Awning destroyed in storm

Lol it made some great memories also. Wife got suburban stuck going around a downed tree. Thought we were gonna die out on the pontoon. Dog locked us outta car. Yep Chevy chase kinda vacation :).

We had a slightly better experience than you. When returned to rv park at night after visiting cousin, found our awning doing it job. Only issues was, it was shading the top of the 5vr.

Luckily, a permanent park camper had gotten camp mgr and secured our awning best they could until we returned.

Only damage was a slightly bend section of metal that I was able to pound back into position and re-attached awning.

When we left for the day, no wind in sight and none forecast. A learning experience.

And then there are the stories of the awning that is holding about 200 gallons of rainwater:B

Sorry for your tragedy...I'm sure it's gonna ruin your weekend, but at least nobody was hurt, and it will be replaced.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend:)

stew47 wrote:
3rd time out and a big storm came along and took care of my awning. We were trying to make it back from the lake and didn't make it in time. The good news is insurance will replace with 50$ deductible. My question for the folks is anyone have to replace theirs after a storm? Did your adjuster want you to replace with same brand? I meet the adjuster next week. Not sure where they are gonna send me and what they are going to want me to get.

Just had my slide topper replaced because of high winds. It doesn't look like the same model that was on there but I didn't check. They mounted it different though.

We had our awning blown off in high winds in North Dakota several years ago.

No warning whatsoever, just boom.

We threw it away and haven't missed it.

I don't hang "stuff" from the awning anymore. What I want is a quick rollup, and we roll it up just about every time we leave the coach. Not if we're still in the state park, but if we go out the gate for dinner, usually put it away.
We've put several fellow campers' awnings away over the years.
It's a Sun Shade ONLY. Don't try to use it for protection from the weather!

After traveling North America for over 40 years our rule #1 is never leave your awning out if leaving for more than a few min or at night. We have never lost one but one of our first big camp outs was a National event with the WBCCI with near 1'000 Airstream trailers. Big wind came and there were 250 new awnings sold the next day. Ours was rolled.. If your not setting under it, roll it.

Be sure to ask which type of fabric is going to be used in the replacement. I did not. :(

There are 2 types. Can't recall the name of each but mine was replaced NOT with the factory type fabric and it bubbled, cracked in less than a year. My orginal awning fabric was 10 years old and still looked like brand new the day the tornado took it off.

Same thing napped to us once, now put awning up at night or away from unit.
Our insurance gave us a check, and then we went out for a new one.

If you can get the electric style awning with wind vane so it'll close when the wind speed is above 20 mph... I have this type and it takes the worry or guessing out of the equation...

Tim