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boston_blacky's avatar
Oct 30, 2017

Roof level or inclinded towards front or rear for winter?

G'day;

So almost ready to park rv for the winter months in the rain/snow, etc. Until spring 2018; i.e. mid Apr., approx. It is parked on level ground and my only question, for now, is: should I tilt it towards the rear or maybe tip it (roof) slighly down in front?

Your call and thanks in advance for your advise.

p.s. It is not level and I can see water pools around the skylight edges.:E

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  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    I would tilt it myself. Which way does not matter.. Just enough that water runs off well.. Snow is likely to stick around some but as it melts you want it to go by by not lay about molding,.
  • Whichever direction is easier should be fine, broadly speaking.

    I tend to prefer to have my class C tilt towards the back for long-term storage rather than towards the front simply because I'd rather have less water collecting around the cabover section in case a leak should develop there. The cabovers have a lot of seams and such that make them a common site of leaks--at least the ones built like mine is do.

    It is also very nice if you can arrange things so the water from the roof doesn't all descend right in front of the entry door!
  • I keep my trailer in a barn, but if I kept it outside, I would want it draining off the back rather than on the front battery box and propane tanks.

    Jack L
  • Front or rear tilt don't matter, just so long as it's tilted one way or another. I tend to tilt mine back even in the summer to let the rain run off.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    SoundGuy wrote:
    boston blacky wrote:
    G'day;

    So almost ready to park rv for the winter months in the rain/snow, etc. Until spring 2018; i.e. mid Apr., approx. It is parked on level ground and my only question, for now, is: should I tilt it towards the rear or maybe tip it (roof) slighly down in front?

    Your call and thanks in advance for your advise.


    G'day to you too! :B

    Right or wrong, when winter storing our trailer outdoors my own call is to park the trailer tongue down with a breathable ADCO cover over it. Last winter I winter stored indoors and it sure was a lot easier, may do it again this winter as it's one sure way to protect the trailer from harsh winter weather.


    My thought is the roof is designed to work level, so park the trailer level.
  • boston blacky wrote:
    G'day;

    So almost ready to park rv for the winter months in the rain/snow, etc. Until spring 2018; i.e. mid Apr., approx. It is parked on level ground and my only question, for now, is: should I tilt it towards the rear or maybe tip it (roof) slighly down in front?

    Your call and thanks in advance for your advise.


    G'day to you too! :B

    Right or wrong, when winter storing our trailer outdoors my own call is to park the trailer tongue down with a breathable ADCO cover over it. Last winter I winter stored indoors and it sure was a lot easier, may do it again this winter as it's one sure way to protect the trailer from harsh winter weather.

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