Snow and Ice on Slide out tops problem?
Going to the panhandle of Texas late Dec.. I do this every year and I have always had problems with snow and ice on the slide tops. Is their a product that I can spray on the top of slides to keep the...
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memtb wrote:memtb wrote:
You probably won’t like my remedy! This is something that we experience a few times a year... we winter camp in Wyoming. The method is “not” fun and is dangerous, I sweep off the tops of the slides soon after the snowfall, before it melts and then re-freezes. The experience can take years off of your life just from the stress....more if you fall off ?? !
On another forum, a gentleman had a good remedy....if you have slide toppers. He built a support system (kind of like a tent ridge pole) out of pvc tubbing and fittings. He would slide the support between the slide roof and the topper. Helped minimize the snow/ice buildup, plus with a little creativity...remove the buildup off of the topper, without it getting on the slide top.
This is exactly what I do with the one topper that droops a bit and collects water when it rains. Really easy to do and it works great at keeping tension and slope so water runs off. I just made it out of 3/4" pvc pipe and don't glue it together so it disassembles and packs away compactly. Works like a charm.
