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Well it looks like we can truly say we test our equipment to the extremes... Initially 4 rivets holding awning to the back-plate gave away, which was easily fixed for ~$2 - M6 bolts and nuts from Home Depot...
Next thing that happened - awning attachment bracket broke in half, literary... While driving on Saline Valley Road in Death Valley (rough road...)
For now it's fixed to the roof with zip-ties (#1 tool any overland should carry!!!) and will soon be soon replaced with a bracket that hopefully holds longer...
I don't think it's products problem, but problem how our awning is mounted - there is nothing that holds it in front portion of it and while driving on rough roads it shakes fair bit - thus braking parts here and there....
Options is to drill trough roof, which I don't want to do on our van. Will see how new bracket holds and go from there ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Next thing that happened - awning attachment bracket broke in half, literary... While driving on Saline Valley Road in Death Valley (rough road...)
![eDHjzzi.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/eDHjzzi.jpg)
For now it's fixed to the roof with zip-ties (#1 tool any overland should carry!!!) and will soon be soon replaced with a bracket that hopefully holds longer...
![maLXYZR.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/maLXYZR.jpg)
I don't think it's products problem, but problem how our awning is mounted - there is nothing that holds it in front portion of it and while driving on rough roads it shakes fair bit - thus braking parts here and there....