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We were at College Park Md at Cherry Hill campground. I had the awning staked down on one side and tied to a picnic table on the other side. The site we were in were pull through and very close.
It was a nice warm day as it had been all week. But a storm came through while I was gone. When I got back to the trailer I found the awning was torn down. Now I know that is not a good deal but if you looked at our damage and those around us we lucked out.
The awnings around us were torn and the braces broken. The sides of the trailers were damaged where the awning was anchored and where the braces were bolted to the trailer.
Well I only lost the fabric of the awning. The awning Heartland used on my trailer was one that slides down a rail and is held in place by a round rubber (I think it was rubber) piece the length of the awning slid in a grove along the side of the trailer. Rather than bang enough to pull the struts and the screws out of the side of the trailer the rubber piece gave way and reduced the damage.
I am glad that Heartland used this product. Now all I have to do is find a new piece of fabric installed. I may even be able to do it myself. The hardest part may be getting the spring set properly.
BC
It was a nice warm day as it had been all week. But a storm came through while I was gone. When I got back to the trailer I found the awning was torn down. Now I know that is not a good deal but if you looked at our damage and those around us we lucked out.
The awnings around us were torn and the braces broken. The sides of the trailers were damaged where the awning was anchored and where the braces were bolted to the trailer.
Well I only lost the fabric of the awning. The awning Heartland used on my trailer was one that slides down a rail and is held in place by a round rubber (I think it was rubber) piece the length of the awning slid in a grove along the side of the trailer. Rather than bang enough to pull the struts and the screws out of the side of the trailer the rubber piece gave way and reduced the damage.
I am glad that Heartland used this product. Now all I have to do is find a new piece of fabric installed. I may even be able to do it myself. The hardest part may be getting the spring set properly.
BC
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