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At the Davey Crockett Rally last week we had a heavy 1.4 inch rain that came straight down with no wind of any consequence. As a preface, let me say some of the sites at that park are at an incline. Some have no cross-fall and need side to side leveling and some do not. I set our Carefree manual on holes 6 and 7 and the water poured off the lower front corner onto the paving with a sound I have only heard in a cow pasture filled with flat rocks and tall cows.
At least four camper awnings were damaged, a couple were automatics and a couple were Flammas with corner poles. The problem was that the awnings were dead level even when the owners thought they were set at an angle for runoff. The problem was the sloping sites and the optical illusion. A large, 2 week old motor home, had mangled brackets and left his awning and metal supports lying on the ground and left to find an RV repair guy to haul it away for hopefully, a later repair. Common sense awning SOP is to put the awning down if rain or wind is expected if the owner is going to be away from the camper or sleeping. Regardless of the brand or mechanism. No Escapes were injured in this heavy rain. Personally six hearty men took shelter under our awning for a couple hours as the cheery Campfire in a Can provided some warmth and ambience. The ladies, much smarter, occupied the trailer interior. It was fun.
Iowa Dave
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Dave
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