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I used webbing on our old awning, I put a tether screw in the ground beside the corners of the awning legs & put a loop in the webbing onto the ground screw one end, pass the webbing up between the frame & canopy over the three front porch frame parts & down to the ground screw the other end of the awning. I never tie the webbing to tight so it doesn't put any pressure on the frame but, it's tight enough that the frame can't lift.

The awning was always very well pegged down. Although some of our friends looked down their noses at this, they thought it was a bit primative but at least the awning never went off on its own.On our new one, I still use this as well as the dorema straps fixed to the canopy.

You can buy the clips on ebay & it probably wouldn't cost a lot to get them sewn to your awning.

BB

Never used one in 30 years of caravanning. maybe I have been lucky.

regards

Robin

Quote: Originally posted by robin52 on 23/7/2009

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Never used one in 30 years of caravanning. maybe I have been lucky.

regards

Robin

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I reckon you've been lucky with the weather on your trips Robin. We were next door but one to a family two sumers ago, even after being advised to fit one by the chap between us, he wouldn't entertain a strap on his awning, it went over the van during the small hours & bent several poles in the process. He was lucky enough to get some new poles from the caravan dealer up the road from the site & bought a storm strap while he was there.

I certainly wouldn't put out awning up on the site we use without a storm strap.

BB

omg robin thats lucky, we lost an awning last year and came very close to losing one in cornwall last week, we take no chances now!

Last Friday on the north east coast was horrendous.If it hadn't been for the storm strap and extra ropes supplied by Isabella our awning would have been blown away.