Houston Trailer Storage - Covered vs Uncovered?

Same as in Calgary, protection from sun and water.
Depends on your use. If I was using it 6mo out of the year I wouldn’t spend more to cover it the other 6 unless from solid rain/snow. If it’s used that much, its less ROI if you’re paying for storage.
Remember too, covered storage is handy, covers and tarps aren’t, but they’re effective and cheaper.

My Winnie is never at rest uncovered.

When I posted, "Doesn't matter where you live....covered storage is ALWAYS preferable." I certainly meant some kind of storage building...

I agree, canvas covers are a huge PITA.
We pay for storage in a building, it's expensive but worth it.

downtheroad wrote:
Doesn't matter where you live....covered storage is ALWAYS preferable.

X2!

downtheroad wrote:
Doesn't matter where you live....covered storage is ALWAYS preferable.

Agree, but it's such a PITA installing & removing a cover that here in Ontario I only use mine for winter storage. However, much further south where the sun is a killer it would be another matter so if it were me I think I'd opt for storage in some sort of building or at least carport type of protection, though I bet that would be costly. :E My BIL lives in Australia and on visits there I've noticed everything outside fades really noticeably from exposure to the sun - cars, houses, caravans, anything, it all fades in time. :(

Just depends on how deep your pockets are.

Doesn't matter where you live....covered storage is ALWAYS preferable.

The sun is a killer down here. When we were shopping for my son's rig we couldn't find one that wasn't water damaged in his price range anyway. He had put a deposit on a 2013 and after I looked at it discovered that it was also water damaged.

We looked at one dealer on 45 North and probably out of a dozen used towables about half of them had water damage. When I mentioned one of the more severe ones they said oh no worries we'll check it out completely before you take delivery. Sure you will.

Even when my sons travel trailer when undercover the decals were cracked and fading at 8 years old. Mine has been in a less harsh environment and covered for the first 10 years of its life it's now 18 years old and the decals are still in good condition.

Look at a lot of the road signs and business signs down here.

That brutal sun can destroy things quickly. Covered is always better.