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MStewart · 11-13-2011, 07:16 AM

Has anyone found a place or way to store/stash the awning rod? Mine came with it in the closet but it's a bit long for the closet, falling out a lot, clumsy in there, etc. Am thinking of maybe 3M with velcro loops and putting it somewhere else but perhaps others have a better solution.

Thanks.

Wayne&Sam · 11-13-2011, 07:32 AM

We hang it on a hook on the wall by the bed. It sticks down between the mattress and the wall. Stays put and out of the way.

Ahab · 11-13-2011, 07:33 AM

Ours resides under the couch cushions.

MStewart · 11-13-2011, 07:38 AM

Thanks. Both good ideas.

xrvr · 11-13-2011, 08:25 AM

I store mine in the outside compartment in the front of the trailer. jim

Smokin Camel · 11-13-2011, 08:38 AM

Mine is hung behind the divider accordion curtain. It i easy to get at and out of the way.

Silver Goose · 11-13-2011, 08:41 AM

I put one of those peel and stick plastic hooks just inside the closet. For me, it's handy and out of sight.

Ray Eklund · 11-13-2011, 09:01 AM

We store the awning rod beneath the front couch in the storage area. I use it to pull branches down to trim, when going through some tight gravel roads with overhanging branches and dead wood. I do not use it for its original purpose.

I stand upon a plastic five gallon bucket to grab the cloth loop to pull the awning down and stand upon the same bucket to slowly roll the awning and releasing it about 12 inches before it is fully rolled. It prevents any damage to the "lobster claws" that latch on the support bracket, in the event it does not fully disengage from a tooth.

The bucket has multiple uses as well...

murreywalker · 11-13-2011, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Eklund

We store the awning rod beneath the front couch in the storage area. I use it to pull branches down to trim, when going through some tight gravel roads with overhanging branches and dead wood. I do not use it for its original purpose.

I stand upon a plastic five gallon bucket to grab the cloth loop to pull the awning down and stand upon the same bucket to slowly roll the awning and releasing it about 12 inches before it is fully rolled. It prevents any damage to the "lobster claws" that latch on the support bracket, in the event it does not fully disengage from a tooth.

The bucket has multiple uses as well...

I'm jealous.

At 5'7", a 5 gallon bucket wouldn't do me a darn bit of good!

Now, if I can just locate that awning rod. ;-)

xo1rider · 11-13-2011, 09:22 AM

Ours sits on the little shelf behind the side facing couch. I just can't get excited about storing it with the sewer hose in the back compartment outside.

Lumatic · 11-13-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Eklund

The bucket has multiple uses as well...

In some parts of NM if you face east when you stand on the bucket and look at the horizon you can see the back of your head

Al - K4GLU · 11-13-2011, 10:35 AM

Hang mine on the back privacy curtain held in place by the loop that keeps the curtain closed.

noreen&sal · 11-13-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray Eklund

We store the awning rod beneath the front couch in the storage area. I use it to pull branches down to trim, when going through some tight gravel roads with overhanging branches and dead wood. I do not use it for its original purpose.

I stand upon a plastic five gallon bucket to grab the cloth loop to pull the awning down and stand upon the same bucket to slowly roll the awning and releasing it about 12 inches before it is fully rolled. It prevents any damage to the "lobster claws" that latch on the support bracket, in the event it does not fully disengage from a tooth.

The bucket has multiple uses as well...

I gained so much weight since I quit smoking I think I would need a industrial strength steel bucket. Sal.

richinny · 11-13-2011, 10:46 AM

the afyermarket rod i had in the old trailer was shorter than the new one. i hung the old one on the screen door.

Al - K4GLU · 11-13-2011, 11:09 AM

Another alternative is to get one of the collapsible rods that are available at Camping World and other RV dealers. They're only about a foot long when collapsed but they will eventually fail and come apart - or at least the one I had did.

RTurnConn · 11-13-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver Goose

I put one of those peel and stick plastic hooks just inside the closet. For me, it's handy and out of sight.

Ditto, works for me.

drew05 · 11-13-2011, 01:25 PM

I placed two 'snap' clips (that have self stick'em tape on them) on the small top shelf above the rear shelf.

TBRich · 11-13-2011, 02:40 PM

In the rear bumper compartment, along with the shore power cord and various adapters... (Our sewer hose resides in a tube under the belly pan)...

Ray Eklund · 11-13-2011, 03:32 PM

The awning rod I have must be five feet long. All these years I thought it was a fly rod, needing a custom reel. A bit stiff but good action, none the less.

The bucket has multiple uses. The best is to tie it onto the awning corner, when the awning is extended out, fill it full of rocks... the bucket, and it will keep the wind from bending the awning brackets during a gust.

Do not sit it, bucket or AS, close to a campfire to heat water. It "don't work".

Standing on the bucket might be only appropriate for the 23 foot AS. It should be considered optional equipment from the factory, considering it has more uses than the rod they have been providing.

Pahaska · 11-13-2011, 03:41 PM

The rod that came with my previous trailer was quite a bit shorter than the rod that came with the current trailer, so I shortened the new rod to the same length as the old rod. There was no need for the extra length.

The new, shortened rod hangs on the edge of the galley counter, just inside the entrance door. Easy to reach there from outside. The raised splash on the end of the galley counter provides a nice place to hook the handle. The shortened rod does not touch the floor, so it hangs there quite nicely.