even though our rig has a Fiama in a weather-resistant hard case so is certainly able to be on year round...
IF we had something like the ARB or even a FoxWing that we've considered as a swap... the awning would be on year round.
Why? Well... because we are spontaneous in our adventures. At any time of the year we could decide to take off for a week and head to a river, beach, or mountain. If the rig (that also doubles as my wife's DD) wasn't ready 24/7 it would take much of the fun out of why we have it : ) Often my wife will arrive home on our "Friday" and ask if we can go to XYZ river or mtn...and because the van is always stocked with ~2 weeks of food and water... the answer is nearly always yes!!
YMMV,
Thom