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Another member suggested a new forum section with new products but it doesn't look like it will be feasible. So I thought I would post this here under General RVing Issues. If enough people post (even...
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Bucky Badger wrote:John Wayne wrote:
Have posted this before but didn't see it listed here. FREE awning lock. take and re-bend your awning rod so the top bend is about 4 inches long. Now take the rod and slide it into the hole in the end of the awning tube (this is the same hole that the pull down strap slides in). The rod will now be hanging down along the rear awning arm. Take a length of rope and run it through the loop on the bottom of the awning rod now run the rope through the hole in the foot of the awning leg. Tie the ends together and your awning is locked the wind will not be able to open it while traveling down the road. And you know where your awning rod is.
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The tension in the awning will rip that rod out and snap those zip ties like kite string.
Joe
