View blocked by awnings

RPreeb wrote:

I thought the point of awnings was to sit outside under the awning for shade or for rain protection, but to enjoy the view from there, not sitting inside. We sit inside in the evening to play games or to eat in inclement weather, and of course we sleep inside, but otherwise we mostly live outside the camper.

This thread is about window awnings, not patio awnings. A window awning doesn't provide much protection for someone sitting outside under it. Many of us spend months or years in our RVs so it's just a place to live while we visit great places through out the country and we can spend much more time inside than outside since it is our home.

jwolf55 wrote:
Our coach has awnings on all the windows, But we do not use them as the block so much of the view out the windows. Are there awnings that don't block so much of your view? They were a waist of money we never uses them. This isn't the best picture to show the problem but it is one I had available.

In this photo look to the left out the windows and see the blue, those are the awnings, you might as well have the blinds down.

I thought the point of awnings was to sit outside under the awning for shade or for rain protection, but to enjoy the view from there, not sitting inside. We sit inside in the evening to play games or to eat in inclement weather, and of course we sleep inside, but otherwise we mostly live outside the camper.

We rarely used our big awning but the window awnings were put out immediately. We didn't tend to stand and look out the windows but when sitting we could see distance perfectly. They really cut down on heat from sun. We loved them.

I have them in shade cloth. You can see through, but they shade instead of blocking. Only way to go IMO.

gbopp wrote:
They're not a waste of money if you want to keep the sun/heat out.

True statement. Deploy the awnings on the sunny side when the sun is shining and roll them up for full view when it isn't shining.

gbopp wrote:
They're not a waste of money if you want to keep the sun/heat out.

Exactly.
My almost sold (Puhleese G-d, let it be so) home had awnings over the front windows when I first moved in. In a decision based on the cost of maintaining them, my thoughts based on social elitism in architecture and just wanting to let the sunshine in, I removed them in in the '90's.

Imagine my surprise when 5 years later the triple lined silk taffeta and linen drapes and curtains (I adore natural fabrics!) disintegrated whilst trying to clean them; now living in a world of "how I despise them" man made textiles regretting my awning removals.

As for a motor home.....try and position it so the full force of the sun
doesn't bother your view most of the day. Not possible? Put awnings down during the heat of the sun and pull back up early in the morn and later in the afternoon.

HTH

Camp in 100 plus temps with the sun on the drivers side and you will have your choice view and hot inside or no view and cool.

We use 6" ball bungees looped at the end of the awning straps to lengthen the strap about 3" - really makes a difference.

We can't wait to get ours installed to help with heat and cooling as the case may be. So the view is blocked a bit, go outside and enjoy the view with a walk.

They're not a waste of money if you want to keep the sun/heat out.