RE: (Scary music: du-DUH! ) JAWS! (but not the movie)
Our PullRite SuperGlide has worked very well for us. It also allows us to mount our kayaks on the roof of our crew cab, without having to extend them way over the hood.
RE: Slide awning in the rain
One thing I have never been able to figure out with beach balls...
How do you get them out when it is time to retract the slide? For a beach ball to do any good on mine, it would have to be 6 feet into the slide. Any suggestions?