Awnings for Slides

agree with above.....wouldn't be without them

pulpwood007 wrote: I have been in campgrounds where the wind got so bad folks had to retract their slides to keep the slide awnings from flapping/tearing.  I'm sure that wouldn't happen frequently and it would sure be nice not to have to inspect the tops of the slides before retracting.  With that said I don't have them but I can see the advantages.

 

hhh wrote: I've had that happen once with high winds and flapping. I took a piece of rope, strung my two "slide head banger protection" noodles on it that then put the rope over the top of the awning with the noodles at the ends so the bare rope was not on the edge of the awning. Used bungee cords to attached the rope to the frame. Just something makeshift I cobbled up when I hit a 60+MPH dust storm in TX. I have heard of others using beach balls between the awning and the slide roof. I camp in state campgrounds a lot, the awnings save me the aggravation of getting up on top of the slide to sweep off pine cones, needles, branches and leaves before I retract the slides.

Hank I have seen a number of folks very frustrated when the above mentioned debris gets under the awning . Not much fun getting it out. There have been so many times in our travels I have wished I once again had my video camera. You are right as they sure are creative but as I stated I do not want the additional aggravation  & all other afore mentioned facts.  I understand your apparent need but in our usual 6 months a year I don't have any reason to invest myself in another problem child to babysit.. gauging from our experience watching owners in action. Several of us at a spot we go to regularly that has quick winds we used to laugh at certain times a day as you could hear what sounded like a bunch of zippers when all the slides retracted because of the flap machines.Absolutely no JOKE!!!  Ps> Be careful with your rope because when the awning gets some age on it it will start to tear right at the roller on each end with the peculiar tension such as the rope.IMHO jb

Some friends with them say on a windy night they make enough noise to make sleeping difficult.  My brother cleans the top of his with an old string mop contraption he built.