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Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  > Clips for Awning Lights - Do they have to be removed each time? This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  familyo6 • View posts Clemmons, NC New Member Joined: 08/17/2003 View Profile Posted: 06/10/04 06:00pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We bought some of the awning light clips to hang our lights from. My husband thinks they should be removed each time we roll up the awning - I think it would be ok to leave them in. We use Christmas lights for our "tacky lights", so they are fairly compact. Does everyone else take down their lights each time? Just trying to eliminate extra set-up and tear-down jobs if possible! Thanks! 2002 2500 Yukon XL 8.1L 4.10 2004 Jayco Jay Flight 31BHS Hubby, Wife, and 4 great kids (9,12,14,15) Lacy (Golden Retriever who hates being left home) luvlabs • View posts Frederick, MD Senior Member Joined: 10/31/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 06/10/04 06:10pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It depends on what type of clips you have. We have fabric tabs that slide into the roller guides. The light are held on with metal clips that look like suspender clips. We unsnap the metal part from the fabric and then roll up the awning. The fabric part in the track gets rolled up with the awning. I don't think rolling your lights up with the awning is a good idea. Sounds like a good way to break bulbs and possibly cut your awning. You could probably do it with rope lights but I've never seen or heard of anyone doing it that way. 2006 Carriage Cameo 33CKQ (for sale) 08 GMC SLT 3500HD CC LB Duramax Dually (for sale) 2012 Tiffin Allegro 32CA (on order) Toad - TBD Starchmill • View posts Southern NH Senior Member Joined: 01/16/2004 View Profile Posted: 06/10/04 06:53pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I had originally bought the clips that slide into the rail on the awning and then a friend said that they just use clothes pins and clip the light cord to the scalloped edge of the awning. Been doing it that way ever since and never even opened the clips. Works great and really easy to put up and take down. 2 Camping Pomeranians... Yeti Shaman • View posts Cape Canaveral, FL, USA Senior Member Joined: 11/05/2001 View Profile Posted: 06/10/04 07:23pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator just keep in mind you want to be able to roll that awning up fast In the event of a storm moving in drfife • View posts Dallas, Texas, USA Senior Member Joined: 11/02/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 06/10/04 06:43pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I leave my rope lights attached to "Hook-Up Clips" and roll them up in the awning. I've left the rope lights attached to the awning for the past year with no ill effects. Very handy. Here is a link to the clips I now use to hold the rope lights to the awning (no commercial interest): http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS........?ViewItem&category=50069&item=7904107839 Russell '12 GMC Sierra 3500HD SRW CC Duramax Z71 '03 SunnyBrook Titan 29DBS '01 Hensley Arrow Hitch mjhind • View posts San Antonio, TX Senior Member Joined: 03/03/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/10/04 06:49pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator We have the fabric strips with S hooks. I attached the hooks to the lights and leave the fabric strips attached to the awning bar. Great wife and two wondrful little girls Jayco 31BHDS 2003 3/4 Suburban 4x4, 4.10 8.1ltr Pullrite and Prodigy Supercrew 5.4 DavidG • View posts near Seattle, Washington, USA Senior Member Joined: 01/01/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 06/10/04 08:13pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've used some weed-wacker line and some wire butt connectors work great! The line is thin enough to roll up with the awning with no ill effects, and should be strong enough to hold up the heaviest of lights. Dave O • View posts Louisville, KY, USA Full Member Joined: 06/18/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/11/04 08:44am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Family, Don't roll those little 's' hooks up in your awning or hubby and wife will have little holes in there awning and that's not any camping fun! Confession time: I did it and got little holes in my awning, but, that was the old camper. I've got a new camper and a fresh start for more mistakes. O well, maybe you might benefit from one of my screwups. Good luck, DaveO HR03 • View posts Seattle, WA , Hood Canal, WA & Quartzsite, AZ Senior Member Joined: 11/18/2003 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/11/04 09:21am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I like the clothes pin idea! Thanks Starchmill! Not sure if I like the idea of rolling up the awning with anything left in as will distort the awning in that area. Steve Wife of 35 years Self of too many years 03 Holiday Rambler 30FKS 04 Chev Silverado 2500HD LT 4x4 LB Duramax/Allison 4kingscamping • View posts Corona, Ca, USA Senior Member Joined: 01/20/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 06/10/04 10:47pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator With the type of clips I have, I only need to remove them if I want to roll up the awning before driving home (those right turns are a bear}. Good question. I would like to know if there are clips that can be rolled up into the awning. I'd buy them in a minute. 1996 Chevrolet K3500 crew cab 6 inch lift/35" BFG mudders 454/450HP with all the goodies AT/4.10's 2004 Rampage 260 toyhauler (Winners Circle Package) Dad, Mom and the girls.[blue]:C :W :R :p Note: Due to invalid formatting, all formatting has been ignored. 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