Awning in the rain

[forrman]

I have a 23' Lance TT. It's raining and our awning is still out. I'm going to pull it shut with the electric motor, but wanted to know if anyone has any tips on this.

[wa8yxm]

Two awning companies make most of the awnings used on RV's today (Power that is)

Carefree of Colorado: All I can tell you about these is the name.

A&E, it appears they market these under different names, (IE: Dometic, a related firm) These I can tell you about.

The rear arm has a spring and slide system, if the awning starts getting heavy (RAIN) it shortens a bit and the water runs off.. or you can carefully pull it down but beware if you do this cause NIAGARA FALLS you want to be under the awning, NOT under the water flow.

[GaryWT]

We like our stuff dry so we leave it out. It does auto dump but we tilt it from time to time to help it. Once this past season I had to get up and close it because or the wind but it was easy to just push the button.

[Oasisbob]

I have gotten up out of bed several times to roll it up due to winds commin up at night. Makes me take a second look at remote control awnings. We cook outside mainly so leave it out most of the time lowering one end for proper drainage.

[downtheroad]

All good advice above....I'm visual - awning in the rain (no wind).
Except we tilt ours AWAY from the entry door.

[dodge_guy]

As was said......If it`s not windy, leave it out! lower one side. even if it has the auto dump feature keep an eye on it. some of them are not as "auto" as they claim to be! and if you can lower one side, lower it on the downhill side so the water will not be running under your feet.

[rhagfo]

BTPO1 wrote:

agwill wrote:
If the wind is not blowing leave it out.

X2, if you do put it in due to rain and it is wet ensure that when it stops that you put it back out to dry. If you don't let it dry you will most likely have mold problems.

I also like to sit under the awning when we do get rain. It also keeps the area at the door drier than if there was nothing there. JMO

X3
Here in the NW we use them for protection from the rain more than the sun. :B

We hosted for five weeks in August, the awing never came in. Watched the weather reports never strong winds just some healthy breezes!

[Steeljag]

If your electric awning does not have the auto rain dump feature, and it is not windy, just lower one side!

[Vet_Man]

Make sure its dry, or open it back up when you get home---Mildew

[BTPO1]

agwill wrote:
If the wind is not blowing leave it out.

X2, if you do put it in due to rain and it is wet ensure that when it stops that you put it back out to dry. If you don't let it dry you will most likely have mold problems.

I also like to sit under the awning when we do get rain. It also keeps the area at the door drier than if there was nothing there. JMO

[RoyB]

We leave ours up as well if the wind isn't present. Always a treat for us sitting under the awning and listening to the rain

Ours pooled one time and we couldn't open the trailer door. Finally forced my way out and pushed up o the awning to drain off the water pool. No telling how many gallons of water was there...

The awning material must be super strong...

Roy Ken

[Tvov]

If it isn't too windy, we always leave the awning out in the rain. Angle it to let the water run off -- check it though, sometimes you have to angle it more than you think or the water can still pool on top. Also choose which side to let the water run off, as it can be a lot of water and you don't want it all pooling in front of your door.

If you don't already have them, get a set of "de-flappers". Clamps with velcro that attach halfway along the side supports to help prevent the awning from flapping in wind.

[Halmfamily]

The awning should be able to tilt to one side. We always tilt ours to the low side of the sight so water will drian away. On ours there is a small black knob on the support arm, pull the arm in and tighten down the knob. Make sure you release the arm before retracting the awning. I've had ours out in major downpours and never had an issue.

Good luck and happy camping.

[Quahog]

If you can tilt the awning on one end, do that and it will let the water drain off better.

[agwill]

If the wind is not blowing leave it out.