Camco 42693 RV Awning Party Light Holders (7-Pack)

If you've ever tried to string a set of patio lights along your RV awning and ended up fighting with zip ties and clothespins, you already know why these exist. The Camco 42693 party light holders clip straight into the roller bar channel on your awning and give you a clean, solid place to hang things. No drilling, no adhesive, no rigging up something makeshift that falls off the first breezy night. You get seven holders in the pack, which is enough to run the length of most awning bars with good spacing and still keep a couple in reserve.

Here's how they work. Each holder is a plastic clip with a metal hook on the end. The clip slides into the channel that runs along your awning's roller bar, the same track the awning fabric feeds into. Camco built two different sizes of channel inset into each holder, so they seat correctly whether your roller bar channel runs on the wider or the narrower side. That's the reason these fit all automatic roll-out awning roller bar channels instead of just one brand's setup. Slide them in, space them out, and you're done in a couple of minutes.

Each hook is rated to hold up to 15 pounds, which is a whole lot more than a string of LED party lights weighs. So you've got plenty of room to hang heavier stuff too. A welcome sign. A hanging planter or a small basket. A wind chime, a flag, a set of solar lanterns. Plenty of folks run their light string across a few holders and then hang a couple of decorations off the others. Fifteen pounds per holder means you're not babying these things, and you're not going to watch your whole setup sag and droop halfway through the evening.

Picture a typical campground evening. You've backed into your site, rolled the awning out, and now you want the place to feel like home instead of a parking spot. Clip in a few of these, run your favorite string lights front to back, and hang your site number or a little flag off the end. It takes five minutes and it completely changes the feel of the site. When you're ready to pack up, the holders slide right back out of the channel and store flat. No leftover hardware stuck to your awning, no residue, nothing to lose.

A couple of quick tips from setting these up. Space them evenly before you start hanging anything, because it's easier to slide them along the channel while they're still empty. If you're stringing lights, start at the end nearest your power source so you're not stretching a cord back across the whole awning. And give the hook a light tug once you've hung something heavier, just to make sure it's seated. That's about all the fuss these ask for.

These are made for RV and trailer owners running a standard automatic roll-out awning, the kind that lives on the vast majority of travel trailers, fifth wheels, and motorhomes. The gray color keeps them low-key, so they blend into the awning hardware instead of standing out when nothing's hanging from them. The clip body is plastic so it won't corrode or scratch your roller bar, and the hook itself is metal for strength where it counts. It's a patented design, and honestly it's one of those small accessories you wonder how you camped without once you've got a set.

One pack of seven covers most awnings with room to spare. If you run a long awning, or you want holders on more than one RV, grabbing a second pack isn't a bad idea. And because they're not tied to a specific brand of awning, they'll move right along with you if you ever upgrade rigs down the road. Simple, useful, and cheap enough that keeping a spare set in the storage bay just makes sense.