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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rjsurfer wrote:
Never use any type of strap or hold down for awning.
It just makes it harder to pull in the awning when a storm hits. Trying to hold it down is a waste of time and hold downs give you a false sense of security.
Ron W.
Same here. When we leave the camper, the awning goes up. Too many stories of wind gusts ripping them up or throwing them up on the roofs and doing significantly more damage than one would expect. The way I figure it, it takes about 2-3 minutes for me to deploy or retract my manual awning. I'd feel like the biggest dummy on the planet if I had a torn roof membrane, awning supports pulled out from the camper or damaged or bent awning because I was too lazy to spend the time to put it up before leaving the camper. And if I'm at the camper, I don't need it tied down because if it's windy, I'm putting it up.
