Awning recommendation for wind

[Doug E]

We currently have an Arb awning. The horizontal poles from the rooftop out to the aluminum support structure insert into holes in the support structure. Despite making everything as taut as we can, when the wind is sufficiently gusty there is enough stretch/play in the system that the poles pop out of the holes in the support structure and things start to flap about badly.

I want to replace the Arb with something more substantial. A design like the Arb, if provided with a mechanism to lock the poles in the support structure would be fine.

Advice please.

Thanks, Doug

 

[fjmario]

I've had my ARB 1250 awning in some stupidly high winds without a problem.

The trick, I think, is to adjust/extend the horizontal poles coming from the truck after everything is taught, and then re-tighten the guy lines. And the guy lines should not be straight back (or straight perpendicular), but rather at about a 45-degree angle from the awning's corner.

I 2nd this.... I have the 2000 awning and used it in really high winds.... those guide lines are life savers.

 

[Doug E]

I've had my ARB 1250 awning in some stupidly high winds without a problem.

The trick, I think, is to adjust/extend the horizontal poles coming from the truck after everything is taught, and then re-tighten the guy lines. And the guy lines should not be straight back (or straight perpendicular), but rather at about a 45-degree angle from the awning's corner.

Thanks for the suggestion, but we generally do that - Set it up and then re-tighten the guy lines _really_ tight. Works okay in relatively high wind, but gusts seem to defeat it. For example, last week we were out on the continental divide (Northern New Mexico) with sustained wind of maybe 25 or 30 mph, no problem, but somewhere around 2:00 am it began gusting to maybe 60 mph. The gusts were even shaking our teardrop trailer, and we were afraid to try to take the awning down with the gusts, so I re-inserted the horizontal poles which had come loose and were clanging about (a velcro strap right at the end of the awning might have helped. I think I might try sewing one on) and re-tightened everything. Did it again at 3:30. Not fun.

I know. I shouldn't have left it up when we went to bed, but I was certain the wind would calm down at night. Oh well.

 

[Doug E]

eatSleepWoof

Thanks. Will try exactly this.

Doug

BTW - You travel with your dog?

 

[Regcabguy]

I used to use a swap meet canopy in Baja.
The poles fit into a 4" ABS sewer pipe and the fabric and corners stored in a milk crate.
I used giant nails from Home depot to tie it down. Nary an issue for decades.