Posted 2005-05-20 2:17 PM (#25377 - in reply to #25341) Subject: RE: awnings
Expert
Posts: 2953 Location: North Carolina
One more point about the awning vs canopy.
I had my ezy-up staked down next to a friend's trailer. Their awning blew up and over their trailer, breaking the support arms. The canopy escaped unharmed. And if it didn't, I could still buy 3 or 4 canopys for the cost of one awning + installation
Posted 2005-05-21 9:41 AM (#25419 - in reply to #25341) Subject: RE: awnings
Veteran
Posts: 171 Location: Henderson, TN 38340
A "Bag Awing" is a Awning (tarp) that you connect to the trailer, Via the awning rail. The rail is not a standard part of most horse trailers, but it is an aluminum "C" shaped channel that holds the trailer end of the awning. The awning has a rope sewed into a fold and it is the rope that gives the awning the grip inside the channel. You have to have support poles, and stakes that hold up the outer end of the awning. You have to remove the awning and place in the the unit (Bag) for transport.
The othe awnings are self storing IE roll up against the trailer, and have the support poles as part of the structure.
I personally have a free standing awning, as the others.
Posted 2005-05-23 8:33 AM (#25476 - in reply to #25341) Subject: RE: awnings
Member
Posts: 27 Location: Saltillo, Tn
Why spend $90 at Wally World. Go to any farm supply or hardware store and get a blue plastic tarp and with a couple of poles with nails in the top to hold the tarp and strings off your hay bales you are in business. You can put them up in minutes and very inexpensive to replace. However, I will never use one again. Depending on now long your trailer is, you will need a awning to cover from the front of the trailer to just past the fender well or all the way to the back of the trailer if the trailer is not to long. I use anchors that screw into the ground with nylon ropes that are adjustable and have never had my awning flying over the trailer. I have left my awning out in some rough storms with no problems. But just in case, my sure your trailer insurance covers the awning.
Posted 2005-05-23 4:57 PM (#25528 - in reply to #25341) Subject: RE: awnings
Regular
Posts: 65 Location: TN
We have a two step on the trailer that we have now and I love it, it is easy to let down and roll up, I looked at the electric awnings but did not want to pay the price. The two step is a little more that a standard but much easier for me to use Sherry
Posted 2005-05-24 10:53 AM (#25571 - in reply to #25341) Subject: RE: awnings
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Posts: 8
Location: Birmingham, AL
I have probably the most inexpensive, but nice, awning. I love it, BUT, if I had it to do over again, I would buy one a little sturdier. I have had to replace the arms once because of a storm, and now am very careful about listening out for weather on leaving it up or not. its really not a great problem to put up or down, and I never leave it fully up when off riding. In the south, we have pretty strong pop-up storms. Its just according to what you want to invest and how much trouble you want to go to in putting it up and down. But, I love my awning.
awnings
I like the A and E. Mine is 20 foot long[it came on the trailer]. I cannot get it up by my self. I am getting a shorter one, 10 or 12 ft.