Cover or not to cover

[Bigdee183]

I just bought my first rv so I dont really have experience with covering them but I have has several boats and other watercraft. My experience and opinion on covers is dont use them! Dirt will get under the cover and when the wind blows the cover will move and act just like sandpaper damaging the finish. The only way I would cover anything is parking it under a shed or carport but then you have to deal with bird droppings and other things so I agree with someone who said "a good wax job every so often is best".

 

[Kevin D Pem]

@redbaron offered the best explanation with the portable garage!
Hoop houses could be looked at as a tarp skinned quonset hut, made portable.
I made mine of duck fabric, over an aluminum tube frame. You could use sunbrella fabric for UV protection, I just rolled on UV protection. At the time 300usd for 12ft x 12ft. The arch need not be 180 degrees.
The duck fabric breaths and won't stop rain but much of the rain will follow the curve. To be clear I am talking about a temporary second roof, not a garage, although it could be made into one easily.

Why a hoop house? Domes and tunnel structures have less resistance than flat sides do. If the canvas floats over the frame, and it will, if frame and canvas are tied down separately, the frame can rest on the roof on carpet with at best minor abrasion.

Pipe loops on the side of your canvas will produce even tension on the canvas. While the canvas foldes over both ends to create pull string type ends to snug the ends over the frame.

The side of the hoop frame should extend 6" over the side of your rig.

Want a picture? Look at any hoop house green house! Want to understand how to do the ends? Download the manual for the harbor freight tools portable garage!

I have gone as far as I feel I can without creating liability for myself. I used one for 4years as my outside kitchen. It saw 60 to 70 mph winds in the az desert.