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3159watson
Explorer
Jan 01, 2019

Replacement awnings

I need to replace the awning on my 5th wheel. I'm looking for a material that will clean easily especially from environment staining. I'm also hoping to find one where I can set the wind speed to retract automatically. Any suggestions and help will be appreciated.


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  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Jan 12, 2019
    TxGearhead wrote:


    I bought less than $30 of plastic house gutter from the lumber yard. Works great so far.
    Wish I had done it when the trailer was new.


    I bought mine and then tried to figure out how to engineer a way to mount it. figured that it had to be wind proof or it would blow off and do more damage than it protected and gave up. I'd like to see pix of the ways folks have mounted theirs.
    bumpy
  • TxGearhead's avatar
    TxGearhead
    Explorer II
    Jan 12, 2019
    Bumpyroad wrote:
    TxGearhead wrote:
    Are y'all using plastic house gutters to cover the awning while in storage?


    I bought one years back. it is still laying next to the garage.
    bumpy


    I bought less than $30 of plastic house gutter from the lumber yard. Works great so far.
    Wish I had done it when the trailer was new.
  • Cocky_Camper's avatar
    Cocky_Camper
    Explorer II
    Jan 11, 2019
    I have done tons of research as we plan to replace our ourself this winter. I think I'm going to go with Acrylic from Vinyl based on everything I read...
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Jan 11, 2019
    TxGearhead wrote:
    Are y'all using plastic house gutters to cover the awning while in storage?


    I bought one years back. it is still laying next to the garage.
    bumpy
  • TxGearhead's avatar
    TxGearhead
    Explorer II
    Jan 11, 2019
    Are y'all using plastic house gutters to cover the awning while in storage?
  • Happytraveler's avatar
    Happytraveler
    Explorer
    Jan 01, 2019
    We have an automatic awning with Sunbrella fabric. The awning stays pretty clean compared to the stationary vinyl awning we had before like night and day.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jan 01, 2019
    All you can do is get a heavier material. There isn't anything that really cleans better but there are easier ways of cleaning what you have.
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Jan 01, 2019
    anybody who totally trusts an awning to automatically retract is playing with fire, JMHO.
    bumpy

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