Slide Awning Question
Having never owned a trailer with a slide out I have a few questions. I know the purpose of the slideout awning. It's to keep leaves, twigs etc off the slide out. If a trailer mfg doesn't include ...
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wmoses wrote:LarryJM wrote:
WHY? ... If the awning has an edge I don't see why clamping something to the edge in the middle and then running a line to the ground and securing it wouldn't stop or to a large degree prevent or dampen that edge from moving up and down and that is all you are trying to do.
Larry
Larry, not sure if bumpy's reason is the same as mine but tying the edge of the slide topper to the ground will stretch the edge of the slide topper even if the tension in the line is low since the wind will increase the tension with each gust. Using a deflapper on an awning with arms at the side (as in a manual awning) does not cause this stretching as easily since the pull is horizontal and the distance to the point of fixity is shorter.
yep, the deflappers I had/have clamp to the fabric and to the side bars, my slide awnings had no side bar to clamp them to. I never said you couldn't tie/scotch tape/ staple the slide awning down to the slide.
bumpy
