ParkIt
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Know I've read it somewhere on the forums and PDF links here but isn't there a way to retract the main awning if you can't get inside the unit?
Last night the 5er was at the CG where I'll be staying for a couple of months and that area can get smacked with high winds pretty quickly. I'd forgotten to leave a key with "the two Chris's" (park maintenance and fix anything extraordinaire) they were worried my awning would rip off, its happened quite a few times there before to other campers so they called and asked if there was any way to retract the awning since they couldn't get inside.
I told Chris to look at the top on the end and see if there was a slot to use a drill with proper bit to roll it up, he found it but said it would not budge no matter what the both of them tried to do even unplugging the shore power and battery. Isn't there some way to override that or do you need to be inside to get an electric awning rolled up?
Eventually they checked all the windows and I'd forgotten to lock the larger one on the entry side so they were able to get in and roll it up though I head back tomorrow and will make sure someone has the keys just in case since I'm running back and forth all next week.
They had to go back out the window since they couldn't lock the door, they were laughing about that and I appreciate a good sense of humor considering the storm would have made the drive there about 3 hours and my awning would have probably been rolling down the hill towards the river.
Pictures or suggestions? It could also help if the motor crapped out and I need to bring it in quickly.
Thanks!
Last night the 5er was at the CG where I'll be staying for a couple of months and that area can get smacked with high winds pretty quickly. I'd forgotten to leave a key with "the two Chris's" (park maintenance and fix anything extraordinaire) they were worried my awning would rip off, its happened quite a few times there before to other campers so they called and asked if there was any way to retract the awning since they couldn't get inside.
I told Chris to look at the top on the end and see if there was a slot to use a drill with proper bit to roll it up, he found it but said it would not budge no matter what the both of them tried to do even unplugging the shore power and battery. Isn't there some way to override that or do you need to be inside to get an electric awning rolled up?
Eventually they checked all the windows and I'd forgotten to lock the larger one on the entry side so they were able to get in and roll it up though I head back tomorrow and will make sure someone has the keys just in case since I'm running back and forth all next week.
They had to go back out the window since they couldn't lock the door, they were laughing about that and I appreciate a good sense of humor considering the storm would have made the drive there about 3 hours and my awning would have probably been rolling down the hill towards the river.
Pictures or suggestions? It could also help if the motor crapped out and I need to bring it in quickly.
Thanks!