question about staking a power awning
I'm curious, what's the consensus on securing a power awning? I know they don't recommend it and I never ever go off and leave the awning out when I leave the campsite. I just want it to be a bit more...
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Bob Vaughn wrote:
I have tied my electric awning down a couple of times. On our non electric awning we were able to use deflappers to keep the fabric from flapping but not so with the power awning.
We stopped the flapping on our power awning using a new design of tension rod joist we could fasten the bracket to. It has a t at one end that lays against the side of the unit, while a spring is used to fit it snugly against the tube. It was a good solution for us while we spent nearly 5 months in Florida and only had to bring the awning in twice, when the winds were forecasted to be over 40 mph. Many folks with the same set up never brought them in...all were fine.
