cover recommendation ?

[Wavery]

Originally Posted by Larry Gault

Thanks Wayne & B& D, I'm gonna order one from Camping World while they are on sale and get the free shiping. I like the Tyvek better too and if I have warr problems at least I can take it to the store 50 miles away.

Sounds like a wise choice. For an extra $100 it will probably last twice as long....sorta falls in that category of, "You get what you pay for"...

Thank you to all that have responded to my question. I'm happy to see the photo of Larry & Pats TM and your TV. I will be towing with a 2003 Toyota PreRunner Double Cab as well. Do you have a trans cooler? I've thought I might need to add one. This forum has been great. Looking forward to joining the ranks of the TM Owners!

Bruce & Paula

[B_and_D]

Originally Posted by b&pcamping

Thank you to all that have responded to my question. I'm happy to see the photo of Larry & Pats TM and your TV. I will be towing with a 2003 Toyota PreRunner Double Cab as well. Do you have a trans cooler? I've thought I might need to add one. This forum has been great. Looking forward to joining the ranks of the TM Owners!

Bruce & Paula

I hope you find a good TM and it is just the one that you are dreaming of.

It would be great to meet you guys at the TM rally at Pismo Beach in September. We've already made reservations & hope to meet some new TM owners as well as catch up with others that we met at the Petaluma rally.

D'

Just came across this thread and would like some opinions, as I know there are a lot of varied good ones in this forum!
We have used the ADCO AquaShed in the past on our popup and it lasted a good 10 years here in N. Idaho. So I followed Bill's advice in the "Cover for 2720SL" thread and ordered the 16'-18' ADCO cover last year from JC Whitey - way better prices than CampingWorld. Fit like a charm, with the TM closed. I see discussion from some of you that leave yours set up and cover it with a full size cover, I presume at all times not being used? I'd like thoughts, pro/con, on doing this. Do you all recommend covering during periods of non use in summer?

Reason I ask, we 'store' ours at the side driveway during the summer, set up & ready to go. But come late fall (campgrounds all closed) we close it, put moisture absorbers in it and cover it with the AquaShed. I went further this year and made a multi-arched frame of PVC to cover the area forward of the AC over the 3 vent domes and the Winegard (under the ADCO) so I would have clean runoff and make it easy to brush off snow. Last year we had rain that puddled on the roof, then froze, then got 28" of snow, followed with freezing rain! This year I'm prepared and we only get rain, but no puddling!

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Fred

Sounds like you're squared away, but i bought my ADCO cover from RVWholesalers. Was very happy with the price and service. Checked on the TM today after a couple storms blew thru, cover is working well. Hadn't shifted at all.

[B_and_D]

We keep ours open because we like to be able to go in and out of it whenever we want to and to check on things inside (moisture, mice, etc.). It can also be used as an extra bedroom that way.

We put the cover on mostly in the winter when we're not using it, but for the rest of the year, if it's going to be more than a few weeks between camping trips, it's kept covered. It just keeps the exterior cleaner. There's a lot of pollen and dust out here and it's nice to be able to pull off the cover and go without having to re-clean it since our last trip.

It's covered now...I guess our next trip will be to the Petaluma, CA rally in April, but I haven't made reservations yet.

Once summer gets here I will provide a durability report on my ADCO cover. TM is stored closed under an ADCO cover and 40+ inches of snow.

[Bill]

As B-and-D have noted a couple times, the TM has a few sharp edges, and they need to be padded. I think the TV antenna is one source of wear, and perhaps the fan and vent housings. Your PVC frame will help a lot of this. And if you pull the cover down over the folded hitch as I do, there are lots of sharp corners that will wear, and finally tear, the fabric.

Been there, done that, did the Homer Simpson head slap more than once.

Bill

I have had excellent results using the sheets of bubble wrap from all the stuff I ordered for my TM. They are light, tough and can be wrapped around things like the antenna mount. If the get damages, you jut recycle them and use a new piece.

Originally Posted by rumbleweed

Once summer gets here I will provide a durability report on my ADCO cover. TM is stored closed under an ADCO cover and 40+ inches of snow.

Ah yes, snow! You folks are getting all our snow too! When we have the likelihood of snow, it must be closed up because the trailer is not designed for any real snow load; Hopefully you're keeping the snow load off the TM? I had to shovel mine several times last year whenever it began to exceed 18+ or if we were going to get rain or rapid melt, which is when I had issues with the humps and valleys caused by the stuff on the roof. Also eliminates the option of keeping it open during normal winter months to use as an extra room.

I'm thinking that maybe getting another full size cover might not be a bad idea (if I can find another $200+ for it!) to cover when not being used during summer months ... maybe good to keep the UV at bay as well as all that dirt and pollen?