heavyhorse Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have an Autosleeper Executive year 2000, I bought a top cover from Pro Tec covers, with the roof bars on the top when it rains I get like a swimming pool on the top, so I thought that I would tie extra bars across the top padded on the ends so that it would not damage the cover, it did not work as it has just shifted the water somewhere else and with the recent winds one of the extra bars has damaged the cover. I sent an email to Pro tec to ask for advise but the have not responded. My question is has anybody had the same problem, if so how did they deal with it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Stick an upside down bucket on the roof under the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyhorse Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 problem with that idea, with it only being a half cover, the wind gets underneath and lifts the cover up, so a bucket would get blown over and possibly cause damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 May I ask - why does it need a cover? Is it in danger of going bald or catching a cold! I've had motor caravans for over 35 years and have never felt the need to cover one and I have seen others with chaffing damage where the cover has damaged the GRP shell? The only advantage of a cover that I can see is that it might, or might not, reduce algae build up on the roof - but I get up on the roof every spring and wash it off in an hour or so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyhorse Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 I live next to woods and get loads of tree rubbish come down which in turn when it rains gives me black streaks whick are difficult to remove, so I bought the cover to counteract that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 heavyhorse.. It sounds like you're in a similar situation to us, tree-wise ...we're forever washing "tree gunk" off the roof and it's a real pain in the backside because it's coming "less-clean" each time.. :-S I do keep toying with the idea of getting a cover but as we use the van quite regularly,I'm aware that to fix and secure it properly each time would also be a bit of a pain... To stop the water pooling on the roof just park up on some blocks,so that the there's a distinct slope... (..I just use some short bits of old scaffold planks..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Heavyhorse, I bought 6 'beach balls' and put them between the bars of our roofrack held them in place (roughly) by Elastic luggage bungees, before it used to be like a swimming pool up there, after.... no problem. AND no damage to van or cover as the balls roll or compress. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyhorse Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks Ray, what a good idea, it's pity that a certain comment on here could not have been as constructive, you know what they say about sarcasm. I will head off to the coast tomorrow once again thanks John (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel B Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 That's a very good idea .... I was thinking along the lines of a couple of kiddies paddling pools 'folded' and wedged between the bars, but the beach ball method is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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