Awning use @ beach???

Use it when there is little to no wind without stakes. Put it in if walking out to beach or away from unit for any length of time. Put it away at night. 11 years with same awning no issues.

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.

I always put my awning out whether I need it or not and if it starts blowing around, I put it back in. I just suggested the 10x10 canopy if you're afraid to use your awning. I will say that my manual awning was much easier to keep steady than my power awning in a strong wind

danimal53 wrote:
even with tie downs, i'd be worried about the point where the awning fabric meets the TT. That seam wouldn't be helped at all by tie downs.

He's right. I use those "De-flappers" the things that tie the sides of the awning to the side frame on a manual awning, and I use 4 of them with 2 of them only about a foot from the top edge which is where most awnings rip. I also tie mine down with dog tie-out screw anchors or 5gal jugs of water if over hard deck. I also will sometimes lower the awning fairly low so that the wind is more likely to go over rather than under.
All of that said I might just roll it up if it gets to bad, but I would still use it if it's not to windy, but with these things mine has held fine in some pretty good breezes. Watch the weather reports for the storms and I think you would be fine.

I have a manual awning on my trailer.. Once I lock in the corners that thing is solid as a rock. The only time I've ever felt the need to roll it in was when a nasty texas storm rolled through with 60mph winds that started shaking my whole trailer. Felt like my camper was going to flip!

My dads on the other hand is electric, that thing will flop in the wind with a light breeze. Even when he locks the arms on it, it will shake and flop if it gets mildy gusty

We use ours, but only while we are there to monitor the winds. If we are going to be hanging out for an extended time we will tie it down, but if only an hour or so we don't bother with it.

We've been more careful after our original awning got eaten by the wind outside Omaha NE in 2006. Fortunately we needed only to replace the fabric and not the tube or any of the other components. Along with that, the billowing of the awning in even a moderate breeze and the accompanying racket is annoying. We roll it up.

dodge guy wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
Can't believe you people are so scared to use your awnings. We have camped at Myrtle beach for the last 16 years. Our awning goes out when we set up, and comes down when we pack up to come home. Often I carport it, which means I take the legs down, and put them on the ground, and I tie it down. We have only taken it down once while there, and that was while the hurricane passed by.

In truth. You will be surprised at how much wind it will take.
Best thing, Tilt it into the wind, that will also allow rain to run off, and tie it down. Honestly, If I wasn't going to use it, I wouldn't have bought it.

You're kidding right! I've seen awnings get blown up and over a trailer! Even tied down. And I have seen fabric get ripped along the seem at the trailer.

Maybe if you were back in the trees you could leave it out, but by he open beach areas never!!!!

Nope. We always get a beach site. Never more that 3 sites off the beach. Front row if we can get it. Always get a site facing the beach. 90% of the wind is from the South, So I tilt the awning down the beach. I too have seen awnings ripped, but they were not tilted. and the rain settled on them, and the weight ripped them. Plus with the legs on the ground. It doesn't even jerk the TT when the wind blows.
16 years no problems. We live under the awning, (eat, Cook, nap, relax, read) at the beach. If we couldn't use the awning we wouldn't go.

Terryallan wrote:
Can't believe you people are so scared to use your awnings. We have camped at Myrtle beach for the last 16 years. Our awning goes out when we set up, and comes down when we pack up to come home. Often I carport it, which means I take the legs down, and put them on the ground, and I tie it down. We have only taken it down once while there, and that was while the hurricane passed by.

In truth. You will be surprised at how much wind it will take.
Best thing, Tilt it into the wind, that will also allow rain to run off, and tie it down. Honestly, If I wasn't going to use it, I wouldn't have bought it.

You're kidding right! I've seen awnings get blown up and over a trailer! Even tied down. And I have seen fabric get ripped along the seem at the trailer.

Maybe if you were back in the trees you could leave it out, but by he open beach areas never!!!!

Can't believe you people are so scared to use your awnings. We have camped at Myrtle beach for the last 16 years. Our awning goes out when we set up, and comes down when we pack up to come home. Often I carport it, which means I take the legs down, and put them on the ground, and I tie it down. We have only taken it down once while there, and that was while the hurricane passed by.

In truth. You will be surprised at how much wind it will take.
Best thing, Tilt it into the wind, that will also allow rain to run off, and tie it down. Honestly, If I wasn't going to use it, I wouldn't have bought it.