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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Hold downs do give you a false sense of security but can protect against some freak wind gust. I tie down our awning but we roll it up at night or if we will be gone for the day.
I have some 5/8" by 24" rebar rods I have sharpened one end and made a curl eyelet on the other with some large springs. The spring end is roped to the awning keep tention on the awning but allow for some movement. I had a pair of the screw in types but they only worked in sand. Never could get them into the rocky ground around here or the shell campsites at the coast. The rebar can be hammered (carry small 2# sledge hammer) into some really tough ground and knocked loose when you need to pull them.
I have some 5/8" by 24" rebar rods I have sharpened one end and made a curl eyelet on the other with some large springs. The spring end is roped to the awning keep tention on the awning but allow for some movement. I had a pair of the screw in types but they only worked in sand. Never could get them into the rocky ground around here or the shell campsites at the coast. The rebar can be hammered (carry small 2# sledge hammer) into some really tough ground and knocked loose when you need to pull them.
