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Windy Days and Awning Troubles on the road

June 22, 2011, 09:39:50 pm

Well, it is windy again but I am not too worried any longer.  On the way out, we hit huge winds in Iowa. It was causing my LR slide awning to open up.  I zip tied it close and it stayed that way.  I just met a couple from Lufkin TX in a Winnie and they had the slide awning in the back of their pickup. It had pulled loose from the side of the coach. It was windy but not that windy.... I am glad I am in a FT though. It did not prevent the zipdee from opening but a simple plastic strap kept the awning on the coach.

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Re: Windy Days and Awning Troubles on the road

Reply #1 – June 22, 2011, 10:01:08 pm

We talked to a guy this morning and his slide awning came out while underway in a high wind.  I think it was a "Vacationer" by Holiday Rambler.  Don't know the year.  It was a Carefree awning. 

So John, how did you secure your owning with a wire tie?

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Reply #2 – June 26, 2011, 10:11:41 pm

I am home finally. Oh it was a great trip and almost 6000 miles in the month. I secured it by loosening two of the nuts on the top of the roof where the awning attaches.  I then used a screwdriver to push it underneath. It was sticky but it went under fine. I was loosening the third and fourth bolt back and then when I got the pointed end under I pulled it from the ground and then pushed it thru and snugged it up. Cut it loose when I got to ID and never had a problem the whole way again. I am carrying extra for just this set up for next time. I did see a newell and he had a metal strap that went over top of his and attached to the roof to prevent his from deploying... I am going t look at putting something like that on.  The winds were intense. About 60 plus mph head winds. I was going a slow as 35 and it would deploy.  I was in a campground in SD and there was a WInne that pulled in. He had his room awning in the back of his pickup.... Not a fun time on I 90 that day.

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