So to begin with....

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So to begin with....

Post: # 13Post zildjian
August 21st, 2014, 10:04 am

So far I've not found a really good way of protecting camper against very worst Winter weather so far, think beyond storing it in a barn under a tarpaulin its quite an awkward shape on top (with solar panels/roof rack & satellite dish set-up) and a normal caravan cover tends to pool rainwater,
be interested if anyone has found a successful way of covering it up!
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Post: # 21Post Hawkeye
August 21st, 2014, 6:32 pm

Hallo, I saw a caravan type cover (silver) for sale would that do (is it shaped to cover dome aerials that sort of thing

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Post: # 81Post zildjian
August 23rd, 2014, 10:17 pm

Hello again,
No (I think) its because most caravans have a largely featureless roof, maybe a skylight or vent or something,
in the case of these NSR's/apollo/Ranger they have either one or two roof racks, in my case solar panels
and a folding satellite dish making it all quite a trap for rainwater,

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Post: # 99Post zildjian
August 24th, 2014, 5:16 pm

Of course there is a school of thought suggests just leave your camper/caravan what-have-you out in the elements regardless
likely get more sun-bleached over summer than anything else in Winter

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Post: # 125Post richc
August 25th, 2014, 6:03 pm

Hi all

Slight change of name - thought Iveco4x4 wasn't appropriate any more for a demountable owner.....

My worst fear over winter is water getting into a seam followed by a freeze. This then opens the seam up for more water

I'm hoping to build a new garage so getting the demount in the garage is one of the design criteria

Rich

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Post: # 135Post zildjian
August 25th, 2014, 6:29 pm

Reckon if it comes to it a cover like mine would do, depending on how featureless your roofline is

what's that Apollo like on the top I guess you looked somehow

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Post: # 137Post richc
August 25th, 2014, 6:39 pm

On mine quite featureless, no solar (but there will be) , no sat dish (not in a month of sundays), no roofrack (maybe)

rich

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Post: # 139Post zildjian
August 25th, 2014, 6:46 pm

In mitigation its essentially for the news, I do like to keep on top of events though
TV also does DVD's of course (for Rainy Bank holidays) :mrgreen:

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Post: # 1104Post TrueDink
September 23rd, 2014, 11:50 pm

I get all my TV through my 4G signal on my carputer. It costs £2 per day in Europe to use my contract allowance and It's worth every penny.
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Post: # 1482Post JudgeMental
October 12th, 2014, 12:09 pm

when I had demountables I got a breathable cover made for it from the well known company whose name now escapes me...It worked well, I sent them the measurements (EC6L) and they made one. it was a bit like an inverted sock, :lol: cant remember the cost. they probably still have the template on record.

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