@John Kitchen posted:Did I miss it in the thread... what about the auto-retract feature. Wind comes up and the awning can retract because I have the poles in place??? Thanks in advance for response.
We have had ours out in some good gusts without the awning retracting. As long as your anchors are good I wouldnt be too concerned. We use a 25# sandbag on each pole. Since they hold our 12x12 popup canopy down, figured they will be great for the awning. If weight is a concern, filling 2 empty 5 gallon buckets onsite each time ought to hold too.