I live in Tucson, AZ and the sun pretty much discolors everything left out. That being said, we bought an RV cover for our new trailer. I put it on for the first time yesterday and it was a nightmare. I will mostly be doing it by myself and the roof to my trailer isn't designed to be walked on. Does anybody have a trick that can make this task a little less painful?
Placing RV Cover
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I haven't tried this myself, but I have read that you can use a "helper", by attaching a couple of ropes to any available corners or through grommets. This will allow you to now pull the cover, front to back or back to front.
This may take a few tries to position it over air conditioner or other vent covers.
This may take a few tries to position it over air conditioner or other vent covers.
Boonieman
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We bought a fifth wheel and the first year we had to store it outside. Luckily had a young nephew put the cover on, but still a nightmare. Eventually found a place to store the RV inside until we built a pole barn to keep it in. Totally feel your pain.
Ernie n Tara
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To each his own but I suspect you may be overly concerned. We stay where it's hot as a matter of policy and haven't seen any problems with sun fading on our rig (s) or others. I'll note that decals may be a different thing but then there is the cover being blown around and wearing off the decal/paint.
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pz
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Sadly there is no easy way, however, I started taking pictures of how I rolled up the cover so I could remember which way was front/back to make it easier for the next time. I also used a couple of cheap ratchet straps from Harbor Freight to compact, and make the cover easier to carry and manage.
JoelP
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I suppose it depends upon what you have up top. I have a cover that I put on in the winter, but I cannot imagine doing this without going up on the roof. Could you put some plywood down on the roof to walk on? On my roof the first thing I have to do is unscrew a couple of antennas that would hang up the cover if I simply tried to slide it from one side to the other. The satellite antenna and the HD antenna would also hang it up if I were not up there. I also get hung up on the thing that sticks out from the ends of the awning. If your roof is really smooth I would try to fling a weight over the top with a cord attached and repeat this from back to front, then pull the cover up with these cords. I once had the thought of using my drone to fly these cords over the top, but never gave that a try. That said I can easily imagine using my drone to watch from below how the cover was progressing along the top as I stood at the bottom pulling on the cords.
