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garywg58
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Dec 20, 2014

Best RV Cover for winter weather; snow, ice, cold temps?

Hello All. What is the best RV cover for a 2014 Thor Hurricane 32A, 33 feet long, for winter weather? Best protection against snow, sleet, ice and cold temps? Do RV covers come with wheel protectors, and if so, which brands? I have looked at them and they all seem pretty much the same, so I thought I would get real opinions from all of you.

Thanks so much!

G Man
  • ADCO Aqua Shed
    Properly installed will protect your rig. Improperly installed may cause problems and will not last long.
  • I always had ADCO covers and when secured down, often with an extra clothes line around the beltline and bungee cords, my vehicle stayed extra nice for 10 years. You can buy the wheel covers at Wal-Mart. Highly recommend them even if you do not buy a cover for the RV. If you protect the cover from severe wind, I think you will be happy with one.
  • spadoctor wrote:
    A big waste of money. RV's are meant to be out in the weather. Covers cause wear marks and can trap moisture. Another product designed to get you to waste money.


    I respectfully disagree. Keeping the sun off the paint and interior goes a long ways in preserving the rig. UV rays are harsh. I live in Oklahoma (lots of wind) and have 2 covers on mine....the old one that was beginning to rip and the new one over that. My stickers on my 1992 look new and my interior isn't faded.

    You do have to have a method to keep the cover from blowing around, but some of the new covers come with straps that keep the wind from getting underneath it. I've had a couple ADCO (spelling?) covers, and I've been happy with them. If you get more than 3 years out of the cheaper ones, you're doing good...but for $300, you can protect a pretty expensive investment, at least a little.

    And even though RVs are designed to keep the water out, all RVs will eventually develop roof leaks and keeping the water off the seals can only help the possibility.

    Tom
  • A big waste of money. RV's are meant to be out in the weather. Covers cause wear marks and can trap moisture. Another product designed to get you to waste money.
  • There are lots of previous responses to this question if you search for `rv cover'.
  • RR, what do you use instead, if anything?
    Racer, you put clothes baskets on the roof, then put the cover over that?
  • We bought ADCO and this is it's fifth year and it still looks like new and if installed right doesn't mar the surface We also put 6 clothes baskets on the roof to add a little pitch which helps the snow to slide off -Rich
  • Waste of money come up here to Minnesota and you will not find many in use, they rip in the wind and damage the RV, certainly will not help with the cold.