1st hand snow experience.

[garysol]

We will be experiencing our first Michigan winter this year and our camper will be stored in a locked outdoor storage area that I will not be able to get to very often. I am not planning on covering it, Has anyone ever had any 1st hand experience with roof damage due to snow pack sitting on a roof? I have read thread after read of the possible damages that could happen but I have not read any 1st hand experiences of anyone who actually had a roof cave in or any other catastrophic damage occurring. Anyone have any experiences to share?

[RAS43]

My RV's have sat out in all weather over 40+ years of RVing without any damage except for some decal fading. I have seen snow falls of 2-3' and only once did I even attempt to clean it off. And after experiencing a slippery roof I gave that up.

[n7bsn]

I would also take the TV and batteries out of the rig and store at home.

[LOFAT36]

Not to worry. We lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, -30/-40 through the long winter's & snow and never worried about it. The only thing I did was put a cover over my A/C.

[spud1957]

There are thousands of RVs at 100s of dealers in North America's snow regions. It would be safe to say NONE of them go up on the roofs to clear snow off them.

We had the most snowfall on record in a 2 month period, 15'. Didn't pay any attention to the snow on the RV roof.

Don't worry about it.

[cheteckie]

if you do get massive amounts of snow, you can always take a roof rake or broom and sweep off some of the snow. Just be careful around thecA/c and skylights!

[toedtoes]

The main thing I would point out is that after the first rain and after the first snow of the season, go physically check your trailer. Make sure at that point there are no problems before you let it go through multiple rains/snows.

If you catch an issue at the beginning, it's easy to fix. If it sits through several storms and there's a problem, it's going to be ugly.

Sometimes snow can cause a leaking problem where rain wouldn't because it sits on that point for an extended amount of time before melting and leaking through.

[Campinfan]

I live East of you. I keep my trailer outside and have never had a problem. I think we get enough wind that the snow will eventually blow off. Granted, in K-Zoo you will get some lake effect that I won't but I have never heard of a problem with the snow in the southern part of the state.