Recreational vehicle slide-out awning with intermediate support

A recreational vehicle has a side wall; a slide-out room extendable from the side wall of the vehicle; a roll awning journalled to the slide-out room by a pair of brackets at ends of the roll awning; and an intermediate support attached to the slide-out room and comprising a supporting surface that supports the roll awning at a location between the pair of brackets as the slide-out room is being extended from the side wall. A recreational vehicle (28) comprises a side wall (26); a slide-out room (14) extendable from the side wall of the vehicle; a roll awning (22) journalled to the slide-out room by a pair of brackets (18) of ends of the roll awning; and an intermediate support (10) attached to the slide-out room and comprising a supporting surface that supports the roll awning at a location between the pair of brackets as the slide-out room is being extended from the side wall. The roll awning comprises a fabric having one edge (24) secured to the side wall. The supporting surface lies within a single plane.