Camper cover

[zulu52]

We bought a Classic Accessories cover for our camper a little over two years ago.

After about a year and a half the side material started wasting away. It would tear very easily. So, we started duct taping the holes.
We kept doing it to try to make the cover last as long as we could.
The problem was only the side material. The top was fine.
We paid $180 for it.

Well the time came for it to be replaced and as we had only received two years of use out of it, I decided to try to find something else.

I Googled camper covers for a while and stumbled on the same cover we currently had for the same $180.
No way was I buying another one of them. But then I saw in the description that it had a three year warranty.

What the heck. We took pictures and sent them to the place we bought it from. They said the warranty was good but they needed an ID number off a small tag attached to the camper cover.
It was totally unreadable! But my lovely Wife looked in a closet and found the original bag it came in. It had the number.

We sent it in and they sent us a new cover with no hassles at all.

It's exactly the same so we will probably have the same issues but what the heck. It was free.
The warranty does not start over. It is still 3 years from the original purchase date.
But with some duct tape we will probably get another 2 years out of it.

4 years for a cover for $180 I can live with.
Good to see someone standing behind their product even if it not the highest quality.

Here are some pictures.

Lots of tiny holes.
A ton of tape.
New cover.

[whizbang]

I've found we have to cover up during the Pacific NW winter: just too much rain, moss, pine needles, etc.

My experience mirrors the OP. All my tarps are worn out from UV after two years.

Now, I buy a 16 X 20 heavy duty plastic tarp for about $50 and replace it every two years.

[woodhog]

This will keep tarp off the roof, takes about 30 mins to screw it together, take it apart at end of winter.In the foreground is Heki
Hatch replacement, no problems with it as yet.:)

[towpro]

I ordered 1 online 2 years ago. The "giant distributer" that drop shipped it sent me 2 used covers before I finally got a new one. One was all taped up with duct tape where it had riped being installed, another had a hole burnt through it. People must screw them up, than just return them saying they don't fit. Than distributer never checks them, and just ships them to next order.

[SideHillSoup]

Wife just corrected me, we are in year 12 and this fall will be year 13 with the same cover.
Soup

[Fish_mojo]

I made the mistake of not having my thermostat for the furnace turned all the way off one time when I put the cover on my camper. When it got cold enough, the furnace fire and fortunately only burned a hole in the cover. I don't know how the whole thing, camper included didn't burn up.

If you use a cover, make sure any combustion sources (furnace, water heater) are off!!

[zulu52]

I think my biggest issue was the sun.
All the tears were on the South or sunny side of my camper.
The shady side had no tears.

Not much I can do about it.
Duct tape rules!
Zulu

[Fisher_Bill]

We had a camco on ours and it lasted 3 years but not sure how much more the new owner will get out of it.

We have trees and protection from the wind, they live in Eastern Oregon and the reviews said they don't do well in the windy regions

[SideHillSoup]

We have a Classic on our 5th Wheel and we have had it for over 9 years, this fall will be #10. The issues with theses covers is weather and how tight they are on your rig. Buddy bought one the same year. Bought mine but he didn't have it tight enough and the wind would grab it and it would either catch on something a tear, or the rubbing on so thing caused by the wind would rub a hole right through it.
The zipper started to not work properly and the wife found on YouTube a way to fix that. We have had only two of the tabs that we hook the bungie cords to start to tear and all I did there was rub some clear silicone around the tear and it seams to be holding.
Soup.

[Reddog1]

As I recall, my carport is rated for either the 90 mph or 120 mph. I don't remember which, but you can get either as standard. On special order you can get more than 120 mph.

[Kayteg1]

Don't see any RV cover in Las Vegas.
We do have 80 mph winds and carports have to be rated for it as well.

[mkirsch]

Yeah, definitely not new news. Hundreds of threads about the overpriced garbage RV covers on the market. Nobody makes a good one that will last. Then you have to worry about condensation, wind whipping causing wear-through, UV degradation (which is what it looks like you had), and all sorts of other things.

[Reddog1]

I have had three car covers over the years, and did not like any of them for outside storage. I have had 5th wheels, TTs, and TCs since 1972 and none ever had a cover of any kind. I currently have a 1988 Bigfoot TC. I am the second owner, bought it in 2004. It has never been under a cover. Last year, I splurged, and bought a 26'wide x 31'deep x 14' high carport. It was $5000 installed. I park my Bigfoot in one side and my 1987 19 ft Alpenlite 5th wheel in the other side. I guess you could think of it as a retirement home for old RVs.

I will say, covers would be a real hassle for me. Too much drama to cover and uncover. I opted to leave my RVs uncovered, until I decided to deduct the carport from my kids inheritance.

Wayne

[ScottG]

My ADCO held up fine on my TT for the 12 years I used it - maybe they make them for TC's?

[TxGearhead]

My Classic did the same thing. Bought a new one this spring. I need to look at that tag!
$180 every 3 years is cheaper than renting covered storage or building a barn.