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I always park with the awning facing east, you won't have the flapping problems in gentle wind conditions, better chance of your awning surviving a storm if you happen to not be there, and it's much easier to roll it up if a sudden storm hits if you are not on the side of the prevailing winds when doing so.
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One other thing that I did not see covered in the posts; do not EVER put your awning out patio style without tying it down. It doesn't take a whole lot of wind to flip it over your trailer, and break the upper rails, when deployed patio style. (Voice of experience, here.)
I almost always tie my awning down. Even just a fair wind will loosen it up and cause it to flap, if it's not tied down. If you are aware of a storm coming with heavy winds, be safe, roll it up. It's a lot easier to roll the awning up before the storm hits than it is in the middle of the storm. I had to roll one up with a tornado going by (saw it coming across the lake), and it started sailing and wouldn't roll up. Fortunataly, I got a break in the wind and got it rolled-up before it got damaged.
clev wrote: QUOTE:
I always park with the awning facing east, you won't have the flapping problems in gentle wind conditions, better chance of your awning surviving a storm if you happen to not be there, and it's much easier to roll it up if a sudden storm hits if you are not on the side of the prevailing winds when doing so.
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For the most part, given something called the Coriolis effect, and the effects of the jet stream, most weather in this country comes at us from the west. There are exceptions, but that makes them exceptions rather than the rule.
clev wrote: QUOTE:
I always park with the awning facing east, you won't have the flapping problems in gentle wind conditions, better chance of your awning surviving a storm if you happen to not be there, and it's much easier to roll it up if a sudden storm hits if you are not on the side of the prevailing winds when doing so.
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For the most part, given something called the Coriolis effect, and the effects of the jet stream, most weather in this country comes at us from the west. There are exceptions, but that makes them exceptions rather than the rule.
This is a very good topic of discusion. Being a newbie to the camper world, I had no idea of the tie down's that you all are using. I believe this will be my next purchase. I do have the de-flappers, only one per side though.
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