I want to say I got my awning 5 or 6 years ago (way before I ordered the screen room), and found an ARB dealer on the east coast that hooked me up with spare ARB parts at his cost. So, knowing the weak points of these awnings, I wanted to make damn sure I was not down for the remainder of a long trip if/when any of the hardware broke. When my awning showed up, I also got 6 extra horizontal tubes, and 6 extra vertical tubes, 4 extra swedge units that live inside the tubes, 6 extra plastic pivots, and 6 extra tips. So far, I have been extremely lucky to have never had anything break on mine to date. I carry 2 of each extra tubes, and a a few extras of the other items with me in my trailer just in case. The extra tubes have come in handy several times to guy out the front panel to extend the awning surface for added shade. Completely worth the extra $$$ spent early on.
I want to say I got my awning 5 or 6 years ago (way before I ordered the screen room), and found an ARB dealer on the east coast that hooked me up with spare ARB parts at his cost. So, knowing the weak points of these awnings, I wanted to make damn sure I was not down for the remainder of a long trip if/when any of the hardware broke. When my awning showed up, I also got 6 extra horizontal tubes, and 6 extra vertical tubes, 4 extra swedge units that live inside the tubes, 6 extra plastic pivots, and 6 extra tips.
So far, I have been extremely lucky to have never had anything break on mine to date. I carry 2 of each extra tubes, and a a few extras of the other items with me in my trailer just in case. The extra tubes have come in handy several times to guy out the front panel to extend the awning surface for added shade. Completely worth the extra $$$ spent early on.
Gotta love the desert wind 😅
I’m about to replace the vertical arm and seems like it could be the same concept. Thanks for the video!