Ruth & Edward
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Just a timely tip.....
Are you looking for a way to prevent rain water from puddling on your slide toppers (awnings)? Are beach balls too big to fit between the top of your slide-out and the underside of the topper?
This was my situation last fall, when I hit on the idea of using swim noodles. However, being the wrong time of year, I went from store to store - probably 15 to 20 stores in all - unable to find any. Swim noodles are a seasonal item, and all stores had cleared them out by the end of summer.
Well, guess what folks! Swim season is fast approaching. I went to Wal-Mart today and, sure enough, I found them, in two different sizes - both are five feet long; one size is 3.5 inches in diameter and priced at $3.88; the other is 2.5 inches in diameter and priced at $1.50. I bought four of the bigger-diameter noodles; one for the bedroom slide; the other three, I'll cut to the right total length, then rope them together for the living/dining slide (the noodles have a hole that runs down the center of them).
My fiver is in storage a half hour away, and it is parked too close to the unit next to it, so that I won't be able to fully extend the main slide to do a test fit until mid July when I plan to use it next. But, I can fully extend the bedroom slide while in storage, so I will be able to test fit that one when I'm out to my unit next week.
I'll report back after I've had a chance to try these out.
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Adam-12
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I think it would be better if you posted some pictures on what you're trying to describe. Sounds like a good idea....I think. Pics sure would help us get the idea your trying to convey.
Thanks.
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I know exactly what you are talking about. You slip them up between the slide topper and the outside top of the slide to help with the rain runoff. Just remember to remove them before you retract the slide! We use them too. They're cheap, durable, and don't weigh much to store.
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The Swim noodles are big Styrofoam pipes Come in assorted sizes,colors and even shapes, Very useful for all sorts of things I'm not sure they would work under the slides
Someone makes air pillows to work under the slide awnings, Wedge shaped, I'm considering them.
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They work great in cabinets and refrigerators to keep stuff from jumping around, too.
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Best use for them is on the slide corners so you don't split your gord when walking up to it in the dark
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I saw a few campers with these on there slides in Florida last week.
Looked like a good thing.
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I got tired of cracking my head, so I put them along the entire bottom edge of the bedroom slide. The bleeding has stopped!
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Ruth & Edward wrote:Just a timely tip.....
Are you looking for a way to prevent rain water from puddling on your slide toppers (awnings)? Are beach balls too big to fit between the top of your slide-out and the underside of the topper?
If you use beach balls, only partially inflate them. Half full works for me.
Have seen some that place a stick of firewood on the topper to allow water to drain and keep them from blowing. That way if they forget to remove them, they just fall off, when the slide is pulled in.
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Ruth & Edward
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UPDATE!!!
This past Friday, I went out to the storage lot where I keep my fiver - to do a test fit of my new “anti-pooling devices”. I’m pleased to report that the 3.5” X 5' noodles were the perfect size for my application.
It appears I’ve solved my pooling problem. As a side benefit, since the noodles take up the slack in the slide toppers, I should experience reduced less flapping in the breeze.
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