Geof Angi Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hi all, now is the time to consider putting the bus away for the winter. We will get another couple of weekends out of it before christmas other commitments allowing and will be away over christmas and new year but then that is it until March/April. My question is as we only aquired the bus in July although after this weekends jaunt we have managed to add 4.ooo mile to the clock. Are we wise to put a cover over it and if so can anyone recommend one? Ethel will be in storage near trees and under 24/7 vidio survalance. As a boat owner we used to cover the cockpit canvas with a cover over the winter to stop the frost but not sure about the vans roof. Geof P.S. Sorry for any spelling mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 See http://forums.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9312&posts=2 Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 An Ethel sized car port would be my choice over a breathable plastic bag hung over her. But ours just sits there outside in all weathers. It means I have to clean here regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAubyns Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I would not cover ours, beside the risk of chafing the paint work, when the wind moves the cover, we use it all year anyway, I just make sure that the water system is drained off. regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 We still use our motorhome all year, the cover only takes minutes to take off and put on, you do of course have to make sure that any loose road grit is washed off first which adds to the time, but as it is completely breathable all over (not just vented) you can put the cover on whilst it is still wet. The only minor problem for us is if it is wet we have nowhere to store it whilst we are away so it normally ends up in the bath until we return, friends of ours hang theirs in the garage ours has cars in it so we can't. What it saves is all the cleaning, both in cost of materials and hard work, and the condition of the bodywork stays as new. There is no danger of the Protec chaffing in the wind, unlike some of the others, it is made from a material that if it should move about in the wind there is a tendancy to polish as it is so soft on the inside layer. I can catagorically state that ours has not damaged ours in any way in the time we have had it, it is worthwhile just to save all the hard graft. Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 We park our m'home under ash trees and beside a hedge down the side of the house and we have also found the following advantages from our Pro-Tec cover: - the large quantities of bird droppings wash easily off the cover and save having to climb onto the m'home roof where their acidity would damage the paintwork - we have 'no caravan/ no vans' covenants throughout the area and neighbours appreciate the trouble we have taken to camoflage the m'home in its dark green cover, so they really don't notice it thru the hedge Mel E ==== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Parke Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 They (Protec) sound v.good. Drawback, possible is:- 'What do they cost'. Can you give me a 'guestimate' for a 6 metre (max.) c'built? Thank you, MIke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I was recently quoted £435 for a Bessacarr E425 (21 feet long) full cover. They also do roof covers and cab covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jana Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 We had a cover for our previous van and chose not to when we replaced it. The main reasons for not having another are 1) It took 2 people to put it on and this was only a van conversion as it was quite heavy. 2) As the high top was fibreglass the cover did rub the edges a little and didn't do the paint work there any favours. 3) In the winter if we were away we needed to be home to wash it before putting "his pajamas" on ready for bed so tended to be home earlier than we wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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