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Old 05-16-2023, 10:29 PM   #1
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Motorhome cover

Simple question .... anyone have strong opinions on the best cover to protect our National Tradewinds from summer heat and winter rain and snow in BC ?
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Old 05-17-2023, 10:11 AM   #2
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I tried a quality cover 25 years ago on a 36' Pace Arrow Vision. I used it one time and that was enough for me. The pain of putting it on along with the risk of climbing up with it and then taking it down was all I needed to give it away to the first person to answer my AD. There were times when it was on that we would have used the coach, but didn't want the hassle of removing and putting it back on. I built an RV Port that served for several MH's over the years. Just park it and plug it in. Always ready for the next weekend trip to the lake.
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Old 05-17-2023, 10:20 AM   #3
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I keep mine covered, and agree it's a pain to put it on, but you get a system that works, and it becomes rather routine. It's about a 10-15 minute process to put it on, and much less to take it off. I also make sure I give it a quick bath before I put it away, to minimize any scratches from a blowing cover. Mine lives in a storage yard here in So Cal, so the weather is not a factor as much as UV! The sun can destroy a coach in a few years here, so IMHO, it's worth it! I use a lighter cover, I believe it's a Fornier. (SP). The heavier, more expensive covers are much harder to pull up, and put on. Yes they last longer, but I'd rather have a lighter cover that is much less expensive that I can replace every 2-3 years.
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Side note, As previously stated, it's also dangerous, and you need to be painfully aware of every step you make on the roof while putting it on. For mine, I'm in a storage area that if something happens, who would know? Make sure you have your phone in your pocket, just in case. If its raining, wait and go back when it's dry. If its windy, wait till it stops and go back! Don't put yourself in a position that could put you in peril!
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Way more trouble than it's worth to me!
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Old 06-03-2023, 06:00 PM   #6
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In the park where we have an annual site. There are a few rigs that cover for the winter. About half have their covers shredded by spring. Just my observation. We are out with our rig enough during the winter than covering it is not worth the effort.
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Old 06-03-2023, 07:37 PM   #7
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The "best" cover? An enclosed building/garage. 2nd best, an RV port (like I have - see my allbums). 3rd best, a Tyvek (ADCO) cover.
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It depends on your weather and travel. We live in Southern California and years ago I bought a duck cloth cover that was $1200.00 in 2005. It was a nice cover, but heavy. I designed a system where I had a plastic storage box mounted on poles behind the motorhome. From the roof, I could just reach in, pull out the cover and cover the motorhome. Even that became tedious and was quite an ordeal.

Because we used our coach almost once a month and don't winterize in Southern California, I gave up on covering it.

With that said, if I lived in an area where the coach had to be winterized and protected from the snow for several months and I couldn't erect a semi-permanent cover, I think I would buy a cloth cover. Make sure all the sharp points are covered with tennis balls and secure the cover well.
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Thanks for all the comments guys. I think I'll be taking my chances without a cover.
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Thanks for all the comments guys. I think I'll be taking my chances without a cover.
Smart choice. Keep a good coat of wax on the surface once or twice a year and you'll be fine. The full timers never see anything more than shade when they are parked. One fall could ruin your day or, possibly, the rest of your days.
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Last year I did use two big tarps, which I tied down. It worked beautifully and I was glad that I did it when we had a big winter storm that sent branches and debris flying and one landed on the roof.

I had just rolled out a new roof last summer. The tarp took the hit and the roof didn't even get a mark on it. Plus there was just a lot of 'junk' that didn't make it to the roof.

The tarps were the heavy duty type with color on one side, silver on the other.

I swept my driveway then laid out the tarp the way I wanted it one the roof.

I put my ties through the end grommets and the middle grommets.

I folded the long ends (length) to the center of the tarp. Then I went to each short end (width) and rolled each end to the middle so that they butted up against each other. Used a bungie to keep it together.

When I got onto the roof, I went to the center area that the tarp would cover and just gave a hard push to one roll side, then the other.

From there I gently draped the two sections that had been folded to the middle, over the top and they reached across the MH roof and over the sides about two feet.


You can then, easily, shift it to be where you want it.


I got down and tied them off then went up and did the second tarp.

Since I wrote this step by step, it sounds like a lot but it isn't. Start to finish took me about 30 min. (most of that time was putting the ties on the grommets, which the tarps now have so won't need to do that again). I used 550lb paracord for the ties.

Next season I will be back to full-timing so will not be doing it. However, if I ever 'stop', I will.
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