Slide Awnings
I recently purchased a travel trailer with one slide. Should I spend the $600.00 to have a slide awning installed?
Forum Discussion
Like everything else they have their pros and cons.
My one slide is only 18" deep and has the same white rubber roof as the rest of the camper. I have a brush on a long handle (made to clean ceiling fan blades) to brush off any debris that may be up there before I close it. Haven't brushed off more than a few leaves yet (haven't camped under trees yet, either). Somebody once posted that they had a problem with birds trying to nest under the slide awning. Another reported the head of their bed was in a slide and the awning reduced the noise of rain significantly.
So, you really need to look at your particular application to determine if a slide awning will benefit you.
Do you have deep slides? Awning flap may be an issue in that case.
Do you camp a lot under trees? An awning may save your seals when you close the slide.
Does your slide have a sky light? Maybe you don't want to cover that up.
Lots of things to consider. Good luck!
My one slide is only 18" deep and has the same white rubber roof as the rest of the camper. I have a brush on a long handle (made to clean ceiling fan blades) to brush off any debris that may be up there before I close it. Haven't brushed off more than a few leaves yet (haven't camped under trees yet, either). Somebody once posted that they had a problem with birds trying to nest under the slide awning. Another reported the head of their bed was in a slide and the awning reduced the noise of rain significantly.
So, you really need to look at your particular application to determine if a slide awning will benefit you.
Do you have deep slides? Awning flap may be an issue in that case.
Do you camp a lot under trees? An awning may save your seals when you close the slide.
Does your slide have a sky light? Maybe you don't want to cover that up.
Lots of things to consider. Good luck!
