Shall I cover my travel trailer during winter time?

[mickeyhs]

Cover or no cover?

[SwanInWA]

Not sure if you shall, but I definitely think you should! 🙂

[tatest]

Where do you winter? Where I live, I want to be under cover in all seasons, because the threats include ice storms in winter, very large hail and strong winds in spring and autumn, and intense heat and UV exposure for more than half the year. But for me, covered means under cover, not just fabric tossed over it.

[RGar974417]

I always cover.Tried the commercial covers but they allow water or melted snow through and camper was always dirty when you removed the cover.Plus,they were expensive and only last a few years.For the past 5 years or so I have used a 30 x 20ft plastic tarp and cover with that.I also bought 2 " webing at the hardware store with buckles and run them over the top of trap and under RV.Then tie the ends with rope. The tarps are about $60 and last one or 2 years but when I uncover the unit it is clean.

[thirtydaZe]

the snow in your pics looks just awful.

[Tvov]

I cover over the winter.

I also make sure I tie or bungee EVERY grommet and secure point on the cover. This will help prevent any effects from wind. As far as I can tell my TT has had no negative effects from being covered.

[SoundGuy]

I always stored our popups in my workshop but when we moved to a hybrid I couldn't so the first winter I rented indoor storage. That was costly so I invested in a cover for the following winter and have since used a cover for winter storage on every trailer we've owned after that. I use an ADCO Designer series on our current trailer and wouldn't ever consider not covering the trailer for the winter, not so much to keep it "purty" but to protect the seals and the awning from the constant freeze / melt cycles over the winter. Installed properly, there's no reason at all for a cover to rub or damage the finish of the trailer.

[fitznj]

It may be a pain to cover/uncover each time but worth it in the long run.
We've covered our last 2 TTs and they still look brand new - even though our current on is 10 years old. Never had a leak, paint still shines, roof is clean. We plan in keeping the TT another 5 years - so keeping it in excellent condition is worth it to us.
Gerry

[kknowlton]

We had a very sheltered spot for our camper at our previous home, and we covered in the winter. The big advantage: we could leave the vents (which have MaxxAir vent covers) open in the winter, and also left one of the windows cracked open, which minimized condensation and mildew during the months the camper wasn't used.

If you park your camper in a windy spot, however, you may want to consider not using a cover. Not our experience (due to said sheltered spot) but others have mentioned damage to the camper from the cover flapping in the wind and rubbing off the finish. Of course, if you live where you get lots and lots of snow, you would need to make sure to clean off the camper's roof regularly - especially without a cover.

[Crazy_Ray]

Cover

[Dick_B]

This is one of those `hot' topics that raises the blood pressure of some of the responders. For previous posts search this Forum for `rv cover' and read on. You could minimize the results by only searching in the Travel Trailer section.

[SH]

ScottG wrote:
Been covering for ten years and the TT still looks like new. I would absolutely cover it.

x2 Very happy with covering our rig. I wish I would have covered our previous 5th wheels!

[ScottG]

Been covering for ten years and the TT still looks like new. I would absolutely cover it.

[midnightsadie]

I cover , now we have a garage for it, covering protects again nature, and your roof won,t leak. look into a metal free standing cover,

[ChooChooMan74]

My reason for thinking about covering is tree crap. No choice but to park under trees. That is my choice of wanting trees in the yard.