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08-16-2014, 09:08 PM
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Power vs. Manual Awnings
We put our order on hold so that we could work our way thru some final issues. We think we want a power awning . . . but can it be stowed manually if for some reason we have no power? While we expect that most of our camp sites will have power, we alsoplan to visit some Nat'l parks were there will be no power and where generator use is severely limited or prohibited.
Thanks for any suggestions or info you can give us.
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08-16-2014, 09:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by giddyup
We put our order on hold so that we could work our way thru some final issues. We think we want a power awning . . . but can it be stowed manually if for some reason we have no power? While we expect that most of our camp sites will have power, we alsoplan to visit some Nat'l parks were there will be no power and where generator use is severely limited or prohibited.
Thanks for any suggestions or info you can give us.
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Awning uses 12v and does not require shore power. There is also a manual override procedure if the power/motor fails, allowing you to retract it.
We got the power awning because I think you will be likely to use it more often. In all reality you should not leave your awning out if you are going to leave your campsite for more than a short time. Wind gusts will threaten the life of the awning. The same is true for the manual ones but its so much easier and faster to retract the power awning.
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08-16-2014, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassdogs
Awning uses 12v and does not require shore power. There is also a manual override procedure if the power/motor fails, allowing you to retract it.
We got the power awning because I think you will be likely to use it more often. In all reality you should not leave your awning out if you are going to leave your campsite for more than a short time. Wind gusts will threaten the life of the awning. The same is true for the manual ones but its so much easier and faster to retract the power awning.
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Perfect! I believe you have answered all our questions, but usually when I say that, someone comes up with an issue that is entirely new to us. This is a great place for learning . . . Thanks.
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08-17-2014, 04:44 AM
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I have a power awning and I know for a fact I use it more than I would a manual one. It is so easy to just push a button.
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08-17-2014, 06:27 AM
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Lost in the Woods
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Get the manual one. I always put one arm down to the ground to allow walking through and leave the other attached to trailer. I strap them to the ground and have never worried about it with rain and wind. I can actually extend or retract my awning in about the same time a power one will. I keep a lot of stuff under my awning and when it rains have no interest in retracting my awning
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08-17-2014, 06:36 AM
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I love my manual awning for all the reasons nbhybrid stated. Electric pushbutton remote controlled gadgets are simply more things to fail. My manual awning will still work after an EMP event also.
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08-17-2014, 06:59 AM
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I have had both and yes a power one is more convenient but I would rather have my manual awning back.. I can setup and retract my manual faster than you can with a power awning and they are much better for the add-a-room option.
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08-17-2014, 09:04 AM
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I'll take my power awning. Procedure for power awning - hold button down for 10 seconds, lock arms (some power don't require arm lock). Procedure for manual awning - get hook from storage compartment, pull awning down, lower arms and lock, put hook away. I don't see how one can set up a manual awning faster than a power one.
Scenario - starts to rain heavily, then winds increase. Procedure for power awning - go out and unlock arms (under awning the entire time), go inside and hold button down for 10 seconds. Procedure for manual awning - go outside and unlock arms, get out of awning protection, hold strap while someone else releases catch with hook or do it yourself with long arms, allow awning to roll up while getting soaked. I've had both and gone through this procedure with both, even in the middle of the night.
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08-17-2014, 09:23 AM
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I paid extra for a manual awning. I felt a manual awning was more resistant to wind damage. Also, when I ordered, people were struggling to tie down electric awnings. Perhaps that issue has been solved. Like a previous poster, I'm confident when I tie down my manual awning, it is good for most routine storms.
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08-17-2014, 09:29 AM
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Lost in the Woods
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Unlike the "sunshade" power awnings my manual awning doesn't need to be put in during all rain storms and most if not all wind events. Last whopper that came through in Bar Harbor this year had a river running through the campsite but the awning I was under wasn't even rippling.
Plus the rod to pull the strap is tucked away for ever. I just reach up and grab it
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08-17-2014, 09:42 AM
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I had a manual on my last trailer and the new one has power. I really want the manual back. Far more configurable for different conditions!
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08-17-2014, 09:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RVer-Bill
I'll take my power awning. Procedure for power awning - hold button down for 10 seconds, lI don't see how one can set up a manual awning faster than a power one.t.
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10 seconds???? Mine takes closer to a min to roll up but then I have a crappy of colorado awning
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08-17-2014, 10:12 AM
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I have a electric awning. If I could afford it I would get rid of it. and put back the Manual one back on
You can tie down the manual one
The electric one you can not leave out over night ( wind)
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08-17-2014, 10:33 AM
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Have electric but would rather have manual. Why because when it rains I have to bring it in and it usually rains right up to the door and we're bringing in mud because many sites are well worn down to dirt. If I had a manual one I could leave it out, tilt it to drain,leave my outdoor mat out to wipe off my shoes or even leave them outside( out of the rain). You need some dry space as you'll find out, hopefully not the hard way. I can leave my stack of wood next to the TT and a bike or 2 and my small burner stove and it can stay dry, but noo dice I have the electric for now! Bet ya I rip it out before next year.
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08-17-2014, 10:39 AM
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Lost in the Woods
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Location: Woodstock
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have you changed your sale order yet OP?
Majority believe manual is the way to go.
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08-17-2014, 11:34 AM
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The power awning on my new White Hawk can be adjusted for angle and made to tilt from one end to the other. Both sides are independently adjustable. It can also be tied down if I want to. The best of both worlds. It's much more adjustable than the one on my 2007 Eagle and much faster. I just went out and timed mine - 13.5 sec out or in. The only thing that I can't do is use deflappers.
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08-17-2014, 11:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nbhybrid
have you changed your sale order yet OP?
Majority believe manual is the way to go.
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Possibly because they've never seen one of the new power awnings?
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08-17-2014, 11:45 AM
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Well, after I left the manual up in a wind storm and bent it to h***. I removed the wreck from the TT the next day.
Surprisingly heavy, and mounted at the roof line.
Remains are under the house. Bought a freestanding roof with screen/shade removable sides. Easy to place where we want it, tie down or collapse. JMHO.
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08-17-2014, 11:47 AM
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08-17-2014, 11:48 AM
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Lost in the Woods
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RVer-Bill
Possibly because they've never seen one of the new power awnings?
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unlikely they are getting anything special for a power awning on a x19h featherlite. I am quite sure it will be a "sun shade" and need to be retracted during most rain events.
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