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Old 10-10-2024, 08:48 AM   #1
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To cover or not to cover that is the question

It's getting that time of year where I need to think about winterization and storing the 5th wheel for winter. Unfortunatley our 5th wheel won't go into our barn it's to tall. So it's sat outside since we bought it earlier this year. It's a 2006 Designer. My question is, should I buy a cover for it or leave it uncovered out in the elements?
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Even if you cover it check the gasket on your A/C unit. Yours being a 2006 should be on its 3rd. gasket by now. With the rain/ snow & ice in your area of the country one leak over the winter could destroy your ceiling.
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I'll definatley have to check that out. Thanks.
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I am ambivalent on covers in the Midwest. I got one a few years ago and mice followed the tie downs and then inside the cover as a route to get inside. Hours of nasty cleanup after that and the second year it ripped from wind so pitched it.

Now I use foil/bubble type duct wrap in the windows to keep out the sun and block the skylight so no fading.
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That is why I've come here to ask. I live on a country road. Corn field across the street, I have a field that's just foliage. I've heard good and bad on using covers, especially in areas with wind. I wish it fit in the barn like our old TT, but she's a few inches to tall.
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We had back luck with covers. One trapped moisture and messed up the top on a popup and the other was ok but dust would work thru and act as abrasive with the wind, and it fell apart in a couple seasons. I leave it exposed now. One year I did shovel the roof after a huge snow storm though.
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I will not be covering my Jayco here in the northeast for the winter. Makes for a great moisture trap.
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Old 10-11-2024, 03:27 AM   #8
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I cover as I live among the pine trees and want to protect it from sap. If I lived elsewhere, I wouldn't cover.
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Old 10-11-2024, 06:21 AM   #9
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I bought a cover but didn't cover last winter only b/c it was new to me in October and I did busy work inside, when I could over the winter. I still have the cover in the box and contemplate even using it. I'm in CT. Snow can be heavy or not in any given winter. My camper does sit in full sun, no trees. The back wall is hammered by the direct south sun and the direct sun melts the snow really quickly on the roof. I'm still not sure if I'm gong to use the cover. I tilt the camper back, so snow melting/water runs off as fast as possible.
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My has shade from the trees for the most part. I think I'll just put a little more angle on it, cover the tires and hope for the best.
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My has shade from the trees for the most part. I think I'll just put a little more angle on it, cover the tires and hope for the best.
Sounds good.

I didn't cover the tires last year. On one side, when not camping, the tires NEVER see the sun. The other side, the tires see the sun by 1-2pm until sundown in the summer and a bit less in the cooler months. I do apply the 303 UV protectant to all the rubber slide seals, around the windows, anything plastic/black and the tires, several times a year.

The date codes on my tires are 4420. My camper is a 2022, looks to have been manufactured around 4/2022. Sat on a lot until I bought it 10/2023. I'm hoping to get a couple more season out of them, if I keep them protected well enough.
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I just put new tires on this year so I want to make sure they last.
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We have a small trailer - ~16 x 7'. For the winter we drape a breathable cloth car cover over the roof with the edges all around coming down about 12-18". We use rope to bungy cord tiedowns, 3 on each side,, 1 on each end, so it can flap and move some, but not fly off in the wind. We use pipe insulation pieces to cover the corner downspouts and any knots or hardware on the tiedowns to avoid abrasion from the wind. We leave the ceiling vent open. The cover keeps sun, sap, twigs, leaves, bird droppings, etc. off the trailer roof and allows us access to the trailer door. If the snow gets too heavy we rake it off. This system has worked very well, if not perfectly, for seven winters so far. The south-facing front is starting to look a little chalky, but the rest of the exterior is in very good shape. We also keep the wheels covered whenever the trailer is dormant.
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I will not be covering my Jayco here in the northeast for the winter. Makes for a great moisture trap.
A cover is simply over-kill, unless you park it under a forest of pines.
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It's getting that time of year where I need to think about winterization and storing the 5th wheel for winter. Unfortunatley our 5th wheel won't go into our barn it's to tall. So it's sat outside since we bought it earlier this year. It's a 2006 Designer. My question is, should I buy a cover for it or leave it uncovered out in the elements?
Howdy and Hello, Live in NJ and on my third Jayco Travel Trailer all good.
I never cover. Winterize, cover tires and jack and hitch, and just pitch it to run off the rear. If we get a huge amount of snow, I go out in a day or two and clean off.
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If it' only a few inches, maybe you could reconfigure the barn door? You'd only have to do that once rather than covering every year.
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I've always covered my trailers with quality covers that breathe. I've also covered my cars in the winter whether inside a garage or outside in the weather. I have an 89 vette and 2000 benz, both purchased new, that are covered when not in use and look showroom new. Both are only driven in 'good weather' now. Been doing this for close to 40 years...ever since I had more than two cars. When I worked out west in CA and AZ...people covered their cars while parked outside their job location to keep the UV from cooking the paint and interior....summer or winter. The point is....do what you're comfortable doing. I will offer this....here in Ohio, your cover will go about 5 years and need replaced if you're north in the snow belt.
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I bought a cover 4 years ago heavy on top breathable sides from camping world going out of business $95.00 (should have gotten 2 regular price $395). I put boards under tires cover them tap up sharp edges and wrap with line to prevent wind flapping. Park in storage next to trailer ( mine a class c entegra). No issues at all uncover in the spring ready to go. I wash and wax before storing I am in upstate ny and any snow blows away
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Well got it winterized this evening. Alot easier than I was making it out to be. I've never done a 5th wheel before, my TT was pretty easy.

I have thought about having the barn door looked at for a re configuration but at the highest point on the roof I believe it'll be more than an inch or two off. The air unit was the first "tall" object on the roof it came tom
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Put a cover on our previous 5th wheel a couple of winters. Chaffed through yhe roof material in a couple of places so I stopped using it. Luckily wax able yo store it at thd county fairground over the winter pretty cheap.
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