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ploiselle's avatar
ploiselle
Explorer
Mar 06, 2013

Which tire cover?

I need to replace our tire covers. I currently have Adco covers (came with RV cover) which have served us well. I need the 36 to 39 inch covers.

Camping World have them on sale for $26.99/pair on the Internet. Do they match the price in the store? It is a very long ride for a price check. It is difficult to contact the Fort Myers, FL store by phone being there busy season.

Tweety's has a bad link to their covers. Most web sites are within a dollar.

Any suggestions? Is there a better product? Are Adco ULTRA TYRE GARD tire covers the best?

Being snowbirds, our motor home spends a lot of time in the sun year round.

Thanks for any help.
Paul
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  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Mar 06, 2013
    If you don't care how it looks 1/4 inch plywood would be cheaper and work as well.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Mar 06, 2013
    Dick_B wrote:
    If you don't care how it looks 1/4 inch plywood would be cheaper and work as well.


    Have you priced lumber lately?
    The vinyl covers are by far cheaper now days. Adcos are fine and 26 dollars a pair is a decent price. Order online and have them in a few days directly to your house. Far easier than driving hours to get them.
  • ploiselle's avatar
    ploiselle
    Explorer
    Mar 06, 2013
    Thank you for the response. Plywood will not work for us. We are on the road about 9 months a year, sometimes moving every 4 or 5 days for extended periods of time. Storing the plywood would be a huge issue.

    Again, thanks for the suggestion.

    Paul
  • brirene's avatar
    brirene
    Explorer
    Mar 06, 2013
    I don't know if the Adco covers are "the best", but I've had a pair in use for about 5 years. They aren't the prettiest anymore and are cracking a little, but still serve the purpose. Just like me, I suppose.
  • Okie_in_Wyoming's avatar
    Okie_in_Wyoming
    Explorer
    Mar 06, 2013
    We got some canvas ones at Harbor Freight for very little money. You can see them in our signature picture. They stay on pretty good, but need a bungy cord in extremely high winds (which we have here). We just encircled the covers with a bungy cord and have had no problems since.
    They would also store nicely for you.
    Okie
  • mrkoje's avatar
    mrkoje
    Explorer
    Mar 08, 2013
    donn0128 wrote:
    Dick_B wrote:
    If you don't care how it looks 1/4 inch plywood would be cheaper and work as well.


    Have you priced lumber lately?
    The vinyl covers are by far cheaper now days. Adcos are fine and 26 dollars a pair is a decent price. Order online and have them in a few days directly to your house. Far easier than driving hours to get them.


    Exactly! Unless you already have a sheet that you can't use for anything else you'll be paying at least 25 for crappy particle board or 1/4 plywood. Might as well just spend the extra few bucks and get a good UV resistant tire cover.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Mar 08, 2013
    mrkoje wrote:
    donn0128 wrote:
    Dick_B wrote:
    If you don't care how it looks 1/4 inch plywood would be cheaper and work as well.


    Have you priced lumber lately?
    The vinyl covers are by far cheaper now days. Adcos are fine and 26 dollars a pair is a decent price. Order online and have them in a few days directly to your house. Far easier than driving hours to get them.


    Exactly! Unless you already have a sheet that you can't use for anything else you'll be paying at least 25 for crappy particle board or 1/4 plywood. Might as well just spend the extra few bucks and get a good UV resistant tire cover.


    Could not agree more ADCO work great are easy to store, and easy on and off. Our old ADCO's were starting to crack a little, we sold with our 1st 5er. Bought new to fit the larger tires of our new 5er.
  • Winged_One's avatar
    Winged_One
    Explorer
    May 20, 2013
    Had to bring this back up because we just took our ADCO wheel covers off our trailer. They were on there a whole week. Two of the covers, the reinforcing rings separated from the wheel cover. Not like we were pulling hard on them. Just crawled under and removed them.

    Funny, with ADCO proclaiming so proudly on their box about 4 generations (or something like that) of the same family owning the business. Yes, and you shipped the manufacturing to China and Mexico. Be so proud. You make a cruddy product.

    Back to buying cheap crud from Ebay. The Indonisian covers we had before actually held up better.
  • Mile-High-Endur's avatar
    Mile-High-Endur
    Explorer
    May 20, 2013
    I bought these from Walmart a couple of years ago. Added my own eyelets and used the bunge from my Adco's. Still in great shape.

    Jeff
  • brirene's avatar
    brirene
    Explorer
    May 21, 2013
    I've never seen the need to anchor them using the eyelets. I just snug them down over the tires and call it a day. They fit snugly and have never blown off, or even moved, afaik.

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