Warning -- wind damage.....awnings!
I've been doing a little research about electric awnings. I ran across an RVNet thread from last year discussing electric vs manual. One person said he ties down his awning, has the de-flappers, and...
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Quit using lights attached to the awning a few years ago for this very reason. When leaving we always rolled up the awning, at the first sign of high wind, we always rolled up the awning.
Now that we have an electric awning, it's soooooooo nice to just push a button at the first sign of heavy rain or high wind and don't even have to go outside anymore! We still roll the awning up when we leave, even a short while. I may be insured, but I don't want to be inconvenienced with a broken camper!
Your story reminds me of those middle-ages gigantic catapults, flinging pumpkins through the air! 40 pound block of concrete landing on someones camper, or worse, hitting someone .... well ... THAT would just simply ruin someone's day now, wouldn't it?
Now that we have an electric awning, it's soooooooo nice to just push a button at the first sign of heavy rain or high wind and don't even have to go outside anymore! We still roll the awning up when we leave, even a short while. I may be insured, but I don't want to be inconvenienced with a broken camper!
Your story reminds me of those middle-ages gigantic catapults, flinging pumpkins through the air! 40 pound block of concrete landing on someones camper, or worse, hitting someone .... well ... THAT would just simply ruin someone's day now, wouldn't it?
