Escape 21 ordered

[jnfrombigt]

I apologize. I got the weight wrong. I thought I read that somewhere but I was in error.

[Patandlinda]

Originally Posted by Perryb67

I was just messing with my awning and I find it hard to believe there is 70 lbs of springs. Including the other parts and awning fabric itself I should have felt something very heavy. It's a far cry from awnings we've owned in the past. Where did this information come from?

EnjoyPerry

Perry when I removed ours I was curious and weighed them . Also the information was from the maker of the fiesta . If I can remember there was more then one spring in the 9 Ft . The only reason I changed out was going down the road the spring would unwind. The awning never unrolled , the spring would unwind and not have it's tension .I called Carefree and paid double what you can get the kit for now on Amazon . 149. But if this manual ever has a problem I will get the kit again . Very happy with the simplicity . The loss of weight was a plus . Pat

[Patandlinda]

[QUOTE=Patandlinda;288578]

Originally Posted by Perryb67

I was just messing with my awning and I find it hard to believe there is 70 lbs of springs. Including the other parts and awning fabric itself I should have felt something very heavy. It's a far cry from awnings we've owned in the past. Where did this information come from?

EnjoyPerry
Perry when I removed ours I was curious and weighed them . Also the information was from the maker of the fiesta . If I can remember there was more then one spring in the 9 Ft . The only reason I changed out was going down the road the spring would unwind. The awning never unrolled , the spring would unwind and not have it's tension .I called Carefree and paid double what you can get the kit for now on Amazon . 149. But if this manual ever has a problem I will get the kit again . Very happy with the simplicity . The loss of weight was a plus . Pat

Maybe change in weight , but ours was 72lbs . We bought the awning from Lance camper even though our camper wasn't a Lance . Pat

[Oldtimer]

Just finished installing a extra awning lock to keep awning from unfurling while traveling. Had this happen when bring home our 21

[gbaglo]

I make sure the strap used to unfurl the awning is far enough away from the 'lock/unlock' switch that it can't flail in the wind and accidentally unlock it.

That, a Velcro strap around the arms and ensuring the knobs and latch on the arms are secure keeps my 10-year-old awning from unfurling.

[Oldtimer]

Should have added that it u furled due to a latch malfunction. Carefree sent us a new latch /spring assembly and a new awning fabric. I replaced those an added the extra lock just in case the lock mechanism fails again. I also use straps to ensure the arms stay put. Thank you for fixing my pics

[jnfrombigt]

How wide is the manual awning and do the newer manual awnings still have the curved arms at the base?

[Rossue]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

Should have added that it u furled due to a latch malfunction. Carefree sent us a new latch /spring assembly and a new awning fabric. I replaced those an added the extra lock just in case the lock mechanism fails again. I also use straps to ensure the arms stay put. Thank you for fixing my pics

We had the same thing happen on our last leg home from pick up. Had to push the issue a bit to get a new fabric as there was a small tear at the upper left edge. Haven't yet switched out- did you do it yourself? When I do this will probably ditch the spring too.

[yangstyle]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

Just finished installing a extra awning lock to keep awning from unfurling while traveling. Had this happen when bring home our 21

Do you remember where you got that from? I looked online and can't find that one.
Does it look like it will work?

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by jnfrombigt

How wide is the manual awning and do the newer manual awnings still have the curved arms at the base?

Don't know the answer to the first part but, no, the new awnings have straight arms.

Ron

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by jnfrombigt

How wide is the manual awning and do the newer manual awnings still have the curved arms at the base?

From the ETI website:
19, 21, and 5.0TA: 12’ wide awning
17: 10’ wide

I think 8’ extension is standard.

[jnfrombigt]

Thanks for the info

[Oldtimer]

Here’s the info for the extra awning latch that I installed. There is a pin the goes up into the awning tube so it can’t turn. Yes we changed out the latch and fabric ourselves with help from neighbors. BBQ was afterwards

[Bill and Earline]

GBB,

Nearly all the items you've mentioned can be debated as far as pro's and con's, except the solar panel.

We have three good friends who took their 21's back to ETI to have the solar panels added after trying to live without one.

I've never heard one person say that they thought the panel was a waste of money. It's so convenient to know that your batteries are charged by noon each day unless it's winter with a low sun angle or you're parked in the dark woods.

We love having the two 6 volt batteries which are still good as we approach the five year mark. The 1500 watt inverter works great for us, but we're used to inverters, and have them in all our cars and trucks.

PM me if you'd like to hear about anything over the phone.

Bill

[rubicon327]

Originally Posted by yangstyle

Do you remember where you got that from? I looked online and can't find that one.
Does it look like it will work?

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

Here’s the info for the extra awning latch that I installed. There is a pin the goes up into the awning tube so it can’t turn. Yes we changed out the latch and fabric ourselves with help from neighbors. BBQ was afterwards

Posted this link earlier but don’t see it. Here it is again
Save Your RV Awning with an RV Awning Travel Lock!

[Mesa]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

Just finished installing a extra awning lock to keep awning from unfurling while traveling. Had this happen when bring home our 21

Yeah, this is what I was talking about as another option. The key point is strapping the arms together will NOT prevent the drum from unfurling if it inadvertently unlocks.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by Mesa

Yeah, this is what I was talking about as another option. The key point is strapping the arms together will NOT prevent the drum from unfurling if it inadvertently unlocks.

How's that? If the two parts of the arm are strapped together there is no force pulling on the awning roller. I could also run the Velcro strap through the mounting bracket, if I was a foot or two taller.

[Oldtimer]

The drag caused while towing the trailer will cause the awning cover to unravel if the latch comes undone or in our case fail.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

The drag caused while towing the trailer will cause the awning cover to unravel if the latch comes undone or in our case fail.

Would that be a progressive event that you would notice in your mirrors or a instantaneous event?

[jnfrombigt]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

The drag caused while towing the trailer will cause the awning cover to unravel if the latch comes undone or in our case fail.

Having an additional safety feature especially one that is reasonably priced is not a bad idea. Did you get the model A?