do you secure your electric awning?

[schew]

My first RV had a manual awning and I made sure to secure it while driving using heavy duty cinch straps.
My new RV has an electric awning and am wondering if others secure theirs during transit. Unless I do not understand the mechanics of a powered awning, I assume that since it is geared, that it would be difficult for gravity to cause it to unravel.
Thoughts?

 

[Nabo]

We still use tie downs with the electric awning. For the anchors, we use The Claw.

 

[TxCowboy]

I believe Schew is referring to a method to secure the awning(s) while traveling, not when they are at a campsite.

For traveling, many use Velcro straps on the support arms. Not sure there is really anything you can wrap around the awning itself.

 

[JohnDar]

I have small manual window awnings and the large power awning. Never used anything to secure them and there's been no problem on the road.


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[happykraut]

I never use anything. No problems so far.

 

[Nabo]

As far as traveling, we haven't had any problems with electric awning.

 

[Oregon_Camper]

Pulled them in....drive off. Nothing extra ever used to secure them.

 

[schew]

On my manual awnings, there's space in between b the awning arms and the rv wall so I could easily run a strap inbetween and cinch the arms closed.
Iirc, my electric awnings are flush against the walls so can't secure them in the same fashion...

 

[rhodies1]

My first RV had a manual awning and I made sure to secure it while driving using heavy duty cinch straps.
My new RV has an electric awning and am wondering if others secure theirs during transit. Unless I do not understand the mechanics of a powered awning, I assume that since it is geared, that it would be difficult for gravity to cause it to unravel.
Thoughts?

No need to secure during travel,it would be a pita to install cable
ties in the arms everytime you travel.They are designed to stay put against the unit when travelling.
The awning motor works off off a gear reduction sequence,I have never had an issue with any of the units I have owned with a power awning.

 

[aatauses]

We have been traveling for 8 years and never had any extra tie downs--however I have thought about it, but never been an issue
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[alwaysbusy]

Have towed with both and have never had issues.