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jay427
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Apr 10, 2013

PUP Awning worth the darn?

Anybody have a PUP awning worth the darn? As we are going back to a PUP from our TT one of the things I'm going to miss is the awning.

We had a Jayco PUP before with the bag awning and to be honest it was more trouble than it was worth. The part that go me the most was the time it took to take down whenever the wind came up + you darn near need a step ladder or crank the roof down to roll it back up.

I know its a lot to ask of PUP, its like putting a 10' flag on a 1/2 piece of conduit.

We do use a screen tent, maybe will just use that and forget the awning.

Thoughts?
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    Cape_Cod_Mounta
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    Apr 10, 2013
    I get it. The awning, I/O carpet and screen house we use take an hour to set up. We don't bother when staying for only a night or two. But most of our stays are for longer than that so it gets set up. There are lots of reasons to like it. It adds a room and comfortable shelter from rain and sun. The screen house adds so much weight to the awning that we seldom need to take it down for the wind.
    Might I suggest that you keep an eye open for a good used awning. I found a Coleman on Craig's List that I screwed onto our Jayco PUP. It couldn't hurt to have it attached for those times you'd like to have it.

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