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How do you sweep leaves etc off your wind-out awning?

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I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
 
I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
Throw a towel over the leaves and drag em off.
 
Get one of these bad boys.
Absolutely brilliant.

 
Stihl AP Cordless…. Really good kit. The blower comes in handy for drying the car!

I’m sure the neighbours must think I mad, when I finish washing the car and grab the leaf blower to dry :D

Well impressed with the stihl AP stuff. Got some hedge trimmers and next on the list is the mini chain saw.
 
I’m sure the neighbours must think I mad, when I finish washing the car and grab the leaf blower to dry :D

Well impressed with the stihl AP stuff. Got some hedge trimmers and next on the list is the mini chain saw.
I started with the hedge trimmer, then strimmer, long reach trimmer, then the blower and just got the chainsaw! Not had chance to use the saw yet.
 
I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
That's exactly what I have and works fine standing on a small folding step. It fits nicely behind the rear seat under the headrests.
 
I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
Is this a joke? If not: you just push up from the inside until they’re off the awning ;)
 
I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
Not perfect, but I have an old cloth (synthetic leather) with a hole in the centre. I feed the cloth onto the T shaped end on the awning winder handle the flap the cloth back over it to cover the T. Then lower the front of the awning down and standing at the front wipe the cloth over the awning by carefully swiping the pole over it with the cloth attached. If you turn the pole to the right rotation it doesn't fold up with each swipe and you can just about reach the whole canvas.
 
Is this a joke? If not: you just push up from the inside until they’re off the awning ;)
Not a joke. I find that you’re technique seems to be a useful way to bounce leaves etc up and down, but less useful at clearing them. At least, it works very slowly. Frustratingly, there always seems to be bits that remain, only to reappear when I next rewind out the awning, along with mold and staining.
 
That's exactly what I have and works fine standing on a small folding step. It fits nicely behind the rear seat under the headrests.
You have a telescopic pole? How small does it collapse? Can you remember where you picked it up? How do you attach it to your hand broom?
 
Not a joke. I find that you’re technique seems to be a useful way to bounce leaves etc up and down, but less useful at clearing them. At least, it works very slowly. Frustratingly, there always seems to be bits that remain, only to reappear when I next rewind out the awning, along with mold and staining.
Ok, so I suppose that you sometimes clean the fabric of your awning? Maybe by letting it hang over your calis side and then brush it. This is one way (just be careful that it cannot damage the side). I did this year after year with the awning of my parents camper. I don't have such a wind-up awning on our new coast, but I do have the extra edge to slide in an awning that stores very compactly (also the two poles). I'm not a big fan of those awnings hanging there constantly, but everyone has their own choice of course. Anyway, during travel: before leaving & winding your awning back, you can also lower it a bit (legs are adjustable, right?) and then you can sweep it with a hand brush. In any case, it is not a high awning at all, but Then again, I am 1m92.
Good luck with your puzzle.
 
Not perfect, but I have an old cloth (synthetic leather) with a hole in the centre. I feed the cloth onto the T shaped end on the awning winder handle the flap the cloth back over it to cover the T. Then lower the front of the awning down and standing at the front wipe the cloth over the awning by carefully swiping the pole over it with the cloth attached. If you turn the pole to the right rotation it doesn't fold up with each swipe and you can just about reach the whole canvas.
Nice. And using only what you have with you anyway.
 
Get a hand brush with a tubular handle and stick the awing winder inside with a dishcloth. Works well.
 
Slightly off topic but a flash speed mop with a micro fibre cloth rammed into it does a great job of drying/cleaning the awning.
 
I use this:
Yup, I have a blue one from Amazon. Also handy for winscreen unless you are 2 metres tall.
 
I’ve never found a satisfactory way to sweep the leaves off the wind out awning. My arms aren’t long enough to reach the middle with a hand brush. It seems too much of a luxury to take a full size broom for this simple job. I guess I really need something telescopic to then attach to a hand broom.
What do you do?
It’s easy to do with an extendable broom . I carry one of these in the back of my VW California for cleaning the top tent and the awning.

It looks like this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RDXQ3DS/
 
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