Bra for Travel Trailer

I live in Alaska and have seen a million different rock guards on RV's of all types. A Bra is not the answer, fine silt and sand collect on the edges and rub the surface raw. A shield of some sort mounted out a little ways from the front will work, but will collect dirt which blocks headlights and affect engine/transmission cooling. For travel trailers, the best protection is Rock Guard flaps mounted to the truck hitch.

Personally, a clear bra film protecting the painted surface, headlights, and driving lights works great. They are practically invisible and do not cause engine/transmission cooling issues. For travel trailers, the entire front can be covered in clear film easily. I have the entire front of my truck covered and my rocker panels, works awesome.

Thanks everyone. All these are great advice.

If you are really worried, some diamond skid plate can look nice as a permanent installation.

Never used anything... not sure why you would need it..
Soup

2gypsies wrote:

explorenorth wrote:
When - not if - dirt gets under the bra, it's just a big sheet of sandpaper.

Exactly.

Wax the RV good. Then devise a solid rock guard of some sort. Make sure you have stiff guards behind the wheels of your truck.

x3. Make a shield instead if you need protection. Dirt WILL get between any cover and the surface.

explorenorth wrote:
When - not if - dirt gets under the bra, it's just a big sheet of sandpaper.

Exactly.

Wax the RV good. Then devise a solid rock guard of some sort. Make sure you have stiff guards behind the wheels of your truck.

When - not if - dirt gets under the bra, it's just a big sheet of sandpaper.

Make a plasric shield. Aka Airatream. A half sheet of quarter inch clear plastic and a couple of pieces of aluminum angle would be pretty cheap. Easy to put on and remove.