cpaharley2008
Senior Member
My automatic awning has worked exactly the way it was designed, it retracted twice in breezy weather otherwise it has remained steady for more than a dozen expansions and retractions.
My automatic awning has worked exactly the way it was designed, it retracted twice in breezy weather otherwise it has remained steady for more than a dozen expansions and retractions.
I'm removing the wheels from my Escape in order to prevent traffic accidents which almost always involve moving vehicles.
this camper for one respects your thoughts, reasoning, opinions and right to express them..Honestly, I was impressed by the Dometic power awning when I was at Escape trailers. It looked to be well built and operated very smoothly. My concern is after a few years in the field the automatic retraction sensor quits working and/or the motor gives up and dies. Either is expensive to fix and not warrantied farther out than perhaps a year? After that I'm stuck with a broken awning and a several hundred dollar repair. And from that perspective I'd much rather deal with the manual awning. Just my own personal perspective and preference.
perhaps I missed it but is there a real hardwired power off switch (turns off power to the motors) on the new Dometic awning so for example while traveling when you want to be sure the awning can not extend accidentally and/or the awning electronics has a brain fart ?My automatic awning has worked exactly the way it was designed, it retracted twice in breezy weather otherwise it has remained steady for more than a dozen expansions and retractions.
It has been mentioned many times before, but this is one of the things that sets Escape above other trailers, the fact we can make these choices for our own reasons. Either a powered or manual awning will still do the job, and plenty of good memories can be made with either, or even no awning at all for tha matter.this camper for one respects your thoughts, reasoning, opinions and right to express them..
Amen to that Jim. I am a good example as Escape allowed my Classic 21 awning to be left out. At my request they glassed in wood blocking and showed me where it was so that in the event I move on to a smaller Escape down the road the new owner will be able to attach a brand new awning. Other manufacturers will not change squat, thinking of Casita. Eleven years ago, I asked Casita that they NOT cut a big hole on the roof for the manual roof vent so I could garage it. To my amazement, the manager told me the productions workers are trained to cut the hole and not cutting it would confuse them. I wanted no credit for the vent and suggested it would save them time, cutting , riveting, sealing and fitting to interior's ceiling rat fur. He said they sell every unit they build and do not have to accommodate any change even minor ones. I went to Scamp and they accommodated me. The 13 ft Scamp, sans roof vent, rolled through my 7 ft high garage door between trips. Warning: new Scamp 13 built after the 2006 factory fire are taller and likely not make it through a 7 ft garage door. Mine was 2005 model pre-fire.It has been mentioned many times before, but this is one of the things that sets Escape above other trailers, the fact we can make these choices for our own reasons. Either a powered or manual awning will still do the job, and plenty of good memories can be made with either, or even no awning at all for that matter.
I liken worry to panic, neither allows rationale thinking to prevail. But, I know that not everyone can be so easy going, my dear wife is one who is quite prone to worry, could be the motherly instinct........don't spend a lot of time worrying about things that might happen.