What are your rules for the awning?
Do you leave your awning out when you leave? Do you trust wind sensors? Do you use tie downs? We love the awning's shade and versatility even more in the summer, but we have seen 4 RVs have...
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navegator wrote:
Two simple rules.
Nice sunny weather, bring out and enjoy shade.
Rain or wind, retract and secure, this avoids having to replace, repair torn or bent torque tube and arms or canvas.
navegator
Take in the awning when it rains?? Well you could never put it out here in here PNW!! We put it out because of the rain, to have a dry space for chairs etc. Also sometimes nice to sit outside during a rain storm.
DE88ROX wrote:
Ive been camping for the better part of 24 years. Every time I set up, the awning is unrolled and its never rolled up until I leave.
Only time im in my trailer is to sleep or get get dressed. If it rains, i need some shelter. Plus, We have a few things that are always setup under the awning and im not going to pack them away every time I see a dark cloud.
I see so many people camp and never use the awning, they just sit there baking in the sun. To me, that's an extension of my living space and im going to use it as such.
To each their own....
Last summer we Hosted for, four Months the awing only came down once, when the darn weather forecast called for high winds in the area, that was a waist of effort!! :S
We don't have a small awing 20' unit and it is 10 years old, yes we are looking a replacing this year, but it will still be up 24/7.
Yes it is a manual, and I trust the triangle, I also pull the leading and trailing edge support bars banjo tight.
20'X8' = 160 sq. ft. I use to sail on a boat with a 1,200 sq. ft spinnaker, a little wind doesn't bother me.
