I Love My Manual Awning
I love the simplicity, versatility and practicality of my run-of-the-mill manual pull-down awning. I love that it comes out when I want it to and it retracts when I want it to with nothing more than ...
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wannavolunteerFT wrote:
POMPOMGIRL, maybe your issues are similar to mine.. I am too short to work the latch and hold the strap at the same time... had the strap roll up into the awning on me several times with nothing left to pull out. means I have to get someone to help with a ladder on either end to roll the awning out.. that being said, I solved my issues.
I converted (well actually paid someone to do it) to a crank system. It is available as a conversion kit for carefree awnings. I don't know if it will work on others. They removed the spring and put new end caps.. now I just hook my crank handle in loop and crank.. you still have to push the arms to the correct height, but taking the spring loaded opening and closing away makes it very doable by myself for this short older female.. even my 23yr DS says it is much better.
Now that's an interesting solution. I think I might be inclined to make an adapter so I could use the cordless drill to run the awning in and out. :)
