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| New awning after rain disaster. R&T DeMaris |
Whenever we set up our RV awning we don't set both the awning arms at the same height. It's wise to keep one up fairly high, and the other lower so the entire awning "tilts" to prevent the collection of rainwater. Of course, you'll need to be careful about how you set the arms: Set one too low and you may find the top of your entry door will scrape (and potentially damage) the inside of the RV awning.
If serious rain is in the offing, roll up your awning. We had an unfortunate experience in Tennessee one spring night. We went to bed with our awning deployed and a fair tilt set into it. In the night a huge downpour blew through the area and even the tilt didn't save us. In the morning we had to practically do a contortionist routine to get out the door--the awning fell right over it. We had to hire an RV repair firm to come out and cut down (and cart away) the demolished awning. Happily, our insurance company was gracious enough to cover the losses.
We are park hosts at a RV campground right on the Texas coast. Throughout the year, brief but powerful winds and thunderstorms roll in from the Gulf without warning. We ask guests not to leave their awnings out when they're away from their rigs, but after every storm we see awnings resting on the roof of or hanging from the sides of trailers and motorhomes. The winds are so strong here that even tying down awnings is of little use during a storm.
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