Storing Truck Camper Outside

Christl wrote:
Hi Folks: I need some input from folks who have stored their Truck Campers outside during the Winter where you could get 2 feet of snow and -30 degree weather for a month and what their experience has been? Has anyone covered their rig with a breathable tarp like a SFS Aquashed? I need 13 foot clearance to get our rig under a roof and that is not likely going to happen. I have successfully stored our previous palomino bronco truck camper outside by providing a mid point support for the roof from inside and covering the roof with 10 mil clear plastic down the sides a foot so all water does not sheet down the walls. For our Lance I have redone all seams below the roof line with new ProFlex RV caulking and the roof seams with Dicor, I was thinking of making coverings for the 3 roof vents from dense Styrofoam and purchasing a TC tarp to cover it. Has anyone added a little 60W light bulb on a timer to address keep humidity down? Looking forward to responses.

I put my camper on the ground,suported by a flat concrete tiles at each corner to keep it couple inches of the ground ..

placed several wooden strips 1x2 wide on the roof and tied heavy waterproof tarp on this,that way air can circulate under it..

Left windows open a bit as there is nothing to freeze inside..

Only clean the snow from solar panel to keep bateries charged,got about couple feet last year..

Always make sure that air can circulate under the roof covering,even though snow and moisture may not hurt anything the heat from the sun
especialy if its dark cover will increase the roof temperature so much it may destroy cook melt something

My roof is made of plywood coated with epoxy and marine enamel and the heat got so high under dark tarp it cracked in several places..got some work to look forward to next summer