If you talk to most RV dealers and RV techs, they will tell you to avoid Carefree. I had a problem with an awning and they required that a "qualified" dealer or Carefree authorized tech fix it, I could not buy just the part I needed but the entire assembly, the parts be mailed to them not me, and it took six weeks for the parts to arrive. One RV tech refused to work on it when I told him it was Carefree. The people with whom I talked were unanimous in saying if my problem had been with Dometic it would have been easier, faster and cheaper to fix.
Depending on the type of toppers, you may still have to climb up on the roof to sweep them off prior to retracting them...I do.
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