Covering a 5er.

I am 72. We just put our cover on till March. If the cover is folded properly it is an EASY job. I just go very slow. Of coarse I feel 30.

At 64 I go up on the roof for whatever need without a second thought. No grumbles from the DW yet. As long as she hears activity up there she is happy.

Roof work is a necessity every couple of years on our Bermuda home which involves using a pressure washer then painting with a long staff brush. I stay off the outside slopes these days. Son does the more dangerous work.

I look at the trailer roof as being no different than any other flat surface so there should be no fear of being up there.

I get up on my roof via the rear mounted ladder all the time and have yet to stand up. I use my daughter's volleyball knee pads and everything is just fine.

Getting someone younger to help might be the best answer......except maybe for a potential liability issue.

The only other solution I know is to get two LONG and fairly lightweight poles, tall enough so that one person on either side can pass the end of the cover over the RV while standing on the ground.

Telescoping aluminum poles probably would be the best; easier to store when in the collapsed position.

I'm about to be in a similar situation. A friend sold me a cover he doesn't need and I used the walk-on-roof method the first time. Mine only sits idle about 4 months of the year....in Florida.....where the winters are usually fairly dry and mild (but as I type this there is a severe storm watch out).
I may just sell it.

I vote for listening to the DW. I have one of my kids get up there, one of the the benefits of have five boys :)

Maybe find a local company that cleans gutters and roofs on homes, or puts up Christmas lights. If they have employees, they should have work comp if injured.

Listen to your wife. They see,things differently than we men do. They keep us from making bad mistakes, when we so often think we are invincibil. They are usually right too listen to her.

FishCatcher1 wrote:
I have a cover for my 5er. Have covered it three times in the past 5 years of owning the cover. All three time I got up on the roof. My DW has said no more roof walking and on more ladders. I would appreciate anyone thoughts on covering the trailer.

Pay a couple neighbor kids... :-)

Lyle

With all the stuff on my roof, I must get up there to put the cover on to keep it from snagging. No other way.