Anybody Covering Their Wanderlodge?

[Wilhelmus Schreurs]

Bill:
I am on board with you there. I purchased an Arco cover from Camping World, and I agree with you on all of your points. What I did though, is used old carpets and blankets on the possible tearing points, and the cover stood up well.
I too had lots of water between the goat rails, but that was eased off with hanging a garden hose over the side.
For me, the winter was another harsh one, temperature dropping into the -25C and had up to 4 feet of snow on top.
Took the cover off this weekend, and yup am glad I had it there. I have to dry it out now before I can successfully roll it up and put it away though.

Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"
Terrace, B.C. Canada

----- Original Message ----
From: Bill Garamella <bgaramella@...>
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 2:55:57 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Anybody Covering Their Wanderlodge?

Ernie, Gary and others,



This is my first year with the cover, I estimate it weighs roughly 35 to 40 pounds. It

came in a nice duffle bag. Roughly 40" x 30" when rolled up and will fit loosely into one

of the rooftop pods.



Before I covered the coach just after Thanksgiving, I washed and waxed it. It was put

away clean. I have been watching it over the winter and it is not difficult to open sections

because there are access points around the entire coach. Panels can be rolled and

secured with velcro; front, rear and forward and aft on both sides. Today I was out there

and examined it for damage.... the interior of the cover is soft if it did anything to the

paint at all there is no indication. The coach is clean and shinny like the day I waxed it.

If I left it out in the elements without a cover, I would be washing and waxing it again

this spring.



So there you have one mans experience and something good to report about the cover. If

these things were so bad, why would companies that make them remain in business year

after year?



If these things were damaging paint jobs, I suspect there would be some sort of product

liability issues out there. I can find none.



I know there are different types of covers out there, perhaps I got a good one. This

subject is running on Randy's site too and I posted a photo of it earlier today



Perhaps I am just a naive newbie, but I'm glad I have the cover.



Thanks - Bill

1983 FC 35

NH

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