electric v manual awning??
Hello All, I'm working on a non-conventional use of the awnings. I'm making a tailgating trailer. I used to have a 5th wheel that had a manual awning. I've looked at the electric awnings too. ...
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dougrainer wrote:
There is no difference between Manual versus Electric on weight capacity for a screen room. What does make a difference is how easy it is to adjust the awning height to make the room fit better. Manual will allow you to easily fine tune the height of the roller tube. Electrics depending on the model will have a harder time doing that. IF I had my choice, I would always go with a manual awning except on a hi line motorhome. I have installed and worked on awnings for 40 years, and I can almost deploy a manual awning as fast as a Electric will deploy. Electrics are great for elderly or physically impaired RV'ers.
What he said ^^^^. Manual awnings are easy to deploy and stow. I view my electric awning as just another thing to go wrong. If/when it dies, I'll go with a manual.
