Emergency Roof Repair

[4Campers]

I realize this maybe a tad late, but one recommendation I can offer is to tie the awning off to one of the bench seats of the campsite picnic table.
 When we set-up our campsite, we drag the picnic table over and position it directly center and just past the front awning rail and the verticle down poles, and then tie off two adjustable guy lines to the table seat. Works great, and we have used this trick for the past fifteen years. No wind will ever move one of those 200 + lb. picnic tables, and no tent stakes to pull out of the ground when raining.
Of course this only works if the campground has movable picnic tables, and not the stationary type.   :!

Thanks hoppy-
I used two of their reserved signs to hold it the next day. These were a steel street sign pole welded on an old truck wheel. A couple of bungee cords attached between the awning and the post held great. We had no picnic tables at this spot. It was like camping in a parking lot, but each site had water, sewer and electric which was nice. Price was too.

[wavery]

I realize this maybe a tad late, but one recommendation I can offer is to tie the awning off to one of the bench seats of the campsite picnic table.
 When we set-up our campsite, we drag the picnic table over and position it directly center and just past the front awning rail and the verticle down poles, and then tie off two adjustable guy lines to the table seat. Works great, and we have used this trick for the past fifteen years. [COLOR="Red"]No wind will ever move one of those 200 + lb. picnic tables[/COLOR], and no tent stakes to pull out of the ground when raining.
Of course this only works if the campground has movable picnic tables, and not the stationary type.   :!

That's what you think.........get a good wind gust and it will either slam the picnic into the side of the camper, rip up the awning or tear the awning out of the track. None of which is pleasant and usually happens at 2:AM.

Best policy is to take the awning down if there is foul weather in the area. Take it from a sailor.......that awning is one big sail with a tremendous amount of power with enough wind.