PapPappy
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Spectramac wrote:It was at the Everett PepBoys store. Only $249, I'll let you know what I think of it tonight after we set it up. Not sure where they got 'em, they don't show up on their web site.
For what it's worth...anyone looking for a cover, they have them at harbor Freight
Travel Trailer Cover for about the same price, and it looks like it's a bit longer!
I don't know how the quality compares though??
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PapPappy wrote:Spectramac wrote:It was at the Everett PepBoys store. Only $249, I'll let you know what I think of it tonight after we set it up. Not sure where they got 'em, they don't show up on their web site.
For what it's worth...anyone looking for a cover, they have them at harbor Freight
Travel Trailer Cover for about the same price, and it looks like it's a bit longer!
I don't know how the quality compares though??
You know I actually just bought that identical cover. What I liked about the OP's cover is it obviously is a drive under. We have a 30' TT that has it's own house, and we just bought a 25' Class C for short little trips and I am having a real problem in letting it sit outside. Nothing of ours has ever sat outside. A drive under would be perfect.
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Spectramac
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Well, it's up! Took a couple hours. I can see a couple flaws in the design, like I can't see it holding up to much snow and the legs will need to be extended once I get the walls up, but I can do something about that later. For now she's nice and dry!
Oh, and it's a 26 footer, not a 24!
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Spectramac
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The tarps were barely keeping it dry. I got it backed in last night in the dark and started drying out the wet spots. It's doing much better this morning!
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lzasitko
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Hey, any little bit helps.... You could get tarps and cover in the sides if need be but at least it gets you out of the rain a bit. I know one neighbor had one of these covering his car here all last winter and snow didn't seem to pile up, but here is also very dry so snow blows around a lot. I know out where you are snow can be very wet and heavy. Hopefully the white stuff will stay away for a while. Last year we had a lot of snow and most of the winter I had at least 18-24" on the ground and piles along side the sidewalks 4' or more high. Getting to the point that I had to break it up and throw it farther in over the lawn.
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PapPappy
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Yes, you should see about getting some tarps to cover the sides and ends....so that you can work on the RV all winter long. A friend of mine has one of those tarp garages...and had 3' of snow along the outside walls much of last winter. He had a couple of heaters inside, and worked away on his cars without any problems. Big thing will be keeping the snow from building up on the roof! A push broom works great at lifting it up and off!
A salamander heater or Kero heater would help keep it warm in there...just be careful with the fumes. Also, with any saw dust getting too close to flame, and ignighting!!
Nice cover, and a great price!
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modmidget
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I found walls for less than $10.00 at this web site and bought two of them. They come with the velcro straps and one wall has a zippered door. Maybe they will have something to fit your cover.
http://www.hutshop.com/uncagrwa4pa.html
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Spectramac
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The problem I have with sides are the wind comes through and just tears them up, or they make the whole cover blow away. We are getting our first taste of fall today with some 40 mph gusts. I think I have to keep it side-less or build something a lot stronger.
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TreeSeeker
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The problem I have with sides are the wind comes through and just tears them up, Quote:The problem I have with sides are the wind comes through and just tears them up
Or, you could take them down when you are not working. That way you can at least have some heat when you are working.
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bigunone
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Wow!! It took till midnight last night to read this in it's entirety all I can say now is I am worried as to what the walls on my 76 Mitchell are hiding. You sir are as the folks that I bought my rig from would say are "One persistent S.O.G."! Thank you for the entertainment and tech in the same thread
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