Rock Protection for Toad?

We use mud flaps on the motorhome rear wheels and a solid skirt on the rear of the MH. It is important to not let the flaps or skirt be too low, otherwise they may kick up debris. If I am on a dirt road I keep the speed below 30mph.

Rangerider wrote:
We use the Roadmaster Guardian also. Used it on or Jeep and our Honda. When I take it off I do one of two things. I take it apart (3 pieces)and put it in my large storage bin or lower the chair carrier to the bottom of the rear ladder and sit the Guardian on it and secure it with a rubber bungee.

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Rangerider wrote:
We use the Roadmaster Guardian also. Used it on or Jeep and our Honda. When I take it off I do one of two things. I take it apart (3 pieces)and put it in my large storage bin or lower the chair carrier to the bottom of the rear ladder and sit the Guardian on it and secure it with a rubber bungee.

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It really depends on where you are traveling. When I went to Alaska in 2006 I was concerned about rock damage and made a protect a tow type guard from an old trampoline mat. This protected the car from rocks coming up from underneath. For the windshield I had some nylon foam material about 1/8 in thick and bonded 1 in thick bubble wrap that would absorb the impact of a stone(bubble wrap against the windshield). It was held in place by closing both doors. From my experience driving miles of dirt roads you are more apt to get wind shield damage from an oncoming car or truck than any thing else. My vents in front of the wipers on the car were filled with small stones so the wind shield cover worked well. I also made head light and grill covers to protect lights and radiator also. My conclusion is the windshield cover was a necessity on dirt roads but on regular paved roads I don't bother. The only real damage I got was a crack windshield on the MH from an oncoming truck on a paved Hi way. I don't now how to protect against that.

I would not suggest using a shield/bra that mounts directly on the towed vehicle or on the towbar that would reduce airflow to the engine bay or transmission. Typicaly, that airflow is required to keep the trans cool.

Rangerider wrote:
We use the Roadmaster Guardian also. Used it on or Jeep and our Honda. When I take it off I do one of two things. I take it apart (3 pieces)and put it in my large storage bin or lower the chair carrier to the bottom of the rear ladder and sit the Guardian on it and secure it with a rubber bungee.

We have also used the Guardian for many years and over 100,000 miles. It does a great job of keeping the front of the Jeep clean and chip free. However nothing can keep the rocks thrown by passing trucks off the windshield.

We recently had to replace the windshield in our Jeep because of the rocks thrown by passing trucks, and those going in the opposite direction. We have tried everything from cardboard to carpeting to keep the windshield nick free. They all work, but are a hassle to deal with, especially in wet weather.

We've also searched high and wide without any luck to find a windshield only cover. We don't want a full front cover, just something to cover the windshield. So far we haven't found anyone who makes something that covers the windshield only.

We use the Roadmaster Guardian also. Used it on or Jeep and our Honda. When I take it off I do one of two things. I take it apart (3 pieces)and put it in my large storage bin or lower the chair carrier to the bottom of the rear ladder and sit the Guardian on it and secure it with a rubber bungee.

DSDP Don wrote:
The flap you linked to, with the split rubber strips, is one of the worse for kicking up rocks. The only thing worse are the skirt types. Over the years I found the least expensive and does as well as any other item is the vinyl bra. LeBra makes one for just about any car and they're about $80-$100. I usually hit the nose of my truck with some wax before a trip and the bra never leaves any marks. They're easy on and easy off.

I have to disagree with the above remark. The Rock Solid is what I have used for years. After 40,000+ miles towing I have yet to see the first chip in the paint or windshield. I have been very pleased with this item.

Keep in mind, the Coastline cover works well, unless you use it with a rear radiator DP. When used with the DP, you'll find it covered in road dirt. It's large and can be nasty to handle. Again, the issue is primarily with rear radiator DP's.

As S-n-L, I have used a Roadmaster (Roadmasterinc.com) Guardian for 3 years now without damage to my toad. The only problem with it is what to do with it when you need to take the MH out (for service, or what ever). It is big and bulky, but does do the job. I am looking at replacing it with the Defender. Actually, i have read that having both is the best protection which is what I believe S-n-L is doing. I have been very happy with Roadmaster, so I will stick with their products.