Protect Your RV, Travel Trailer, 5Th Wheel Or Motorhome With Solera Slide Topper Slide-Out Protection Review

When I first wanted to get one of these to protect my slideout I thought it would be really complicated to install. I watched a few youtube vids and had this installed in less than an hour. And that's only because I installed the rail the canopy slides into by myself and had to move the ladder 4 times.With common hand tools you to can install this yourself and save the 1.5 hours @ $150/hour the local camper superstore would charge.

I ordered this for our Keystone Bullet. The slide bakes in the heat, so we wanted a cover mainly for that, but also deflecting debris and such. I installed this 100% solo, but I did cheat: I have a scissor lift. This made is much easier for all aspects of the install. The last part was to slide the bead into the channel. I merely laid the awning on top of the scissor lift at the end of the cannel, fed the bead in, then drove the lift toward the track. Getting the hex bars into place was…

As others mentioned & complained about, the Access Bracket Screw Cover were also missing from my slide out topper. Unlike many others I guess, I contacted Solera customer support on their Solaris web site. I had to only supply proof of Walmart purchase & the missing part number (2021012899) and Angela (excellent support) shipped me both missing pieces with no drama. I will purchase from them again.

We are very happy with this awning. It looks great and operates smoothly. Installation was a bit tricky as the owners manual was not real clear. The release pin was not shown and I pulled the wrong ones. YouTube videos help. We're pleased with the result.

Our first travel trailer had a slide topper on one slide out and the awning served the same purpose on the other side. When we bought our new travel trailer I considered adding one to our slide out, but further reading resulted in a 50/50 split on whether is was worthwhile. I know they keep the sun and leaves off the slide, but you still have to get up under them occasionally to make sure there isn't any debris. Our dealer wanted around 800.00 to install one for our 10' slide.On our second trip

Would have been nice if the square bit and Allen wrench required to install the fasteners would have been included in the box. Had to stop what I was doing and run to the hardware store. For this amount of money the tools should have came with it. Otherwise it is what I expected.

The slide topper arrived packaged well in a large cardboard tube. Installation instructions were included in package. We found there were only 16 screws instead of 17 for the rail that that is mounted to side of travel trailer and one of those was shorter than the rest. Not a big problem. After centering and mounting the rail and awning slideout brackets, we saw at the fabric on the roller was rolled toward one end when we went to put it in place. We had not removed the spring clips from the…

We were missing screws and the instructions didn't state there were safety clips that needed to be removed. It caused damage to the brackets that we have to repair. That was disappointing to say the least. Other then that it does seem to be descent quality material.

After a fluke of getting the wrong product the first time I was pleased when my awning arrived and complete. Instructions should be read carefully and probably a few times but with help of a second person the installation was easy.