RV covers - Questions for those that use them

The ADCO is a great wayto go.
We traded in our 13 y/o TT this year and it sitll looked like new which I credit the cover for.
I did leave it uncovered the last winter and could not believe the wear to the roof.
New TT is getting a RV-port but if we hadn't done that, I'd have gotten another Adco.

Compared to me the Dutchman isn't old.

I don't use a cover any more. Too much work, we use our camper too much in the winter, and I'm just getting to old to mess with it. But when I did have a cover, here's how I put it on.

The very first time, I laid it on the ground just like it would be if on the camper. I then pulled the side over on the top (which is now on the bottom. I then folded (length wise), over onto itself in 1/4 folds, until what was left was a strip only 1/4 that of the original width. (if campers are 8 feet wide, the cover is now folded 2 feet wide length wise).

I then rolled the cover from the back to the front, and did it this way every time. Always front to back. With the entire cover into a gigantic short hot-dog, I'd lift it on the ladder and lay it on the roof of the camper at the front. Then I could simply walk and unroll it from the front to the back. Then unfold the quarter folds (lengthwise), and then simply drop the side over. Climb down and snug everything up.

After that first time, I never had lay it on the ground again. To remove it, I pulled the sides up and laid them over the top (on the top of the trailer). Then length wise, folded into a 1/4 length again. Then rolled it back up ... back to front... always. This way, I knew when unrolling next winter, it always started to unroll from the front.

I covered for several years this way. Mine had holes for the rain gutters after the first season with the cover. I just made sure those same holes always lined up with the rain gutters and never worried about it. Actually, the holes with the rain gutters poking through helped hold the cover down .... putting it on and removing it.

I just laid mine on top of the television antenna, but I did have to remove to radio antenna. I just took the set-screw out and put the antenna inside the camper. Actually, that was the part I hated most.

Here again, I quit using a cover, and never used a cover on my current camper because we use the camper throughout the winter. We take winter trips, go to Florida and South Carolina the week of Christmas and the week of March 10, every year. And the we sometimes do a dry winter camp at a state park, and we sleep in the camper all winter in the drive way until outside temps drop to about zero. Then we shut down and move in the house. So covering and uncovering with snow and cold is just too much of pain. So we don't cover any more. The camper just gets used too much in the winter.

"mainly rain gutter extension spouts and fixed TV antenna." I wrap each spout one in an old sock. I do not do anything re TV antennae.
"How do you install your RV cover?" I use my collapsible ladder, back and forth without going on roof but mt TT is 7.5 feet wide.

jbjuices wrote:
So I cover all gutters and sharp edges, but it still rips. What I've done to protect my cover is buy the Warranty at Camping World. It's definitely worth the money for the warranty since you KNOW you'll replace it in 2-3 years.

The ADCO comes with a 3 year warranty. If/when I need it, let's see how the company performs.....If it's like Costco, I'm golden! If it's like Target, I'm %^#$*&% !!!

SoundGuy wrote:
Foam pipe wrap on gutter extensions, pieces of Reflectix to cover any sharp protrusions, including the awning ends, both secured in place with clear duct tape.

One person on the roof to unfurl the cover, another on the ground to dress the cover around the sides of the trailer. Has always worked well for me. :)

Thanks for the tip on foam pipe wrap and clear duct tape.
How would you use reflectix on the TV antenna?

So I cover all gutters and sharp edges, but it still rips. What I've done to protect my cover is buy the Warranty at Camping World. It's definitely worth the money for the warranty since you KNOW you'll replace it in 2-3 years.

We lay the cover out on the ground next the the camper and fold the sides over. We then pull the cover up on the roof from the front end, walk the cover to the front lay it down and drape the sides. I then have my 3 kids buckle the straps and tada!! I do take the bag that the cover stores in and drape it over my gas tank cover and then put a Home Depot bucket over the power jack. Now that I have a new Propride hitch, I'll most likely bungee a tarp over the entire front end to protect everything from fading and rust. Don't forget the tire covers...Learned that the hard way when I had to replace them after 2 seasons because I didn't cover them. Camping world is giving them away for free with a purchase of cover

Foam pipe wrap on gutter extensions, pieces of Reflectix to cover any sharp protrusions, including the awning ends, both secured in place with clear duct tape.

One person on the roof to unfurl the cover, another on the ground to dress the cover around the sides of the trailer. Has always worked well for me. :)