Our 07 Fleetwood Orbit has an awning that tends to get wet inside, even when it is rolled up and not in use. The fabric winds up in such a way that I would think the water would run off and not get inside, but that is not the case. When we closed it, it was dry. We opened it today to check and it was wet and smelled of mold/mildew.Are they all like this or do we have a special awning? I thought about a canvas bag like our tent trailer had, but I couldn't reach the zipper if it had one. Any comments/suggestions/remedies appreciated.ThanksCurly

Yup, that is what happens. I have my camper under a canopy. My in-laws just open the awning after every rain and let it dry before rolling back up.

Same here and I think it may be the result of capillary action and water wicking into the awning even when it is tightly wound up.

Some have made awning covers out of PVC rain gutters, for when the RV is parked/stored.You can't drive with the cover installed.It's probably more for Sun protection but, it may keep it dry.

When new ours stayed dry but now there is water in it. When open in heavy rain we have some water along the wall of the camper. If you look there is stitching up near where it hooks to the trailer. Thinking of spraying waterproofing up there before winter to see if it works. Also not sure if water gets in from the ends. I do generally open it each week before we leave to dry it out some.

Don't matter when I open my awning, it's always wet. I've had 3 different TT's now, and all 3 awnings did the same thing. No idea how to prevent this or what causes it. Just have to open it up every now and then and dry it out.

Awning question-- getting wet when stored | Good Sam Community

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Terryallan
Explorer II
Sep 21, 2015
Only way to stop it. cover it. Mine no longer gets wet since I built a shed over it. Stops all the mildew as well
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Sep 21, 2015
Don't matter when I open my awning, it's always wet. I've had 3 different TT's now, and all 3 awnings did the same thing. No idea how to prevent this or what causes it. Just have to open it up every now and then and dry it out.
GaryWT
Explorer
Sep 21, 2015
When new ours stayed dry but now there is water in it. When open in heavy rain we have some water along the wall of the camper. If you look there is stitching up near where it hooks to the trailer. Thinking of spraying waterproofing up there before winter to see if it works. Also not sure if water gets in from the ends. I do generally open it each week before we leave to dry it out some.
gbopp
Explorer
Sep 20, 2015
Some have made awning covers out of PVC rain gutters, for when the RV is parked/stored.
You can't drive with the cover installed.
It's probably more for Sun protection but, it may keep it dry.
2edgesword
Explorer
Sep 20, 2015
Same here and I think it may be the result of capillary action and water wicking into the awning even when it is tightly wound up.
spoon059
Explorer II
Sep 20, 2015
Yup, that is what happens. I have my camper under a canopy. My in-laws just open the awning after every rain and let it dry before rolling back up.

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