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    Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 10:55am
Yup, talking about the R-Dome. And my step ladder is 4 steps, but I get higher when I step on the wheel well which I try not to do.
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Are we talking about the R-Dome here    ...or another type of anwning ?

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We're short people too! Tongue and found that when you get the bars extended to where you'd like them, just mark it with a sharpie and the next time, it'll be easier on the neck Wink 

We are also thinking of getting a taller step ladder.... Embarrassed
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Hi, I'm a newbie RV'er, and my R-Pod 177 came with the awning. I've used it 4 times now, and found it really hard at first, cause I'm only 5"2". My friends would help me, but I've come up with a few tricks so I can put it up myself. I purchased a can of silicone spray, and I wiped the plastic piece that you put in the track with a cloth soaked in it. Then I push it through the track, and with the help of a light weight stepladder, guide it along the track until it hits one of the screws that holds the track on and stops (when you get it past the screw you can push it smoothly till the next screw it hits).  I have also taken the entire front panel off, as I tied it open all the time anyways, and that's helped a lot also. There is a lot of fabric otherwise that makes it more difficult to put up. 
I hope this helps a bit, I've had many compliments on the awning when it's all set up, and my friends with the big automatic roll out awnings are more than impressed with my "little extra room". 
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Originally posted by techntrek

I do sometimes miss the bag awning from our popup days.  At least it was already attached to the camper.
 
 
Same here.  My wife and I were talking about this the other day.  Certainly, not the best of an awning, but definitely better than nothing.
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I do sometimes miss the bag awning from our popup days.  At least it was already attached to the camper.
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Darn guys.  Don't be so hard on the awning that comes with the Aliner.  Compared to the awning we have on our R-Pods, ............................... oh, that's right.  We don't have one.
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 10:03am
I agree that it would catch every breeze - but so does any awning, including the R-Dome.  Especially when it is all unzipped.  Probably isn't much easier for setup, you would still have to slide it into a channel, put together a long tent pole and insert it, then stake down the two cords.  All about the same as the Dome.  Then again, the Dome's biggest drawback is all the material you have to deal with.  Not much material in that Fast Pack.
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Posts: 362 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 9:58am
Originally posted by techntrek


Any way to post a pic of this model?

This reminds me, someone on another forum I visit just bought an Aliner - it has an interesting self-supporting awning which looked like a possible winner for the pod, too.  Just found a pic from an Aliner brochure:



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No    ...this is a traditional vinyl awning with poles that can either be attached to the side of the camper or rest on the ground.

Here's a link to a picture of it on Facebook. The T@B is considerably shorter than a Pod so it sticks out at both ends. On the Pod it would not extend past the roofline.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2194584896493&set=o.24931511064&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf



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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Jul 2012 at 9:30am
Our neighbor just sold his Aliner.  I would be afraid that awning would act like a sail, and the trailer would wind up in Oz.  Not a lot of weight there...
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