We suffered a micro-burst in July. A micro-burst is like a thunderstorm without thunder. It’s like a giant dust devil without the dust. It’s a sudden burst of wind without warning. We had just arrived at St Vrain State Park. I was inside opening slides when it hit. Judy was outside. The slide awnings billowed and shredded before I could get the slides back in. Judy had to wait on the lee side of the motorhome until it passed.
The manufacturer of our coach used a combined slide awning and window awning design for two years then changed to something better. Repair parts aren’t available for the obsolete design, so we got to upgrade. Now we have a front room slide awning separate from the window awning. It’s a window awning that is easier to put up and down, and is more secure when it’s deployed. We got it made out of semitransparent mesh, like the windshield screen we put up to deflect the sun. Even when the awning is out we can still see through and the awning doesn’t block out all the light.
