AWNINGS above the Slide Outs during the Wind r KILLING ME!!!
I'm a full timer in my 5th. And for some reason, it is bloody windy allllll the time or around the seasons here in Jersey. Except for summer perhaps. So yes, I am able to pull in the main awning which is great. But on my 3 slides I have 3 awnings. And I leave my slides OUT 24/7 of course, so awnings stay out! They must stay out. These awnings cannot be retracted like the main awning.
Problem is, cannot take in those 3 awnings. And yes, I understand that they are designed that way to protect the top of the slide from branches, droppings, etc. For when it comes time to pull in the slide, it moves in easily and without obstruction.
But my problem (and surely I am not alone), is with the more then I can ask for bursts of winds come the air FLAPS N FLAPS UNDERNEATH THE AWNINGS AND MAKES LOUD N CONSTANT ANNOYING NOISE. And as I cannot retract those 3 awnings IN without closing the slides IN, what do I do? And who knows what the past fall n winter months damage must have been done? For these RV's are for built n designed for "recreational use" ONLY and not for full time living.
I was thinking about buying some heavy duty and thick (whatever the height is from the top of the slides to the awning) foam/sponge and cutting it into shape like a "wedge" of sort. And stuff inside that space so the air cannot channel inside and cause the "flapping" of the annoying sound!!!
Thanks in advance for your thoughts or suggestions!
Problem is, cannot take in those 3 awnings. And yes, I understand that they are designed that way to protect the top of the slide from branches, droppings, etc. For when it comes time to pull in the slide, it moves in easily and without obstruction.
But my problem (and surely I am not alone), is with the more then I can ask for bursts of winds come the air FLAPS N FLAPS UNDERNEATH THE AWNINGS AND MAKES LOUD N CONSTANT ANNOYING NOISE. And as I cannot retract those 3 awnings IN without closing the slides IN, what do I do? And who knows what the past fall n winter months damage must have been done? For these RV's are for built n designed for "recreational use" ONLY and not for full time living.
I was thinking about buying some heavy duty and thick (whatever the height is from the top of the slides to the awning) foam/sponge and cutting it into shape like a "wedge" of sort. And stuff inside that space so the air cannot channel inside and cause the "flapping" of the annoying sound!!!
Thanks in advance for your thoughts or suggestions!
