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Originally Posted by Ducay
Anyone have any ideas on alternatives to the below setup? That's for my outdoor awning, basically when drawn, I have 5m of cord to wrap, which is a pain in the butt. When retracted, the amount of cord in the picture is what is wrapped.
Gotta be some kind of system I haven't thought of to make the raise/lower easier and/or making storing the cord better....

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How much room below those hooks do you have to the base of the 4x4? You could install hooks below to wrap the extra cord on. The other option would be similar to a patio umbrella, a reel and crank system.