Zip Dee excitement

[garyde]

Before everyone goes crazy regarding these glass glue on latches, Marathon , Liberty, and others use them on all slide-outs which have the zip-Dee fold open awnings on the slide-outs. Its no big deal.

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

I love my Girrard Awnings. Sorry I couldn't resist.

Gary S.

[Jerry Winchester]

Spongebob,

Don't worry, your awning problems will be here before you know it. I can see the post now;

Guys, my awning won't;

(a) come out
(b) go in
(c) it comes out by itself
(d) goes in by itself
(e) was supposed to go in when the wind kicked up but the sensor was bad and it's wrapped around the top of the coach
(f) it's halfway out and stuck so I can't move the coach...

[GDeen]

Obviously not ideal, but why not tie back to the roof? Will require getting on the ladder but probably keep your blood pressure down in cross winds.

[Jerry Winchester]

Gordon,

That is exactly what we did and have done. Big ass plastic zip tie, slip it thru the slot where the windows meet at the top and wrap it around the awning.

Then everytime you want to use that awning, you have to pull the ladder out and cut the tie loose. While it is better than having the flipping awning wrapped around the top of the coach, it is a major PITA when you want to casually use the awning during a short stop.

[GDeen]

I hear you Jerry. Probably means less awning use in the long run. Seems like they would have solved it, although I guess with all the Girards on the XLIIs they decided to drop you guys in the grease.

[Jerry Winchester]

We got dipped alright but I don't think it was in the grease.



After we got dipped in it, P-Diddy stepped in it.

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

Spongebob,

Don't worry, your awning problems will be here before you know it. I can see the post now;

JDUB, your just jealous. And besides you didn't offer me any big ass Zip ties for emergency use when we were at the Pianafiddle concert.

Gary S.

[GDeen]

I need some of those P-Diddy's silver specials to wear on the rig....

[Jerry Winchester]

JDUB, your just jealous. And besides you didn't offer me any big ass Zip ties for emergency use when we were at the Pianafiddle concert.

Well since you have the technically superior awning, you would have to take a sawzall to it so you could use a zip tie. But knowing your mechanical prowess, whacking a hole in the side of your buss shouldn't be a problem for you. I'll pass one your way at the next opportunity.