What about the older carefree awnings? My class A has a big carefree and we are in - maybe 10mph winds - and the fabric pulls the outer rim of the awning in. Springs pop it back out.
So our awnings are pitched at the low max position, the rain just runs off. The awning support poles keep the awning from collapsing in the rain. The strap that goes over the tube and locks into the awning support cradle keeps it from flying up. Hope that all makes sense.
I just bought two sets of these and they are complete junk. The cradles fall off the poles, the straps don't hold in the rings they provide to tighten them up. A little 10 mph breeze loostened up the straps and caused the poles to fallto the ground. I'm sending them back. JUNK!!!
I have read your comment and I will screenshot this and forward your message to Carefree. They have changed the fabric they use for the straps. Thank you for your input.
Hello Steve, there is no stress on the awning arms or tube. The tube is resting in the cradle of the poles. You are not pulling on the tube, you are not pulling it away from the rig. using this set up for years.
@@TheCampoholics I don't mean from the system you are using, but from the wind. You have now strengthened the extended awning enough that the weakest point for failure from wind is to rip it off of the camper itself. I guess that has always been where it is weakest, all you've actually done is decrease the arm of the force trying to rip the awning off of the trailer. So it will really depend on how well the manufacturer attached the awning to the sidewall of the camper for how much more robust the awning is in standing up to wind. Some probably do this better than others! Thanks!
What about the older carefree awnings?
My class A has a big carefree and we are in - maybe 10mph winds - and the fabric pulls the outer rim of the awning in. Springs pop it back out.
How brave are you with your awnings?
How about heavy rain? Does the awning fill up with rain water? The struts with auto dump can not work.
So our awnings are pitched at the low max position, the rain just runs off. The awning support poles keep the awning from collapsing in the rain. The strap that goes over the tube and locks into the awning support cradle keeps it from flying up. Hope that all makes sense.
@@TheCampoholics Yes, Perfectly! Thanks!
I just bought two sets of these and they are complete junk. The cradles fall off the poles, the straps don't hold in the rings they provide to tighten them up. A little 10 mph breeze loostened up the straps and caused the poles to fallto the ground. I'm sending them back. JUNK!!!
I have read your comment and I will screenshot this and forward your message to Carefree. They have changed the fabric they use for the straps. Thank you for your input.
@@TheCampoholics You're welcome. Keep up the videos. They are very enjoyable and informative.
Does this make the attachment of the awning at your camper the weak link?
Hello Steve, there is no stress on the awning arms or tube. The tube is resting in the cradle of the poles. You are not pulling on the tube, you are not pulling it away from the rig. using this set up for years.
@@TheCampoholics I don't mean from the system you are using, but from the wind. You have now strengthened the extended awning enough that the weakest point for failure from wind is to rip it off of the camper itself. I guess that has always been where it is weakest, all you've actually done is decrease the arm of the force trying to rip the awning off of the trailer. So it will really depend on how well the manufacturer attached the awning to the sidewall of the camper for how much more robust the awning is in standing up to wind. Some probably do this better than others! Thanks!
We've been tying our awnings down like that for years. Nothing new
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