Ex-Tech
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Some aluminum shields do have a channel that is the same as the awning rail on the RV. You would remove the awning fabric from the RV, slide it into the cannel on the aluminum shield and then slide the bead of the aluminum shield into the awning rail of the RV.
The trouble will be finding just the shield.
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JBarca
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falconman wrote:I'm looking at a TL magazine ad from www.awningpro-tech.com who seem to be advertising an awning cover. Looks like a tube you snap over your awning for protection. Sounds like something you might be interested in.
Thanks for the link. Yes I saw that add but did not follow it yet.
I made that concept back in 2007. And I had to work through several iterations to get the awing to be dry.
See here for pics of the process
Wet Awning When Stored - 1 Approach to Help Stay Dry
The Awning Protech version is based on the same concept but theirs will allow water to wick in. I started the way they show them. Then kept cutting it and reworking it until I finally got it to stop. But again they are not advertizing it to keep water out but to save the awning from sun damage. They are also AZ based. We have a plant outside Phoenix and it does not rain much out there.... So wet awning is not the same there as it is here in Ohio. Their product does look good and the plastic is I'm sure better then PVC. They do have sun in Phoenix!
That link of the ones I made was on my prior smaller camper and I used 4" PVC pipe. It worked well on that smaller camper. But this big one I have now the awning rolled up OD is about 1/4" larger in diameter and 4" does not work. I'm afraid I am going to rip the awning putting it on. 5" would be perfect and not concern of awning damage. And actually be better for staying dry.
Thanks for passing the link along. I may start with theirs and then take it to the next level to keep the water out.
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Ex-Tech wrote:.
The trouble will be finding just the shield.
Yes, this is the problem. Have not been able to find buying just the shield.
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Our awnings over the windows with the aluminum shields seem to stay dry.
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ArticFox 676 wrote:Does the awning material stay dry under the aluminum cover?
No! Not on the awnings or the slide covers
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texas_train wrote:ArticFox 676 wrote:Does the awning material stay dry under the aluminum cover?
No! Not on the awnings or the slide covers
Yes they stay dry.
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ronfisherman wrote:texas_train wrote:ArticFox 676 wrote:Does the awning material stay dry under the aluminum cover?
No! Not on the awnings or the slide covers
Yes they stay dry.
I doubt that since the aluminum cover does nothing to prevent water from getting in the ends of the awning.
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LarryJM wrote:ronfisherman wrote:texas_train wrote:ArticFox 676 wrote:Does the awning material stay dry under the aluminum cover?
No! Not on the awnings or the slide covers
Yes they stay dry.
I doubt that since the aluminum cover does nothing to prevent water from getting in the ends of the awning.
Larry
If you look at the link I provided you will see the slide topper is completely covered. Even on the ends.
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LarryJM
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ronfisherman wrote:LarryJM wrote:ronfisherman wrote:texas_train wrote:ArticFox 676 wrote:Does the awning material stay dry under the aluminum cover?
No! Not on the awnings or the slide covers
Yes they stay dry.
I doubt that since the aluminum cover does nothing to prevent water from getting in the ends of the awning.
Larry
If you look at the link I provided you will see the slide topper is completely covered. Even on the ends.
First this was mainly geared to the aluminum type shields and even the link you gave would IMO might still allow water to enter when closed up since it could get on the top of the awning and then run inside that cover. In any event what you linked to is not really what is being considered as the main thrust of this thread.
Do you actually own the type slide cover shown in your second link and even so I don't think you can get like a 20' awning to install in the normal awning area. I do agree that style awning looks interesting and might just work, but I would want a lot of confirmations that it actually keeps the awning dry.
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Yes, I have those awning covers.
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