Your RV awning rod is a multi use tool
Long time RVer Dave Willis from Hudsonville, Michigan uses his awning rod to raise and lower his awning and he also uses it as a retrieving tool. 
Dave uses wooden blocks to help level his coach. 
By drilling a hole in the blocks he is able to retrieve them without getting on his hands and knees. 
He installed handles in his tire ramps and uses his awning rod to retrieve them as well. 
Simple ideas like this will save you time and save your knees and back. Keeping fresh RV ideas within reach - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing
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Dave uses wooden blocks to help level his coach. 
By drilling a hole in the blocks he is able to retrieve them without getting on his hands and knees. 
He installed handles in his tire ramps and uses his awning rod to retrieve them as well. 
Simple ideas like this will save you time and save your knees and back. Keeping fresh RV ideas within reach - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVingDVD: RV Awning Use, Care & AccessoriesRV Expert Mark Polk walks you through the step-by-step process of using, caring for and accessorizing an RV awning. Polk explains the different types of RV awnings and awning fabrics, and how to properly clean and inspect the awning fabric & hardware. Learn more or order.
Labels: Tools
posted by Jim Twamley at
7/18/2008 04:00:00 AM
10 Comments:
Our awning rod is exactly the width of our slide out. So if we pull into a site and think we've parked too close to a pole for the slide out to extend, we'll get out the rod and measure the distance from the side of the RV to the pole. Works every time!
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LiveWorkDream, at July 18, 2008 4:22:00 PM PDT
I love that idea, all of them.
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Jack Harris, at July 20, 2008 12:22:00 AM PDT
To make the awning hook easy to find (if you happen to lay it down in the grass) I first wrapped the hook with white duck tape. Next I cut thin strips of red duck tape to make a candy cane effect. I installed a hook just inside the door where it stays. It will never get misplaced again, either outside or inside.
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Anonymous, at August 2, 2008 4:11:00 AM PDT
Hubby made ours a few years ago - terrific idea - only the handle on ours is a piece of plastic coated clothesline wire made into a loup -easy to store and get hold of.
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Anonymous, at August 2, 2008 2:01:00 PM PDT
regarding the width of the slideout above.
I obtained a bright yellow yardstick that is 36 inches in length as our Driver side slide out is wide.
We just put it on the ground perpendicular to the hookups or tree/shrub and park accordingly. At night wife shines a flashlight on it so the driver can see it.
Bebop
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Anonymous, at August 2, 2008 2:04:00 PM PDT
Don't discount this as being too disgusting as you might need the tip someday. Sometimes the toilet paper mound in the blackwater tank will mound up and begin to block the bottom of the toilet, especially when dry camping. Simply turn off the water pump, press the toilet pedal, poke the rod down the hole and gently slide the pile toward the outlet. Rinse the rod and you are good to go. Then dump the tank as soon as you can.
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Anonymous, at August 3, 2008 7:19:00 PM PDT
I use mine to clean in the very tight spot under our couch. We have wood floors in the coach, and the dog hair and dirt collect under the couch, but it is so small I can't vacuum. I roll some damp paper towel around the end of it, and start cleaning. It isn't perfect, and from time to time I have to take out the giant drawer and really clean, but it works for in between those cleanings.
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Anonymous, at August 5, 2008 2:02:00 PM PDT
We also have one in our boat. We use it for docking the boat. Sure makes it a lot easiler when grabbing the dock and lines.
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Anonymous, at August 7, 2008 7:23:00 AM PDT
While rinsing out my flexible dump hose the weight of the water jerked it out of my hand and down into the dump station. The hose hung about 4 foot down, well out of arm range, out came the awning rod, out came the hose. I was glad not to have to explain that on.
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Anonymous, at August 9, 2008 6:43:00 AM PDT
hhhhmmmm, what a novel concept a yardstick that is actually 36 inches?
I thought they only came in 3 foot lengths?
My slide is only 30 inches, anyone know wether the skyhook-manufacturer might make a slide- stretcher so I can get another 6 inches so it will equal one of them there 36" yardsticks?
Just couldn't help myself, in a joking mood tonight.
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Anonymous, at August 17, 2008 6:06:00 PM PDT
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