Thread: Wind and awnings

QUOTE (AFChap @ Nov 14 2009, 11:58 AM) There is a limit to how much water can collect on top of the fabric, and it does run off the ends as it overflows. ...some will shed water better than others, just as some topper awnings are well sloped to dump water better than others. That is true but a 14 by 4 foot topper six inches above the slide roof will hold a lot of water, the 5 by 1.5 foot bedroom slide topper on our first rig...

QUOTE Call us stupid then. Please forgive us for camping in places and situations you don't find acceptable. I don't think I ever have or would call any camper stupid. If you found that I said that in any of my post then I am sorry. Also I know there are a lot of campers that go to skiing, snowmobiling etc. in the winter and love doing that. And I think there is noting wrong with it and their choice, is acceptable to me. I lived in...

I considered the mesh material, but don't like the idea for the exact reason that Stan does like it!!! Isn't it great to have choices!!!! I would rather have that "nasty" pool on top of the solid fabric than on the metal top of my slides. There is a limit to how much water can collect on top of the fabric, and it does run off the ends as it overflows. The...

We replaced the "sunscreen" or "mesh" slidetopper material last year on our 14' long slide, at a cost of $75 plus tax. Did the disassembly ourselves, took the material to Sewmasters inYuma to use as a pattern. It only took them a couple days to fabricate a new one, picked it up & reinstalled the assembly ourselves. It was actually easier than we thought. And a heck of a price. (We...

Does anyone have problems with water on the slide top from coming through the mesh slide topper when it rains? Also, has anyone replaced the main awning with the mesh material?

I roll mine up fairly early as well, yet from observation, they really do withstand more wind than many of us are comfortable with. There are what they call "de-flappers" which help to some degree. Like most posting here, when it starts to pop I usually put it up. One advantage to doing it somewhat early is that as the wind gets higher, it becomes more of a challenge to get it up. Just how much it will actually withstand...

Our big awning doesn't have side arms so we have nothing to attached deflappers to and we take ours in whenever she starts bouncing. And most evenings I'll bring it in unless I am very sure that the winds will be very calm all night. I will even roll up the smaller window awnings when things get very windy as I don't like to see them straining against the strap. Barb

As a newbie to having an awning, I'd like to ask how high the wind gets before you retract your awning. I am in a rented Class C right now and I'm paranoid about damage to the awning.

Anything much more than a gentle breeze and our awning comes in. Threat of storms? Awning comes in. I do not sleep well with it flapping in the wind, even with the deflappers and hold downs installed. If I wanted to use an awning more, I think I might like to have one of those automatic ones that will come in by itself when the wind picks up. As it is now, we probably have it out less than 10% of the time. Brian

OK. What does everyone do about slidout toppers when it's windy? Out slideout toppers/awnings give us nightmares when the wind is strong and gets under them. So much so we bring the slides in if it gets too windy.