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NancyLepri
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Oct 31, 2016

Storage

Storing fifth wheel outside in Michigan. Any ideas to storing my fifth wheel outside this year. My inside storage got booked too quick...I had a cover on it before and it got wind burn and needed a new roof. Another year I had a stink tank valve crack and had to replace floor and roof. Any ideas would help. Michigan can be brutal.

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  • I don't live in Michigan but cover mine with a Sunshield tarp (black on one side and silver on the other) and hold it down with several boat fenders half filled with sand. This I have done for its lifetime.
    There might be a better way to hold it down. I'm thinking of tying a rope from a grommet on one side under the rig to a bunge cord to a grommet on the other side. The bunge cord keeps tension. Haven't tried it because the original idea works for me but it is next to my house so I can keep an eye on it.
    We put the black side up in the winter and the silver side up in the summer.
    One potential problem is if a grommet pulls out.