Awning use @ beach???

Roll it up. Get a site with the door side in the afternoon shade.

My awning is electric and extends straight out. I attach a rope to the extender arms and stake them to the ground.

That keep it from being blown back over the roof by an unexpected gust, it does not keep it from shaking violently and flapping in a strong wind.

In any significant wind we roll it in. I do not believe a TT awning is structurally sound enough withstand repeated stress and stain on its component parts.

Others may have more experience than I since I choose not to chance leaving it out when it is windy.

We don't use it at the beach since always windy.

I tie mine down, I have corkscrew anchors.

The bad thing about this set up is that the wind can stretch the awning.

Tachdriver wrote:
I tie mine down, I have corkscrew anchors.

The bad thing about this set up is that the wind can stretch the awning.

X2 except I use 4 screw anchors (2 per corner) and I always use 4 wind de-flappers

If the wind gets too bad, I close the awning no use taking a chance.

We were in Myrtle Beach and I only had it out once when I was outside the trailer. it was calm that day. I never used it otherwise. just too windy! and even tied down the wind will be strong enough to tear the material if left out all day.

Don`t bother with it.

Just not worth the risk. Tying down is a false sense of security....one good guest.

With my electric awning I have run it out just enough (maybe 2 feet) to cast shade on my windowd, helpccool the interior.

We winter in the Florida keys in the state parks for five months every year.
All I do is check the weather forecast for each day. I check how hard the wind will be blowing and what direction and either keep it down or up according to that.
If it is "iffy" I just keep it rolled up

In fifteen years of RV'ing I have seen too many ruined ones on peoples Rv's who don't pay attention to the wind

Jack L

Agree with the others who say don't use it. Or, put it out on a calm day, no tie-downs, ONLY if you will be right there to retract quickly when wind picks up.

I've been staying on Emerald Isle since 1973 and wind definitely can rattle the rafters at times.

We haven't used ours at a beach CG more than once or twice, and only then on a calm day. Gets rolled up as nighttime approaches regardless. Our last stay at Myrtle Beach was Myrtle Beach Travel Park. They have little "cabanas" on each site for shade. Nice touch.