{"id":11301,"date":"2021-12-29T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T22:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecampingnerd.com\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:16:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T23:16:19","slug":"how-to-open-a-manual-rv-awning-troubleshooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecampingnerd.com\/how-to-open-a-manual-rv-awning-troubleshooting\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Open A Manual RV Awning + Troubleshooting & Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"
Manual RV awnings have been the source of many headaches for campers throughout the years. They have a lot of moving parts and they can be difficult to understand.<\/p>\n
The first time we tried to open the manual awning on our motorhome we had no idea what we were doing. It took a lot of research and a little bit of luck for us to even open it.<\/p>\n
Related Product: See how level your RV is using an App on your phone with the LevelMatePro Wireless RV Leveling System (click to view on Amazon)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Then we had to figure out what all of the different latches and arms were for.<\/p>\n I want to make this step-by-step guide to opening a manual RV awning to quickly help those of you who are trying to open your camper awning right now.<\/p>\n I’ll explain the basics of opening one followed by the different ways you can set it up.<\/p>\n You may have come across it in one of the outside storage compartments in your RV when you first got it. The awning stick is a wire pole with a circle on one end and a 90 degree bend on the other.<\/p>\n If you can’t find it you may need to use a ladder to open your camper awning until you get an awning stick.<\/p>\n You can get a replacement RV awning stick here (click to view on Amazon)<\/a>.<\/p>\n There are also going to be some latches on the side of each RV awning arm. These are what hold the inner arms in place during travel.<\/p>\nStep-By-Step How To Open An RV Awning<\/h2>\n
1. Find The Awning Stick<\/h3>\n
2. Flip Up The Arm Latches<\/h3>\n