We live in Washington state.  We have had a couple of dry days so we washed our RV.  We also pulled our awning out and washed it really well.  It wasn't supposed to rain for at least one more day so we thought we would have time for it to dry out before we rolled it back up.  However, it is pouring today and supposed to get worse.  Can we roll up the awning wet until the bad weather subsides?  It might be a couple of days.  I would think it would take a little while for mold/mildew to grow.  We also don't want to chance having the awning down with the wind coming.  Any ideas?

There is no real danger, except mold as you said. Try to put it out as soon as you have a nice day to let it dry out.

You said that you washed the awning really well. That's great because a clean, wet awning will take quite a while to develop mold, but a wet, dirty awning will mold very quickly.

I wouldn't worry about it. Just unroll it when the weather gets better.

It should be fine for quite awhile.

Jim

If it was a problem then I wouldn't have any awning left :) Just roll them out to dry when you can. We're in Long Beach, rocking & rolling in the wind and rain. Hoping the predictions of 3-6" of rain don't come true.

Thank you all for your help.  We've closed it up and will hope for a somewhat dry day so we can open it and dry it out.  We're new at this RV stuff so have a lot to learn.  You all are real blessings with lots of good advice.

We have had to roll ours up wet many times. Just remember to roll it out...You may need to touch it up but it should be OK.

Rolled ours up many time wet. But alway put them out and let them dry. I would guess the Sun doe more to shorten the life of a awning than rain.

Great advice from all the members..try get it out again as soon as there is a good dry day...for those who have experienced the 'black stuff'...we also have been there...and we scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed..not easy to do on ladders...we found a trick that is simple and easy and doesn't require mega elbow grease..

Some people spray the awning with a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide when they put it away to keep the black stuff down. Hydrogen peroxide is known to be the "oyxgen" in many cleaning products.

We are on our maiden voyage in Florida. We are having a wonderful time in this beautiful weather. Every time I post on my facebook page my friends and family back in Illinois threaten to delete me. LOL My brother and his wife are here with us with their (used, new to them) motorhome. When sis-in-law opened the awning for the first time she found it covered with rust colored mold. I tried to look for a solution on the search and found nothing. Any ideas? I promised her that if a solution existed - I would find it on this forum.

Did you try hydrogen peroxide? You can get a decent sized bottle at the dollar store. I would mix it about 4-to-1 with water, apply it and let it sit for an hour or so. Try it on a small patch first.

Just stand back when you unroll it, unless you want a shower

thebearII wrote:

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Just stand back when you unroll it, unless you want a shower

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Saves water for those who boondock and with the right chemicals will save the money to bleach your hair.   

Thanks Bill will give it a try and let you know if it works.

We just got back from our first two week trip (practice run for when we can FT) and unrolled the awning when we got two days of no rain, even though it was about 25 degrees.  The awning dried out and looks great.  

After over 9" of rain so far in January we had a nice sunny day yesterday. Pulled out the big awning to let it dry and discovered it was still dry. I guess the armor is doing a good job of keeping the water out. As for propane use during cold weather...if your paying for electric it's usually cheaper to use propane than buy electricity. Space heaters really suck the juice.

It cost us $2 a day for electricity and $2.89 per gal. for propane so it seemed best to use the heaters.  We were burning through the propane at a very high rate.