Slide Room Toppers

[Hockster]

JohnDar I like what you’ve done, think I’ll do that.
It’s a shame you have to design a correction for a factory mistake.

Hockster

 

[travelin2]

Toppers, YES, especially if you’re from the east. For the couple months we spend in TX, I complain of their existence most days because of the wind.
We’re currently in a piney woods and without them I’d be cleaning slide roofs

 

[Matt750]

Here is another solution to the sag. A little pricey, but looks like a quality item.

 

[MTPockets]

did you build your supports for draining water to the side of the box or to the front? also did it help with wind flapping noise?

I built mine to drain from either end of the slide awning; it depended on which end I inserted first. In other words, I made the legs shorter on one end ... and yes, I never noticed any flapping. PS, I tried using a beach ball, but the PVC worked best.

 

[MTPockets]

On the 3670 we had, the dealer installed toppers at our request before we took possession. The three smaller ones were always taut and drained off the roll. The one over the larger living room slide sagged in the center enough to pool water, so I made the PVC pipe support. It was easily assembled/disassembled and I installed it from a ladder placed at the end of the slide. If it separated while removing it, I used a long handled brush to pull it out. Usually didn't need to do that, though. Only the uprights were glued together, the long cross sections were just forced into the fittings.

This looks very effective. I don't have pictures, but on my long crossbar (can be made any length) I used an adapter piece on each end that allowed me to push the legs into each side of adapter at a 45 degree angle (looked like a sawhorse when completed). The legs were about 6" long with an endcap on the leg end that stood on the slide top. (Wish I had the pics)(I do on an old post if I can find it).