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Viggo

09/11/2009 at 12:01pm
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Can you leave this stuff in situ? I'm thinking particularly of the off-side, where we never put an awning. Will it stay in position while towing?

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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 09/11/2009
Can you leave this stuff in situ? I'm thinking particularly of the off-side, where we never put an awning. Will it stay in position while towing?

Not tried that so not sure but it only takes a couple of minutes to put on both sides and less to remove. I dare say if you had a way of blocking the edges on the channel it would stay in place but I am not sure if that would be a good idea as the wind resisitance may force the awning rail to part fromthe van when towing. It was certainly not designed with that in mind.

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I leave mine in the awning channel all the time

Its very flexible and I can't see it putting any strain on the channel at all and certainly vastly less than a bag awning or Caravanstore/Omnistor

I have end stops in the channel to stop it sliding out of the bottom

You can buy an awning accessory for porch awnings that is a small alloy cylinder with a screw at right angles tho the side and you slide it into the awning groove and then tighten the crew OR you can use a small nut and bolt preferably stainless

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OUTDOOR-REVOLUTION-AWNING-END-STOPS-(PACK-OF-TWO)_W0QQitemZ170390086328QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20091004?IMSfp=TL091004132002r13664&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5339172918&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1

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