Hi everyone i have heard with a roll out awning with storms and high winds you have to roll it up what if you have an annexe fitted will it be ok if pegged down cheers rogngab
it should be but make sure you use decent pegs and check your gear regular
we were up at arkaroola a couple of years back when a whirly came through, it took the camp cooks awning on his van and flipped it over the roof which busted the skylight and tore a bit of the side of the van
the ropes were old and frayed! simple error, costly mistake!
dont know if this helps but on our roll out awning i brought these pegs that look like big cork screws screw them into the ground not hit it with hammer rope with springs holds it real good i a real good blow but there been times she still holding for peace of mind i let the ropes go and wind the awning up
We use big tent pegs & spring loaded ropes are essential, plus I have 4 large deflappers(2 for each side). If you're there & the wind gets way too strong then use common sense & roll it up, why take the risk.
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yep I agree but if the awning has the annexe attached then in theory the wind cannot get under the awning to flip it, the walls will stop that, mind you that is only theory, I feel with decent ropes and pegs, even with the screw in type that reza has mentioned should be sufficient
of course if the winds are expected to reach above say 40 knots then common sense must always be used! we must all get used to listening to the forecast, we gt a little complacent at times but we are under the influence of the weather and very exposed in our little aluminium boxes
just as an afterthought it would also depend a large ammount on direction of wind, if it was on the opposite side then it would be okay, front on it should be fine, the problem comes when it can get under it
I have seen a few of these go but really not that many, the ones I have seen go have been due to frayed gear or small pegs
Basic roll-out awnings are very flimsy. When I put ours out I always securely peg it down just for relatively light breezes.
If there is a chance of the wind getting up at night....in it rolls. Much easier to roll it up before going to bed that to have to do it at 3am. DAMHIK
By the same token, if we are leaving the van for the day, why risk it? Roll it up. It only takes a couple minutes.
On the other hand, if, like Dave says, you have full annexe with walls, doors etc that is different. If it is securely pegged and the wind can't get under it then it takes a cyclone to worry it.
When we were first married we lived in a 36 foot Coronet van with a full canvas annexe. Trust me that thing was never dismantled unless we were moving the van and never had a problem.
I have the roll out awning with full walls. I'm parked with the annexe on the leeward side of the van from the prevailing winds. That is the prevailing wind in Cairns is SE, so my annexe faces northish, roughly. The concrete slab prevents me pegging the end walls down into the ground, so I've threaded a rope through and secured it at each end with big pegs. I've secured the legs to the ground with pegs, just off the edge of the concrete, and tied down each side of the legs with guy ropes with springs and wooden toggles. The walls are secured to the roof with storm flap kits - a bar attached to the van and the roller which clamps the roof and the walls slide in on the under side. I also use flap straps as the awning roof has shrunk and doesn't clamp as deeply into the bar as it should. There are 2 cross bars from van to roller holding the tension of the awning, and I have also tied a rope over the top of the awning to stop the ballooning. I have to keep good fall on the awning to allow the tropical downpours to run off without sagging the roof. It sounds complicated but in this country the day time winds ca get quite strong without warning, and as I'm here for a bit longer than I'd planned, the usual "furniture" has accumulated in the annexe. I have to protect my goods and chattels. There's always the risk of monsoonal storms and cyclones, but there is usually a week or 2 warning to prepare and pack stuff away. Eleven years in the Kimberleys has trained me to be prepared for any weather while living in a van. I don't take any foolish risks though. Unfortunately this park doesn't have tie-downs - star pickets and chains set up to provide places to tie down with chains, shackles and turn-buckles to tighten. It's not easy being a van dweller in the tropics during the wet season, but I choose to live this lifestyle because I love it.
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Basic roll-out awnings are very flimsy. When I put ours out I always securely peg it down just for relatively light breezes.
If there is a chance of the wind getting up at night....in it rolls. Much easier to roll it up before going to bed that to have to do it at 3am. DAMHIK
Basic roll-out awnings are very flimsy. When I put ours out I always securely peg it down just for relatively light breezes.
If there is a chance of the wind getting up at night....in it rolls. Much easier to roll it up before going to bed that to have to do it at 3am. DAMHIK
What does DAMHIK mean? Sounds interesting!
Hi Rosey, it means "Don't Ask Me How I Know."
It is generally used when the author is refering to something that I have.....er he has unfortunate 1st hand knowledge.
