Slide topper/water accumulation

I used to worry about it but not anymore. We just bring the slide in a little if it's rained a lot, just to dump it. We're more concerned when we camp in the late fall, it rains, then freezes. We have to slowly bring in the slides to allow the ice to move off.

I did this and it tore the edge of the topper

downtheroad wrote:
I don't like to fool with ladders either so rather than push UP the material, I pull it DOWN.
I throw a rope over the top of the slide awning (end to end) and hook it to the bottom edge of the slide room by tying a bungee on each end of the rope.

But, most often, I just don't worry about water on the topper. It drains off nicely when I retract the slides anyway.

Took some PVC pipe, and made a t, ---works for me--happy-camping

I think the only problem with letting the water accumulate is if you're long-terming and it rains a lot. Then the topper may mold and discolor. Not something I would worry about as it is out of sight.

We don't do anything with ours because we got them to lessen the amount of things we have to do, not add to the list. :) Like the man says, it will evaporate over time. Not an issue IMO.

I'm with DTR. The only time I have worried about mine is when we are on the coast. Then if the weather predictions are for wind I will throw a rope over the big slide and tie the topper down. Mainly so we don't have to listen to it flapping in the breeze all night.

I do the rope trick when I think of it but mostly let it drain when the slide is retracted. This, however, gets the stabilizer and surrounding surface wet which is a little annoying.
I think one of the best ideas, although we've never tried it, is to lay a piece of perforated pvc piping on top of the cover that is longer than the cover. When it rails the water will enter the pipe and drain out the end. Probably would have to be installed and taken off from the roof; bummer!

Water always hangs out on my long living room slide topper. I've tried several things that don't work great so now I don't worry about it..... The water eventually finds its way off. It's the wind that has messed mine up, that one topper flaps in the wind and now needs to be replaced cause its torn in one corner.

downtheroad wrote:
I don't like to fool with ladders either so rather than push UP the material, I pull it DOWN.
I throw a rope over the top of the slide awning (end to end) and hook it to the bottom edge of the slide room by tying a bungee on each end of the rope.

But, most often, I just don't worry about water on the topper. It drains off nicely when I retract the slides anyway.

I've considered trying this but haven't yet... I was a bit concerned that the rope would fray the edge of the topper and later cause a problem.

I don't like to fool with ladders either so rather than push UP the material, I pull it DOWN.
I throw a rope over the top of the slide awning (end to end) and hook it to the bottom edge of the slide room by tying a bungee on each end of the rope.

But, most often, I just don't worry about water on the topper. It drains off nicely when I retract the slides anyway.

Carefree makes a topper that has a better pitch on it to prevent this - topper link. THere is also another manufacturer out there with a topper that has a bar that automatically comes up to give the similar affect that you (and we've done too and have given up) to prevent slide out water accumulation.