tarp over a motorhome?

My brother-in-law and I both tarped our campers one year.

Bad news for him! He had one part that was not fastened tight and apparently blew back and forth in the wind just enough to wear a hole right through his entry door!

I will be forgoing the tarp and buying a camper cover this year.

PS - I have one giant tarp for sale - ha ha

After having our new fver for only 5 days and having it hit by hail we had to chose something. Wanted a port but couldn't afford it. Chose $80 tarp anchored off to the side. Eye bolts mounted to the fence and deck allowed the sides of the tarp to stand off at an angle. Huge stones would rip through, but 3/4" or smaller would glance off. Even the huge ones would at least be slowed down. Rubbermaid totes over the skylights and with the tarp taut, the wind never removed it or rubbed it against the paint.

thanks all
I looked at RV covers $800! gulp!
what happens to the antenna that stick up on the roof near the front for the radio I guess.
thanks

In our N.W. climate winter tarping has always worked fine for us. One trick I learned is to hang 1/2 full milk jugs of water on the corners and, if long, on the middle. This eliminates the tarp flapping in the wind beating up the RV. We camp most of the year and went for a metal canopy just because it is easier to access the rig if we want to goo out. Take measurments and go with the thicker silver tarps. You will be surprised how close you can come to the right size. Just overlap what you don't use. Covering is always better than the surprise of water damage from that leak you did'nt know about Happy trails

You could search this Forum for `RV Cover' in the Motorhome section. We use a Sunshield tarp. We have vent covers and open the vents during storage plus end windows under their covers in our TT. No mold.

I agree, it's a good idea to tarp the top.
But, 2oldman is right. The wind will probably tear it off quickly.
Trust me, I know.

I guarantee that most of those tarps are covering up leaky roofs, but a few are certainly for winter storage.

Fact or fiction, some claim that the tarp traps moisture and causes mold growth.

I've read where people have used tarps and not had any mold problems, but I have never heard someone say they tarped their RV and had mold. Maybe they are just too embarrassed to come back for the "I told you so" or maybe the mold thing is just a myth? I don't know.

Tarps are definitely rough on paint. I tarped a load in my pickup truck for a quick slow speed trip across town and it scratched the heck out of my paint.

Tarps are tough to get (and keep) tight. Loose and flapping will wear a hole through on anything resembling a sharp corner in short order.

It's not a bad idea, but, I found that keeping it on during wind was difficult.