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**BOB_STRONG** · 02-23-2004, 07:16 PM

Just another suggestion about awnings: Never leave your camper without one end of the awning tilted so it's anout 6 inches lower. This way incase a rain storm comes up, the water will run off the lowered end and will not cause the awning to collapse.

We lost an awning on our Coleman Plantation way back in 1990 due to not lowering the one end. We left to do some errands, and I never thought about lowering the one end since it was such a bright sunny day. We came back 1 hour later and found our awning ruined. A severe rain storm came up while we were gone, and you know the rest of the story.

I learned the hard way. We never go to bed or leave without tilting the awning. I don't care what the weather predictions are.

Bob Strong

02-23-2004, 07:16 PM	#6
BOB_STRONG Site Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 251	Re:Awning Repair Just another suggestion about awnings: Never leave your camper without one end of the awning tilted so it's anout 6 inches lower. This way incase a rain storm comes up, the water will run off the lowered end and will not cause the awning to collapse. We lost an awning on our Coleman Plantation way back in 1990 due to not lowering the one end. We left to do some errands, and I never thought about lowering the one end since it was such a bright sunny day. We came back 1 hour later and found our awning ruined. A severe rain storm came up while we were gone, and you know the rest of the story. I learned the hard way. We never go to bed or leave without tilting the awning. I don't care what the weather predictions are. Bob Strong