question on power awnings
The DW and i just bought a 2013 Gray Wolf 26BH, in fact we haven't even picked it up. I know this will be covered when we do the walk through but that's a couple weeks off. I forgot to ask about the p...
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MM49 wrote:Desert Captain wrote:You simply wrong.MM49 wrote:
The Awnings are designed to collapse and fold up in the wind. They will end up on the roof without damage. You don't want to tie them down with straps or poles.
MM40
MM49
What you are saying goes against what most know to be true, including an awful lot of people with awnings that have been destroyed by high winds.
I'm going to need some kind of reference or supporting evidence before I can believe it's true.
I did find a video on youtube demonstrating an auto retracting awning in wind up to 90 kph (about 56 mph). But I would venture to guess most of us don't have awnings of this type. I don't, and the OP certainly doesn't, either. So, while interesting from and academic standpoint, it's not applicable in this case.
Of course, if you are willing to accept the responsibility of replacing the OP's awning in the case of wind damage suffered by following your advice, that'd be a different story altogether. ;)
Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-Xks-GmbY
Here is a great video showing how to use both an electric and manual awning. The guy also mentions tie-downs for the electric awning (though I've never seen any commercially available).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_9QUgGynTs
