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JohnnyCW
Oct 29, 2013Explorer
The gutter is below the clearance lights and probably at least 4-5 inches below the roof level. I doubt there is any significant interaction between the slide topper and the wind when going down the road. I've followed behind in my wife's car as she towed the trailer down the interstate and there isn't any sort of flapping from the slide topper fabric.
The gutter on my trailer is very rigidly mounted to the trailer. I tried flexing it up and down with much more force than the slide topper would ever put on it and it felt more than secure enough for the purpose. The slide topper has been in place for about four years now completely trouble free.
The slide topper keeps all the leaves, sticks, and rain off the slide's roof. Debris simply fall away off the back as the slide is retracted just like on any other application where a slide topper is installed. It was the whole point of installing the slide topper to begin with. I don't have to worry about sweeping debris off the slide's roof when packing up or worry about water dripping inside the trailer if there had been rain the night before I'm leaving the campground.

The gutter on my trailer is very rigidly mounted to the trailer. I tried flexing it up and down with much more force than the slide topper would ever put on it and it felt more than secure enough for the purpose. The slide topper has been in place for about four years now completely trouble free.
The slide topper keeps all the leaves, sticks, and rain off the slide's roof. Debris simply fall away off the back as the slide is retracted just like on any other application where a slide topper is installed. It was the whole point of installing the slide topper to begin with. I don't have to worry about sweeping debris off the slide's roof when packing up or worry about water dripping inside the trailer if there had been rain the night before I'm leaving the campground.
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