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Old 08-26-2019, 10:36 AM   #1
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slide awning parachutes in high wind

2016 Thor windsport full wall slide. When slide is out and high winds the slide awning bangs as wind pulls the spring loaded awning all the way out like a parachute. then folds under itself so you have to go up and unroll it by hand to get it to roll back up. It is like the springs are not strong enough? Bad wind sounds like it is going to rip the slide off the coach. Its only happened 3 times and 40+ mph gusts. Normal?

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Old 08-26-2019, 12:03 PM   #2
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2016 Thor windsport full wall slide. When slide is out and high winds the slide awning bangs as wind pulls the spring loaded awning all the way out like a parachute. then folds under itself so you have to go up and unroll it by hand to get it to roll back up. It is like the springs are not strong enough? Bad wind sounds like it is going to rip the slide off the coach. Its only happened 3 times and 40+ mph gusts. Normal?
Not sure about folding under itself but the topper coming out and going back in is normal in high winds. There have been times at the outer banks in the spring when we will bring our slides in at night so the noise from the toppers doesn't keep us awake. I do not have a full wall but the issue even happens on smaller slides.
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Old 08-26-2019, 02:13 PM   #3
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2016 Thor windsport full wall slide. When slide is out and high winds the slide awning bangs as wind pulls the spring loaded awning all the way out like a parachute. then folds under itself so you have to go up and unroll it by hand to get it to roll back up. It is like the springs are not strong enough? Bad wind sounds like it is going to rip the slide off the coach. Its only happened 3 times and 40+ mph gusts. Normal?
No, it is not normal id the slide is retracted. Carefree of Colorado Latitude toppers have gust locks at both ends of the slide topper. Your gust locks are broken or not adjusted properly. You can go to the CoC website and down load the installation instructions. These instructions contain the information on how to properly adjust the gust locks. I might mention that the small slide toppers (less than 10 feet length) only have one gust lock at the spring end (left).
If the slide is open when the topper unfurls, then the spring tension may be off. It can be tightened but is a a difficult task for the uninitiated.
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Old 08-26-2019, 11:58 PM   #4
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Thanks only happened 3 times one was a nearby Tornado in Sturges. Ill keep slide in on bad winds. Thanks
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Old 08-27-2019, 01:20 AM   #5
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I would definitely check out the tension on the topper. We've had our full wall slide Hurricane for a year and a half and haven't experienced any such issues. We've spent a week in Corpus camped on the gulf and it was windy every day, no issues. We camped in a strong wind up on the panhandle and the camper rocked but the topper didn't balloon.
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