What do you tie your awnings down with?
I am looking for a simple way of tieing my awning down so the wind won't take it. Any suggestions??? Thanks
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In 11 years of camping with the current TT, I've never felt the need to strap down my awning.. Just this last weekend, we were camping where it was pretty windy and it became too uncomfortable to sit out with the wind before anything was dangerous with the awning.. We retracted the awning and retired inside...
If there is just a simple a breeze out, we put on the awning flapper clamps and that helps keep the fabric from flapping too much. Once it starts shaking the whole trailer, that's time to bring it in anyway..
Of course the direction the wind is coming in relation to your awning will make a difference too...
While you can tie down the ends of the awning, you will still likely lose the the fabric where it attaches to the RV and it'll tear like a piece of paper no matter how secure you have the frame...
Anyway, that's just my experience with it and I'd sooner just retract the awning than tie it down when it gets to that point..
Good luck!
Mitch
If there is just a simple a breeze out, we put on the awning flapper clamps and that helps keep the fabric from flapping too much. Once it starts shaking the whole trailer, that's time to bring it in anyway..
Of course the direction the wind is coming in relation to your awning will make a difference too...
While you can tie down the ends of the awning, you will still likely lose the the fabric where it attaches to the RV and it'll tear like a piece of paper no matter how secure you have the frame...
Anyway, that's just my experience with it and I'd sooner just retract the awning than tie it down when it gets to that point..
Good luck!
Mitch
