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MKirkland
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Mar 25, 2017

Awning shades

Looking at getting an awning shade for the trailer. We have times/places where the sun beats in the trailer pretty hard. Our awning is an electric one. Do most shades just slide in the awning tube gap? My dealer says they have shades that have a permanent small shade material that slips in the gap with an attached zipper. You then zip the majority of the shade fabric in to complete the job. I've looked on line and in magazines and can't seem to find anything like that.

I bring my awning up if there is a hint of a strong wind or when we are leaving for a while. Obviously, the awning comes up a lot. What do you do about this added work if you have a shade?

What kind do you have and what price would you pay? Any other advice?
  • Here ya go ... Carefree Ez-Zipblocker

    Available at Amazon, CW, etc. the ez- blocker stays in the awning tract. The regular shadeblocker has to be removed before roll up, and is all one piece.

    Edit...below pic is the regular Carefree sunblocker, that has to be removed when the awning is rolled in. The link I gave you is the one you were inquiring about, that has the top zipper part that stays in, and the bottom that zips off to store the awning.