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Snowseeker, I leave my TT outside and have always covered it with an ADCO cover from Camping World. Rain and snow in the winter and blazing hot sun (thanks Al) in the summer. The ADCO cover lets everything breath and really saves the roof and outside finish. They only last a couple of years and are a pain to be taking on and off, but without it my TT would be totaled by now. Just a thought, gm.
Anyone ever try some sort of hard cover? Lay down 2x4's or whatever to have an airgap and then plastic paneling or something of the like on top? I think even with a soft cover I would want an airgap at the top so the roof gets air.
Actuallly, depending upon what you get tyvek top panels keep 95% of the moisture off and breath. The ideal solution is one of those metal portable garages, but i can't afford one. Although, after 5 or 6 covers I maybe getting close.
Any of you cover your TT with a tarp for winter? Ours gets left outside all year round and every year I wonder if it is a good idea to cover it or not.
The thing I worry about is condensation between the tarp and TT and the TT not being able to breath well.
Snow, We have always covered our trailers for the Winter here. On the old towhauler used an ADCO tyvek cover that held up pretty well for the 4 years we used it, covered in Nov and uncovered in March typically. It did wear some at the sharper corners but not to the point of being a problem, the cover was still good enough that we included it with the TH when we traded it in on the new TT.
You can see it here in the background of this picture, see how the wind is lifting the top overhang and exposing the screen vents? That design keeps any moisture from building up or hanging around under the cover, never any moisture issues under the cover.
On the new (brought home Nov 2013) '14 TT we are using an ADCO Expedition cover, which is even heavier than the old grey one. Now at halfway through it's third Winter it does have a couple of wear holes (maybe three 2" holes) at sharp features but otherwise still like new. It has more zippered section to make getting in/out of a covered trailer easier and it also has more screened vent ports under the top overhang to let the wind dry out any moisture under the cover. I like using a cover as it keeps the roof clean and dry and the sides stay clean without any water run off streaks. This picture shows the new TT's cover, it's the one to the left but the right one is the same ADCO Expedition cover on my buddy's Class A RV.
I've never covered my trailer, always check out the condition of the roof in the spring. Only issues I've seen so far are fading of some of the stickers. Figured with the age of my last camper, and it sat outside 24-7, the new one didn't need to be covered either. But, guess when I build a shop, I'll be building big enough to park it inside to keep the sun off it. Lol
It's nice to finally be able to do something IN the garage instead of TO the garage!
We transferred the camping stuff from the old to the new trailer last week. Last couple days I was working on moving my golf cart batteries onto the new one. The paint job on the tongue was pretty shoddy from the factory, a little rust on the propane rack and battery racks, plus WD bar marks in a different spot. Cleaned that up and painted it yesterday, installed the batteries today. I need to pick up a longer cable to go between batteries before the covers will fit, they were side by side on the old one, plus the old boxes were too short anyway. Here's the gist of it.
Even waxed the propane cabinet area. Painted the old trailer tongue today. Tomorrow I need to take the expansion tank out of the old trailer and figure out what fittings I need and put it in the new one. Getting anxious to sell the old trailer, it's looking a lot like a lift to me these days!
Those stickers on the new battery boxes are not cooperating in coming off. Should I try a hair dryer to peel them off?
On the decals ....... I peel as much off by hand as I can, then soften / wash off the goo with a rag and a solvent like mineral spirits or enamel reducer. I try to stay away from laquer thinner as it can eat some plastics.
Got my expansion tank changed over to the new rig. I really like this mod. We rarely camp someplace with full hookups, run off the pump most of the time. This stores up a gallon or so of water under pressure so you can have the pump off and still have enough water pressure to wash hands or use the toilet or whatever. Also seems to make the pump quieter.
Easy to hook into the system, just a couple hoses and a Tee off the tank. One hose goes to the pump outlet, the other goes through the union and hooks to the water line that came off the pump outlet. Pictures is lame, but inside the circle is the hookup. Off the shelf potable water expansion tank and standard 1/2" lines.
Wife finished cleaning up the old camper and we have everything stowed in the new one. Hopefully get the old one on the market this weekend. I'm anxious to start camping!
I think I will do the expansion tank deal like Eric posted. The strait plumbing has been bothering me for awhile now, so hard to get a nice trickle flow with the plump kicking on and off constantly.
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