SKP062107 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 We have a Carefree power awning on our 2019 Jayco North Point 5th wheel. It extends/retracts fine but when it's extended and a slight breeze blows, and I do mean SLIGHT, it flaps and bounces up and down really bad. Sometimes it will get blown up on one end only causeing a huge problem with trying to get it straightened out. Is this awning supposed to have any kind of "stop" or something to keep it from bouncing up and down to allow us to have it out even when wind isn't blowing very hard"? Quote Jim, Patti & Missy (black miniature Schnauzer who rules our lives) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Carefree has several designs but if it is the Travl'r model you have hit one of the design flaws in my opinion. The scissor action is poorly designed for self support. The other is the notches in the arms. Why would one design an arm with a notch and thus create a weak spot? We had this awning on an RV and after several hundred in repairs I was ready to install a manual awning. Then we sold that one and it was someone else's problem. It was super sensitive and I just never figured it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VC 23RSS Posted August 9, 2022 Report Share Posted August 9, 2022 Does it have nitrogen struts? If so, they assist in keeping the awning extended and one or both might be weak. My Carefree Compass flaps around excessively but looking at the design I don't see how it couldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwtraveler Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 I've had the same issue. I tried tying down the ends with ratchet straps and ended up bending one arm just like Chalkie mentioned. I bent it back and beefed it up with a 18" L x 1/2" W x 1/8" flatbar riveted in 6 places. It's held up for 3 yrs so far. Now I have a privacy screen, the kind where part of it slides into a groove on the roller and the other part zips on. I have the bottom of the screen held down with small bungy cords. It still bounces but not as much. Mine also was all herky-jerky extending and retracting until I polished the strut shafts with steel wool and sprayed them with dry lube. Quote Kim and Betsy 2017 F450 Lariat 2017 Arctic Fox 35-5Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 You could try to use what is in the link below, we have a homemade version we use but if it gets to windy we do pull the awning in. HD Awning Stabiliz'r - Carefree of Colorado Quote 2017 River Stone Legacy 38MB 2001 T2000 Kenworth 2009 Smart Passion ET Junior hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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