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pnichols
Nov 06, 2013Explorer II
I don't know about covering it (unless under a roof or in a building) with an RV cover. RV covers keep an RV too closed up. We had a nasty mold problem once that developed inside an RV we kept completely closed up during the winter.
I'd recommended not covering it and keeping a front roof vent and a rear roof about half-way open (assuming you have rooftop covers over the vents) for good fresh air cirulation. Also, keep a thermostatically controlled electric heater inside turned to 50-55 degress so as to further keep moisture driven out and everything dry. It's the UV rays from the hot spring/summer/fall sun that can ruin RV exteriors more so than anything else ... so keep it covered those times of the year (under trees or a roof structure) ... but STILL with some interior air circulation. I'd never use an RV cover on ours, anytime, because fresh air circulation is impossible then.
Mold/mildew inside an RV can get into "everything" and come close to ruining it for human occupation from then on. We never want to risk this happening again!
I'd recommended not covering it and keeping a front roof vent and a rear roof about half-way open (assuming you have rooftop covers over the vents) for good fresh air cirulation. Also, keep a thermostatically controlled electric heater inside turned to 50-55 degress so as to further keep moisture driven out and everything dry. It's the UV rays from the hot spring/summer/fall sun that can ruin RV exteriors more so than anything else ... so keep it covered those times of the year (under trees or a roof structure) ... but STILL with some interior air circulation. I'd never use an RV cover on ours, anytime, because fresh air circulation is impossible then.
Mold/mildew inside an RV can get into "everything" and come close to ruining it for human occupation from then on. We never want to risk this happening again!
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