Tire Covers - Evidence or just belief?
Whenever I find parked motorhomes, I find some of them with tire covers, presumably to protect the tires from the sun. Now, off the top of my head this sounds like one of those "common sense" thing...
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wildtoad wrote:
My belief is that if you wash tires regularly, and move every now and then, tire covers are a hassle and not worth the cost. But if you stay in one place for a while, in open spaces with plenty of sun, then they are beneficial.
Pretty much sums it up. Also, take a look at your 5-year old tires that have sat out in the sun all that time, then look at your spare that's been under cover for that same amount of time - quite telling!
Now, evidence shows that even if a tire "looks" good, the internal degradation occurs, hidden from the naked eye. Time and oxygen are killers (of tires, at least).
