RV Covers
I am thinking about buying a cover for my 5th wheel to save money on storage rental. Looking for opinions on these covers from people that use them. Thanks
Forum Discussion
I use to cover my 2 previous campers (sometimes). First camper I was all "gun-ho!" Climbed up there like I was King Rat and felt proud as a peacock when it was in place. Actually, looking back, I think it was a "show-off" factor more than anything.
Second camper, not so "gun-ho!" any more. It was longer, heavier cover, and more to deal with. Had the camper 8 years and covered religiously the first 4, then realized THIS is really a pain in the "neck!" It takes WORK to do it! I'm sick of work! So, the last 4 year, I didn't cover.
What were the results between the 4 years of covering followed by the 4 years of not covering? Absolutely nothing! Really! When we sold the camper, the roof was still just as clean as it could be. The calking was good as ever, no leaks, no bad spots, and it traded in value pretty well.
I live in Indiana where got down to 20 below zero more winters than not over those 8 years. It had piles of snow on top of it. And then in the summer, it had temperatures of 90 plus degrees with direct sunlight for the entire 8 years. Washed the roof twice a year. Treated it with RV rubber roof protector, and never had a problem.
Current camper is even longer. No way am I covering now. I'm down to washing that roof once a year now, and letting my RV dealership check the roof now. I'm getting too danged old to be climbing around on top of the thing now!
So??? was there any advantage to covering or not covering since I did both? I suppose the answer is found in my next question?
Which is more? Half a dozen of one, or.... 6 of the other?
I don't cover any more. It's just too much work at my age now with bad knees.
Second camper, not so "gun-ho!" any more. It was longer, heavier cover, and more to deal with. Had the camper 8 years and covered religiously the first 4, then realized THIS is really a pain in the "neck!" It takes WORK to do it! I'm sick of work! So, the last 4 year, I didn't cover.
What were the results between the 4 years of covering followed by the 4 years of not covering? Absolutely nothing! Really! When we sold the camper, the roof was still just as clean as it could be. The calking was good as ever, no leaks, no bad spots, and it traded in value pretty well.
I live in Indiana where got down to 20 below zero more winters than not over those 8 years. It had piles of snow on top of it. And then in the summer, it had temperatures of 90 plus degrees with direct sunlight for the entire 8 years. Washed the roof twice a year. Treated it with RV rubber roof protector, and never had a problem.
Current camper is even longer. No way am I covering now. I'm down to washing that roof once a year now, and letting my RV dealership check the roof now. I'm getting too danged old to be climbing around on top of the thing now!
So??? was there any advantage to covering or not covering since I did both? I suppose the answer is found in my next question?
Which is more? Half a dozen of one, or.... 6 of the other?
I don't cover any more. It's just too much work at my age now with bad knees.
