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lwmuddy · 05-17-2006, 07:43 AM

My Slide topper material is, what appears to be, White Vynal with little
re-enforcing threads in it. It is tearing along the sewing threads at the body where it is wrapped around a rod in a channel. This is happening on both ends of the slideout. From wind flapping. I made a repair with white Duck Tape to act as a hem folded over the edge of the material.

The large awning on the passengers side is a canvas material.
The Monaco next to me has good canvas awnings all around with folded over hems,reinforced edges also. For $250K you get good stuff. My slidetopper is A&E.
Does A&E make a GOOD topper material or should I just buy a Monaco MH? DAH.

Who makes their awnings?

lwmuddy · 05-17-2006, 07:43 AM

My Slide topper material is, what appears to be, White Vynal with little
re-enforcing threads in it. It is tearing along the sewing threads at the body where it is wrapped around a rod in a channel. This is happening on both ends of the slideout. From wind flapping. I made a repair with white Duck Tape to act as a hem folded over the edge of the material.

The large awning on the passengers side is a canvas material.
The Monaco next to me has good canvas awnings all around with folded over hems,reinforced edges also. For $250K you get good stuff. My slidetopper is A&E.
Does A&E make a GOOD topper material or should I just buy a Monaco MH? DAH.

Who makes their awnings?

lwmuddy · 05-17-2006, 01:38 PM

I found my answer at the A&E [Dometic] site.
It is an upgraded Woven Acrylic with hemed edges. When this one goes I'll upgrade.

Gary RVRoamer · 05-17-2006, 04:45 PM

Thanks for the tip. Mine (2002 Dolphin LX) are starting to tear too, so will be looking at replacement material soon.

But I already have the woven acrylic material in my awnings. Maybe that's why mine lasted a couple more years than yours? Our rig gets used over 6 months/year, so the awnings get a lot of wear and tear.

lwmuddy · 05-18-2006, 04:32 AM

Yesturday, at the suggestion of someone on a forum, I bought 2 "Swim Noodles.About 4 feet long.
I bent them in half and squeezed them under the slide awning vertcally so they pushed the awning up in the middle. This will keep water from puddling and HOPEFULLY make a larger area for the wind to go through. We'll see how it woks.