Heartland awnings
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boatto5er
Founding VA Chap Ldr (Ret)
Absolutely. Almost all new Landmarks, Big Horns, and Big Country's have them. Suspect many of the newer Elk Ridges, Greystones, Sundances, North Trails, etc have them now also.
jnbhobe
Well-known member
And my 09 Bighorn has one and I hate it. I like the manual one I can tie down and direct the water flow.
ultrafarmer
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I have an electric one too. I hate mine. The least amount of wind and it wants to take off like a bird.
boatto5er
Founding VA Chap Ldr (Ret)
Us too. I hated wrestling with the manual awning.
Riverman
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Is this something that all electric awnings are capable of?
I was unaware of this feature - how do you accomplish this?
Riverman said:
I don't know if all electric awning can do this, but mine can.
I am not sure I can explain how it works. Way easier to show someone rather than explain how is works. There is a knob you can loosen on either side. Then you kind of pull down on the bracket, then lock in place with the knob. I would have never known how to do this, but I mentioned it to the salesman and he showed me how to do it.
I don't know if all electric awning can do this, but mine can.
I am not sure I can explain how it works. Way easier to show someone rather than explain how is works. There is a knob you can loosen on either side. Then you kind of pull down on the bracket, then lock in place with the knob. I would have never known how to do this, but I mentioned it to the salesman and he showed me how to do it.
floridarandy
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There's not likely to be a right or wrong answer to this question. Like so much new technology, solutions to many of lifes problems seem to be "electric" and "automatic". Amusing in a sense that most automatic/electrical solutions have a manual override to make sure there's a failsafe solution. Would I trade the starter in my car for a crank...no. Would I trade the landing gear in my 5ver for a hand jack...no.
But at least for now I need the exercise of hand cranking the rear stablizers and setting the awning by hand. I like the confidence of knowing that my manual awning with deflappers and spring loaded anchors, left tilted slightly, can ride out a pretty stiff wind and rain if I'm asleep or away and forget to retract. As expensive as stuff is to have repaired I'm glad there are a few manual things left to do. Kinda makes me feel more like camping...but when your last rig was a pop-up everythings more luxurious, even if its still manual.
We have an electric on our Sundance and don't usually leave, with it out, for fear of wind. Has anyone given any thought as to what will happen if the electic motor quits. Mine does not have a hand crank so nobody has told me what the outcome will be if caught at a campground with the awing extended and motor quits.
