[pairodice]

Reviving this thread as I am getting tired of fighting our slides and worrying constantly about water getting inside due to the slides being uncovered. I called Newell and they said they could add the short slide covers but did not recommend because people forgot about the awning when pulling in the slide and rolled up the awning into the slide bladder destroying it. Also some people would forgot to unlatch the awning before putting out the slide and rip the awning off the roof... There has to be a decent answer to this problem. The articulating awnings shown look very complicated (read: breakable) and are more than what I want/need.
We were thinking of something closer to duct tape, baling wire and canvas...