MH covers, good idea or not ?

[sparkyvanman]

I am thinking of buying an outdoor cover for next winter. I would like any advice from people love or hate them .
on the plus side I assume that they keep off some of the rain, bird muck and keep sunlight off. But do they trap water or condensate underneath?

are some types better than others ?

thanks

 

[Vipar]

When the wind blows it could damage the paintwork

 

[Pausim]

No, bad idea. They can rub and do not help the ventilation the van needs.

 

[Two on Tour]

Our experience with using a mototrhome cover was not good and we will not use a cover again on a motorhome that's parked outside, the reason why, well we used a cover over winter to keep the muck and grot off and although the cover was tight on the motorhome the wind moved the cover about and rubbed through areas of paint to the aluminium on the corners of the motorhome. The cover was not a cheap one, it was a Royal breathable with a soft flock type lining.

 

[MrsC]

we have used the Specialised every winter on every van. Non scratch, breathable, and fits like a glove. Bit heavy and cumbersome to put on and probably hard work if you put it on and off frequently. But made to measure with door entry accessible and relies on your submitted measurements. Fabric remains me of goretex. It’s all worth it for me as I like to see it all snug in the middle of winter.

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[Wombles]

Motorhome covers are like Marmite on here! If used with care we are big fans of the Maypole breathable ones - more info. & some discussion here https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/winter-covers-for-motor-homes.180115/#post-2934348 as well as many other threads on this.

 

[Gellyneck]

You also need to consider fitments on top of the roof, eg aerial, sat dish, etc that may impact the fit. If you have solar fitted to top up battery\s you also need to think of this.