Can you tow your rv while tarped?

kamperdog wrote:
Will it be able to open and close?

It should be able to. All Eternabond tape is is plastic tape with a very sticky thick back on it. It bends easily around edges or right angles but is hard to conform to a compound bend like a rounded corner. That is what I would try.
Barney

Will it be able to open and close?

Why not a strip of Eternabond along the hinge?
Art.

You will have to check the laws in YOUR state.
Anything somebody in another state says will do you no good at all, unless you plan to drive in that state.
Search the New Jersey statutes for "clearance lights" or "marker lights".
Or, search the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for the same subjects. There is an excellent chance that the New Jersey laws mirror the Federal rules.
Keep in mind that this is quite likely one area where the commercial rules must be followed by non-commercial vehicles.
Here in Montana you CAN be ticketed for inoperative or covered lights, or for the wrong color of light (broken tail light lens showing a bright white light to the rear). That is, you CAN be ticketed; will you be? That depends. Quite often it depends on the mood of the officer!

"Can you tow your rv while tarped?"
Perhaps you CAN, but I certainly would NOT do so!

I'm talking about the hinge at the bottom edge of the bunk end, not the seal that goes around.


Also I'm not sure marker lights have to be seen...we see trucks with tarp covers over the cargo area all the time - no marker lights.

kamperdog wrote:
Well to clarify, I have a Kodiak hybrid where water will pour in the front bunk end hinge of I'm driving it while its raining.

Some friends of mine had a hybrid with leaky bunk ends- in their case the gasket was sound, but the latches didn't seem to close the ends tight enough. Their solution was similar to this one, here quoting from another forum:

My fix was simple, just went to a local rubber supply store and grabbed a small chunk of 1/4" rubber sheeting. Cut out (4) 1"x2" rectangles and used them for spacers to tighten up the bunk latches. If you have a similar latch setup, just use one spacer in between each of the latches and the bunk end and it will force the bunk end in on the gasket tighter. That latches already had a small rubber/foam spacer to push the bunk end tight, however it was worn out and flat. Never had a drip after that and only cost $5.
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I doubt it would stay in place and when it comes off it just seems like it's going to cause a problem for someone behind you.

Well to clarify, I have a Kodiak hybrid where water will pour in the front bunk end hinge of I'm driving it while its raining. The only way to stop that is to have a cover that goes all the way from the front bottom edge to over the top of the roof at least.
I thought about using a medium duty white one so the lights show through.

Legal or not, why would anyone want to destroy their tarp and Or scuff up their trailer?

Legally they have to be visible and working. Now around here you would be unlikely to get stopped. But right officer, right day...