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Caravan covers


Can anyone recommend the Aussie caravan covers or let me know what they are like.

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I have two friends with caravans with covers. Both say it is a multi person job to put the cover on the van and a major pain in the bottom to boot. Both also say they very rarely use the covers nowadays.



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Covers, even the good expensive ones only last a couple of years in the weather - great as dust covers in a shed. The cost of a simple carport should be considered you can have a section of roof with alsynite to allow solar panel/s to keep tickling up your batteries. You can run a 15amp power outlet to a structure, café blinds can be added for total enclosure. No half day effort to use a cover. Security devices are better when links can be set in concrete floor for attachment to chains. Best of all it doesn't need to be bought again every two / three years.

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Having had two Camec covers over the past years  and found that they were OK for a while,  then deteriorated in the sunlight I suppose.  Becoming powdery on the outside and letting water in. I now use a Grey  Tarp from Bunnings.

They are the  cheaper and last longer. So far after three years very pleased with the "Grey" tarp.  (Don't bother with the blue ones)

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I too use the grey/silver tarps with shade cloth over it.  I get the best available.

Get about 5 years out of them.

The disadvantage is the extra time to fit.

 

Should have built a 'garage'/roof 20 years ago.   Soo much easier & better.



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