems at all.

Neighbor has a vinyl awning.. or should I say HAD.