storing outside ???

luberhill, Personally... I'd lean toward the pole barn. Build it oversize, and you have a good multi-function building. It can remain strictly for any and all storage, or as time/ money permits, finish out for shop or whatever. We've got two now... can't have too much storage, shop,etc.

I agree with Matt except... we went 16 foot sidewalks with 14x14 roll-up doors. The extra cost is minimal, and you won't regret it....trust me on that one!

A post frame barn is great to protect RV's from effects of weather. We kept a Class C in a barn, but moved and cant build a barn here. Our 5th shows the effects of 3 years of sitting outside. We plan on building a barn on country acreage within 2-3 years and will also get a new RV.
I will say I am particular as heck about what my toys look like.

Luberhill,

If you have the place and option to build I would surely build a cover for your RV!! Ideally I would want a garage to fully enclose and protect your investment.

I have a rental garage and like the fact I'm 'out of the weather' when not in use.

Good luck,
MM.

luberhill wrote:
Still trying to find the correct class c or a for wife and me....when I do I have thought about building a pole barn to store, but would it be ok stored outside in the North East ??
I understand indoors is best but is it worth it to build a barn just to store or maybe one of the metal carport type with gravel under ???

I built a pole barn. Before that, I spent more time trying to clean black streaks, re-caulking, peeling off curled decals and painting rusted areas and yellowed plastic, just to name a few issues. The current RV looks almost new year after year. I wash it when returning from a trip and it stays inside till the next trip.

If you install a carport type cover, at least add enough sidewall to keep all the sun off. I believe that the sun damages things more than anything.

It has been my (painful) experience that RVs have three real big enemies:
Weather
Critters
Disuse

If you do build such a barn, make it so it is 14' under the roof, has a 12' wide door and can accommodate is 45' long. You might choose to upgrade, or maybe the next owner will use it.

It should have 50amp, water and room to work around the coach because you may upgrade and you will at least want to be able to get into the storage and wash it in there.

There is no way you can make the barn critter-proof (trust me on that one), but you can try any and maybe all the things to discourage them from using it as a home.

When the coach is in a barn (as mine is most of the time) and you can keep the reefer cold, tanks full and empty as required, the impediment to using it disappears and you can suddenly fire up and go to (you get to fill this in) on very little notice.

From Syracuse, I can only think of about a dozen places in easy striking range, but we don't like in the east anymore.

(Build the barn, but you might want to find out what you have to do to keep it an agricultural shed for tax purposes.)

Matt

If outside and not covered.
Insure the roof caulking is sound.
I had an ice dam get under my caulking and it took out the wall of the over cab bunk.
Believe it or not, it was covered by my home owners insurance.
That loop hole may have been closed by now.
A roof rake to clear the first couple of feet helps the snow melt,

If possible, I would build a pole barn or carport. It's a nice way to store the RV and protect it from the sun and weather.

But, if you decide to park it outside, it's not a big deal. Like Gordon Three said, roof maintenance is an ongoing task. Check it a couple times a year, even if you park it under a roof.

In your area snow load will be a big issue. As long as your OK clombing up and brushing snow off the roof, no need to put it indoors.

Millions of em parked under nothing but sky.

Keeping it indoors or covered isn't enough to get you out of regular roof maintenance.