Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Protect Your Awning

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Protect Your Awning

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Topic: Protect Your Awning

Posted By: lostagain
Subject: Protect Your Awning
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 8:50pm

I'm sure many of you already know this trick but I'm new to awnings since our Pod had the little eyebrow and our Sonoma has one of them fancy schmancy electric awnings. I was worried that our NV desert sun would turn the awning material into feathers and rags so I fashioned a cover for it. I got a piece of 4" dia. 10' long corrugated smooth plastic drain pipe form Big Box Hardware and Building Supply for $10. I cut a strip out of it lengthwise of about 3" and it snaps right over the rolled up awning and completely protects it from the sun.

I'm not so sure I'd travel with it since it might blow off, though I'll be looking into some way to fasten it down securely. But, even if I only use it at home, it will keep the sun off a great deal of the time.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 8:13am

Sounds kinda like a diy version of this?

https://www.amazon.com/RV-Awning-Covers-16-Slide-out/dp/B00JZSUU7Q - https://www.amazon.com/RV-Awning-Covers-16-Slide-out/dp/B00JZSUU7Q

The problem with the Amazon one is that it doesn't cover the edge of the awning that's attached to the RV which is where I've usually seen the most damage. Is yours covering that connection point?

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 9:01am

It's the same idea, but $10 sure beats $105. Whether it fits snugly up against the point of attachment of the canvas depends on the particular awning. Mine fits quite snugly so I'm not worried about the attachment point being damaged. If that was a problem, it would be an easy fix. The extra piece that gets cut out could be attached to the upper edge if you needed to fill the gap and have a little overlap.

The tube is cheap enough that even if it doesn't last more than a few years out in the sun, it is sure better than replacing the awning canvas.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 11:16am

I would go with the $10 solution...

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 2:23pm

+1. if those guys are selling very many they're making a killing, looks like a 950% markup.

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold