To Awn or Not To Awn
My awning has seen better days. It's time to replace it ($$$) or just remove it and live without. Have any of you gone without an awning without regrets?
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LaunchnRetrieve wrote:
So glad I posted this question! Such great responses. And some great ideas. I think my mechanism is fine, so it might be just the fabric that needs replacing. Still, Camping World was talking approx 1,000 to replace fabric. The mechanism work required in order to replace the fabric was why I sought someone else to do it. The videos I found suggested a huge mechanism involvement to just change fabric. I'll research that again. Will also look for a mobile service. If I can afford the repair I definitely want to have an awning. If not I think I can live without. As to resell value, it's a 2003 so it's resell value is already rock bottom even though it's in great condition. Thanks for the responses. Very helpful.
Go somewhere else other than Camping World! I avoid them like the plague, unless I need something at their store.
We love our awning. We camp mostly in GA and FL, and the sun/heat is brutal more than 1/2 of the year. While we try to book shaded sites, sometimes the sun shines through at certain times of day, and the awning helps keep the sun off that side of the camper. Our TT has an electric awning, our first one of this type, and it's handy to be able to roll it up when the wind kicks up, or it starts raining hard.
