Awning Ripped Off While Camping

[SailorSam]

Originally Posted by Tooth Doc

At the MOC rally a couple yrs ago, 2 vendors advised not tying down awnings as that transferred too much stress to the connection where awning is attached to the RV.

Were those vendors selling auto retract awnings? Definitely a bad idea for auto retract types.

I suspect that folks who attache sun shades and other stuff to their awning would prefer to use the bracket and pole hold down system. So far, I haven't seen a post from anyone using them who reported an issue. I know one guy who camps in the west who reports uses the system in 40+/- mph winds.

[consolenut]

Originally Posted by Rockwood27

Being there didn't help us this spring in Florida. Heavy rains, hail and 75 mph wind gusts were too much for the awning's motor to rewind it. The awn ripped off at the top. Four or 5 other awnings were damaged in our loop. We were all in the RVs at the time. Even my neighbors awning was damaged and pulled out of the top rail. It was rolled up at the time.

id brought the awning in long before weather got there. stirm like that got to know its coming. maybe im just very weather aware