How to fix the problem common to all ARB type awnings! 

Great ideas! Thank you!

I used your videos and modified my room almost exactly as you have and am sitting in it right now. Love it. I don’t have a sewing machine so what I did was use strait pins to create the pocket around the bungee cord and used P6000 glue versus sewing and glued the area from the straight pins to the edge of the cut line. I probably has about 3/4inch material I kept for glueing. Once the glue was dried, I pulled the straight pins out. Of course you have to be careful that you don’t let the glue get into the bungee cord pocket area. Worked great. You can see minor discoloration where the glue seeped through but it is minor in my mind. Seals up tight to the camper and no bugs. I will try to send a photo but haven’t figured that out yet.

Genius! Living off the grid ourselves, we are constantly having to come up with alternative ways of doing things so we really appreciate it when other people are able to think outside the box and give us additional ideas that we can use! Two heads are better than one, three better than two, etc! Ha! Also, the mod you made to attach the room to the camper is amazing! I wish my husband or I could sew! 😅 I hot glue gun everything! 🤣 It might hold together for a minute or two...🤔🤣

Watched this video yesterday and then went to Lowe’s and bought the extended poles and fittings. On vacation at Bull Shoals in Arkansas so I can’t cut the fittings. I am using the one with a tennis ball inside the room. Great mod and thank you so much for this idea. We have had several thunder storms and one of my poles on the arbor room has bowed. Won’t know if it will retract yet, so may have to remove and order another one. They show out of stock, arggg, or I would have one waiting at home when I get back. I have had water in the room so I am hoping I can get that figured out soon because I love this room and my teardrop but that has been my biggest frustration so far. 😢

What a great fix I have 2 awning tents one each side, I saw your video I had some tent poles in my shed I went to our local fishing camping shop and they had a C clamp insert fits straight into pole just took the spike out $14.00 australian and job done, Thanks mate am great full for the tip. Tony Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

Mine bent slightly, luckily still goes in although little tough to slide in. great idea.. good work..

Thanks for posting this clever solution!

Awesome mod! Thank you. I put together a pair of poles as instructed. I did away with the screws since the t connector slips on perfect with a few taps of a hammer and is very snug. I also had to file down the inner pvc pipe for it to fit the top pole, now it clicks in like you showed. Thanks!

Such a simple fix!

Great fix! I love how you make these fixes simple

I finally watched this video. I should have watched sooner. That's a great idea! Thanks!

Thanks Sam, just bought the supplies to do this to ours. :)

Smart fix Sam! You are a great solutions guy!

Just bought my materials and can’t wait to implement your idea. I thank you for posting this.

This is genius! Thanks for sharing!!

👏 excellent Sam😊

Thanks Sam, I did this mod on my ARB awning even before I opened it for the first time. Love your content!

Thanks also, great idea, I've already ordered two extenders and will do exactly what you said before the damage in question happens to me. Big thanks again.

That a great mod 👍

Man, this is genius. I really appreciate it and I hope it works on my ROAM awning room

Very useful indeed, really appreciate it. I'm off to the west coast of Ireland in 2 weeks and I dare say it'll be a bit windy!! Thanks for your hard work.

Excellent advice and solution, a big time thanks for sharing. This is now my next diy project. Do you have any ideas or tips for rain proofing the side walls and zippers?

Can anyone tell me the size of the turning on the awning I want to make one out of pvc

Do you have some cleaver tricks for the Velcro also? For us the awning is three years old and the Velcro just do not work any more - slight wind and they are open... Think its also issue for all the owners who use their gear much like us :)

Will this work on the Napa awning? Are the napa and arb cross poles the same size?

What is the brand name of your pole and what size is the T? Let ke know please

If you have to make mods than the design sucks. I was looking into one of these but apparently they don't like wind and aren't really that sturdy. I think I will be looking at a 180 degree awning with a room as some of those can take winds up to 30 MPH.