Tarp to cover camper

I used a blue tarp to cover mine last winter. I can probably use it for one more winter. I spent a total of around $60 to purchase it last fall.

mkletka wrote:
I used a blue tarp to cover mine last winter. I can probably use it for one more winter. I spent a total of around $60 to purchase it last fall.

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no holes so I'll use it again this year.

I buy a big silver tarp from Harbor Freight every other year. It's around 20' x 30' and I think I spend about $40.

I use a heavy rubberized trucker tarp. One camper is going on 6 years the other camper has been used for 3.

Camp, Forrest, Camp! wrote:
I buy a big silver tarp from Harbor Freight every other year. It's around 20' x 30' and I think I spend about $40.

+1 on the heavy weight silver tarp from HF! I've gotten 3 winters out of mine. I duct-taped some small rags on the rear upper corners of my trailer to reduce to 'sharp edge' after the first winter I noticed it wearing thin in those two spots. I will use this one one more winter before I get a new one.

Sunshield tarps last for several seasons. Buy one to cover the roof and hangs over the sides a little. No need to cover the sides completely.

I am going on 2 years with my ADCO cover, I make sure all the sharp edges are coverd with a piece of cut up swim noodle. Also make sure it is tight as possible to prevent flapping as it will cause it to fail too.

I've tried every 'tarp' style over the years: blue, silver, camo, green, and brown cheap and not-so-cheap plastic tarps. None of them lasted more than 2 seasons. Of course, Sierra Cement and lots of it does not help the situation.
Then I bought a treated, heavy cotton duck trucker's tarpolin, and as they say, I got what I paid for. I've gotten many seasons out of it. The woe is that it is heavy and takes 2 people to install in the fall.
Last fall we built a dedicated TC/tractor barn, so the tarp situation is moot. This end (facing south) is now closed up during the winter months:

regards, as always, jefe

I put old linens sewn together under tarp to help scratching or scruffing from happening' works out fine.

We have an Adco cover. The DW sewed a panel in the middle to make it slightly wider so it isn't so tight. It works well. Tarps are ok as long as you create a way for them to breathe.