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Old 04-15-2012, 06:29 PM   #1
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Covers for RVs

Anyone have experiences? Good or bad...

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Old 04-15-2012, 07:22 PM   #2
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Old 04-15-2012, 07:22 PM   #3
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My trailer is a v-nose so I ordered a Calmark cover that is custom made to the trailer. Love it. Heavy--but love how it fit and having a nice clean trailer when winter was over.
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I had one on my previous TT and it was great, however, you must make sure it fits good and tight. At my previous unit we had a pretty bad storm roll through with heavy winds and just a little slack in the cover ripped it to shreds. Otherwise, up till then it was a great cover.
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:31 PM   #5
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Old 04-15-2012, 11:20 PM   #6
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My trailer has drain spouts sticking out 2" on the top of each corner. They are siliconed on. Does a cover accommodate them or will they act like pokers to the material when the cover is on?
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Old 04-16-2012, 05:09 AM   #7
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I have the same gutter system on my TT. I cut a slit in tennis balls and stuck them on the end of each downspout. Cover drops over them no problem.
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I have the same gutter system on my TT. I cut a slit in tennis balls and stuck them on the end of each downspout. Cover drops over them no problem.

I did the same thing as Old Car and the tennis balls still pushed through our Adco tyvek cover halfway into winter. Didn't even last one season.
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I did the same thing as Old Car and the tennis balls still pushed through our Adco tyvek cover halfway into winter. Didn't even last one season.
That's not good. I wonder why?

I also have an ADCO tyvek and use the tennis ball trick. Worked perfectly on my hybrid so maybe it's a function of the trailer design.

I can see this happening if my cover had been a tighter fit, though.
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I cut a slit in tennis balls and stuck them on the end of each downspout.
That's a darn tootin good idea. It's the simple things that you don't think about until someone does it, then your like dang why didn't I think of that.
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I have the same gutter system on my TT. I cut a slit in tennis balls and stuck them on the end of each downspout. Cover drops over them no problem.
Great idea - Thanks
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