GaryWT wrote:
bill-e wrote:
GaryWT wrote:
I like the island except for one major issue for us. The slide opens under the awning and we do not want to give up one inch of awning space. We spend most of our time outside and our picnic table and two chairs and a side table fit perfectly. If we had a slide our space would be limited and our things could get wet or we could be in more sun than we want.
Gary, that was my concern as well but from my viewpoint the electric awning is about useless anyway and not something I would leave extended overnight to keep things dry like I would my manual awning.
While I have only 4 days under my belt with this one, when I could use it I did not find the loss of space too egregious.
It's because of the awning, not the slide, that I now have to figure out something else when it comes to keeping my camp chairs dry.
That is too bad. We love our electric awning, leave it open most all the time. The auto dump feature is great. I think I have closed it once in 3 years because of wind.
Gary, I only have one campout with it, last week. On Thursday in Pelham, NH we had a torrential downpour with hail and high winds. All the manual awnings with their storm tie downs were fine. Mine, on the other hand would have flipped up over my camper had I not retracted it. Of course, before I retracted it I had to try to get everything inside so it wouldnt get drenched.
Before the wind it did auto dump so that was good, but I would greatly value the sturdiness of a manual awning in almost all weather conditions over the ease of the electric one.
Just my opinion.
