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11-13-2010, 01:17 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Kent
Posts: 294
M.O.C. #6300
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Rolling up a Wet Awning Concerns?
In Wash State its not an easy task making sure the awning is nice and dry when rolling it up after a getaway and my storage isn't wide enough to leave it open upon return. I worry-Should I???
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11-13-2010, 01:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: silver creek
Posts: 1,507
M.O.C. #7770
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no, They are rolled up all winter and they collect water,never have seen any mold or mildew on ours
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11-13-2010, 02:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: St.Maries
Posts: 1,010
M.O.C. #7329
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It rains in the winter in North Idaho and all of our awnings seemed to be just fine.
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11-13-2010, 03:31 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: bloomington
Posts: 540
M.O.C. #10234
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Go to Dyers rv and enter #71869 and I think this will work I just purchased them myself.
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11-13-2010, 03:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: silver creek
Posts: 1,507
M.O.C. #7770
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It will help for sun damage but it will still get water in it.
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11-13-2010, 03:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by sfish
Go to Dyers rv and enter #71869 and I think this will work I just purchased them myself.
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sfish thanks. If I had that 4 years ago I wouldnt have had to buy a new awning. I sent it to my sister.
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11-14-2010, 03:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas City
Posts: 5,736
M.O.C. #7673
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Jay,
Everything I have read states to put the awning out as soon as possible to let it dry. This is to keep it from getting mold. I'm wondering if there is a way to drop the arms and pull it down so it would hang down the side. (Just thinking out loud.)
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11-14-2010, 07:14 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oak Harbor
Posts: 1,530
M.O.C. #2471
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We live in the "Evergreen State" too, and have put our awning away wet several times on this and other rigs. I always try to put it out again to let it dry when the weather cooperates. You might get some mold growth, but it shouldn't be damaging. On a note, my neighbor has a 5th wheel and his awning looked terrible this year when he u-rolled it. He used "30 Second Outdoor Cleaner" on it and it looks brand new! He applied it using a 1 gallon garden sprayer, rolled it up and let it sit for a while, then brushed it with the brush he uses to wash his rig with and rinsed with a garden hose. I couldn't believe the difference! It looked brand new. I would be cautious of getting excess amounts of the solution on the rig.....I don't know if it would discolor or damage it in any way.
Jack
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11-14-2010, 09:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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I've tried running it out to dry but it still gets water inside during rains even when rolled up. We do get some mildew on the fabric. I've used a bleach/water mix to some small degree of success but have never been able to fully restore the fabric.
Some awnings come with a "rain guard" that supposedly keeps water from getting inside a rolled up awning. Anyone know whether they really work? I'm not sure if they're available to retrofit or not.
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11-14-2010, 11:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Port Orchard
Posts: 1,153
M.O.C. #3403
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Three years in the rain of Western Wash and no problems...but then we don't use the awning that much because when we have sun we like to be in it. When you don't get that much sun you like it when you get it.
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11-14-2010, 09:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location:
Posts: 560
M.O.C. #8818
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Fire5er
Three years in the rain of Western Wash and no problems...but then we don't use the awning that much because when we have sun we like to be in it. When you don't get that much sun you like it when you get it.
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Ha-ha-ha! Here in the NW, the awning is usually deployed so that there is somewhere dry to sit while you're outside! 
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11-15-2010, 09:10 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 198
M.O.C. #8573
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I can say this from experience. Here in the Northwest, the awning collects water when closed. Dont make the mistake of standing in front of the awning when you open it. That is unless you want a free shower!
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