Slide cover flapping in wind

[petefoss]

Thanks for the sketch. A question, did your topper ever unspool all the way and roll back up with a bang? Or are we talking small flapping?

Ours has had the wind get under it and unspool all the extra fabric. Makes a heck of a bang when the torsion springs roll it back up! In two locations last spring we ended up retracting the full wall slide to sleep in peace.

Pete

[Beau388]

If your slideout cover is made by Carefree of Colorado there are instructions on their website on how much to tighten the spring. It is easy on a small slide to adjust the spring tension, but on a long slide it takes two people and a little practice, but once you get the hang of it is easy. The factory topper locks were not properly installed om my cover and a 40 mph gust unfurled my long coverr when traveling. I had to replace the bent brackets and rewind the spring. All it takes a 13/16 open end wrench, a locking pin and a little skill. For me 19 turns and no flapping.

[petefoss]

Thanks Beau

[Laco]

If your toppers flap annoyingly even in light winds, IMO the tension spring needs to be re-tensioned or replaced. Almost 20 years, two motor-homes with slides, never had any issues with the slides or toppers, other than once during a strong wind storm one of the toppers did flap a bit. These things are supposed to make things easier and more pleasant for you, not make you miserable and lose sleep.