RE: [A/S] Zip Dee

["DT & BW" <dtbw_1999@xxxxxxxxx>]

Don,
Yep, that's the process.  I do tension the upper arms as normal before
pulling the pins and swinging the lower arms to the ground.  The tension on
the lower arms is not a great as you might think, so it is an easy
one-person process.  Be careful to not let the arm go while it is
disconnected as it would swing back against the trailer or anyone nearby,
but with a bit of common sense, this is a safe and easy task.  Once you sit
the arm end on the ground it will stay put even without being attached to
the ground brackets. I always do one side at time so as to ensure that the
awning is secured either to the trailer or ground. Since the upper arms are
already tensioned when you swing the lower arm down to the ground, there is
no way for the awning to attempt a rollup.  If you make the holes for the
pin a bit larger than the pin then once you know where you want the arm to
be, you can stake the brackets to the ground, then lift the arm into place
between them and pin it.  

Having those arms out of the way is great.  Really opens up the awning area
as well as making for a more mechanically secure awning setup.  While I
would not tempt fate with an extended unattended situation, I have found
that this setup is much more tolerate to typical winds and gusts than when
the awning is attached to just the trailer.  


David