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08-13-2016, 01:18 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2016 27' International
Saint Helena Island
, South Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 91
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Cover Options for my Airstream
Was wondering if anyone uses a partial cover for just the roof? I'd like to cover roof without the sides for air circulation. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. We have a 27 fb.
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08-13-2016, 01:21 PM
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begorragirl
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Denville
, New Jersey
Join Date: Oct 2012
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We are in NJ, no cover except for tires and jack. Ideally best to keep indoors. I do not have that option.
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08-13-2016, 01:33 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1973 31' Sovereign
Middletown
, California
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 424
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I have cobbled together many shade covers supported by trees and/or posts in the ground. Always worth the trouble to me. However, it takes a lot of work to make sure the cover doesn't blow away! I've always wanted to use 2 of the Costco portable garage covers and make a really nice year around cover but haven't yet tried that due to the need to extend the legs for clearance. I've thought to set peeler core posts in the ground to fasten the metal frame legs to. Never tried this yet for several reasons but will probably try it when I'm going to stay in the right spot for a year or two. Shade makes all the difference in the world for comfort in my climate!
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08-13-2016, 03:34 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2016 27' International
Saint Helena Island
, South Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 91
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I was leaning more toward a cover to put directly on roof to keep leaves and whatnot off of it.
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08-13-2016, 03:47 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2008
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I guess if you put something just on the roof it would not be an issue, but for a larger cover where it overlapped the clear coat, you'd have to be careful.
I had a plastic tarp I put over a boat many years ago, and either through some sort of chemical interaction or continual movement and abrasion due to wind, the tarp took all the gloss off the the boat's finish wherever it was in contact.
I have heard similar paint damage happening due to wind acton on fabric covers when motorcycles are transported on open trailers with covers. Probably why you don't often see them with covers on when being towed that way.
Brian.
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08-13-2016, 04:24 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 26' Flying Cloud
Southlake
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 496
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Carolina Carports
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08-13-2016, 04:45 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2016 27' International
Saint Helena Island
, South Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 91
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Thats a nice setup. How tall and wide is your cover? Is this considered movable so I don't get hassled by code enforcement?
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08-14-2016, 12:27 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2015 30' Flying Cloud
Sanford
, Florida
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 10
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Covers on Airstream
Other posts on this forum discuss the damage that is done due to direct contact of a cover on an Airstream. It isn't recommended due to the abrasion it causes. You might want to look up those discussions.
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08-14-2016, 05:02 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2007 25' Safari
Attleboro
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 71
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I used a very expensive cover on the camper I had before my Airstream. It allowed the pollen through it AND it scratched the finish in many places. Now I wash my Airstream weekly but I sure would like to get a carport like BGibbs has! Or maybe a Shelter Logic portable garage. I'm interested to see what others have done.
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08-14-2016, 08:53 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 31' Classic
Garner,
, North Carolina
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,031
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Nice cover. How tall the side poles.
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08-15-2016, 07:03 AM
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Rivet Master
2013 30' Classic
Greenwood
, Mississippi
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Tarps and covers of that type are a bad idea and cause more damage than the protection they provide. The wind whipping the cover will rub through the clear coat.
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08-15-2016, 07:30 AM
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Rivet Master
2000 25' Safari
Davidson County
, NC Highlands County, FL
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rollieboy
Thats a nice setup. How tall and wide is your cover? Is this considered movable so I don't get hassled by code enforcement?
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I know that those carport metal covers can be made to meet the codes in coastal FL. But they do have to meet code since they are required to be tied to the earth with some type of anchor or foundation. Auger anchors, a knee wall foundation, or a concrete slab can be used for anchorage.
I have seen those sized for motor homes 20' x 60'. When I got a quote on a 14'W x 40'L x 12'H a while back, if memory serves me, I think it was a little over $4,000, installed onto a foundation I provide. This was in NC.
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08-15-2016, 11:20 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2016 26' Flying Cloud
Southlake
, Texas
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 496
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My cover is 12' wide and about 10 1/2 ' tall. You can order any height you want by ordering different posts. Is it moveable? You could unbolt everything and disassemble it but it would be a lot of work. Mine is anchored to a concrete slab, but they will anchor it to soil if it is level. The city threw me a curve when they said they needed engineering drawings. The only drawings that Carolina Carports offers are for their wind rated structures, hence a couple of hundred more for the structure. Dealing with the city is always such a pleasure! We cannot build within 10' of the side property line and the city had to have a survey. "It won't cost much. We just need that one property line surveyed". Try to find a surveyor that will do a partial survey. We have over an acre and the structure is about 40' from the property line. "We still need a survey". Cheapest one I could find was $400 and most were closer to $750.
I have since partially covered 2 sides with shade cloth to keep things a little more protected. I was worried about wind, but we had 70 mile winds last week and no damage to the cover. Can't say that about a few trees!
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08-15-2016, 11:26 AM
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Rivet Master
Currently Looking...
Taos
, New Mexico
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I see the carport idea in my future also - very nice
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08-15-2016, 02:44 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 22' Safari
1968 26' Overlander
Beaver County
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 620
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We also went with a carport (years ago) and ordered it wide enough that we could fit 2 Airstreams in it side by side (just in case). Our second AS is 5' longer than the first, so I wish I would have added a couple of extra feet to the length. We opted for the heavy duty frame and 9' side height. Plenty of height even with a full profile Air Conditioner.
Good hunting,
Roy and Marie
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08-15-2016, 03:04 PM
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Builder of Diesel Jeeps
2014 28' International
Sedona
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 226
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Used a cover now for two years. Despite the pundits, no damage, scratches, or the antichrist arriving ahead of schedule. No yellowed clearcoat, no abrasions, nothing except a preserved coach from the elements.
The key is a fitted cover (mine is an ADCO) a thoroughly clean and polished coach, and routine checks on the cover tension and fit. I Liquid Glass the entire coach twice a year, including the roof. The wash is Liquid Glass car wash.
It works.
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08-01-2017, 07:57 PM
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Builder of Diesel Jeeps
2014 28' International
Sedona
, Arizona
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 226
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8/1/17:
Still using it with no issues.
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08-01-2017, 08:50 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Quote:
Originally Posted by westernjeep401
Used a cover now for two years. Despite the pundits, no damage, scratches, or the antichrist arriving ahead of schedule. No yellowed clearcoat, no abrasions, nothing except a preserved coach from the elements.
It works.
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Glad to know that you're up to three years with no problems from your cover. But covers don't necessarily work for everybody. I would still put it in the "try at your own risk" category.
But for those who do want to try it and hope to get the same good results you did, could you possibly identify the make and model of your cover? With the understanding that no liability falls on you if they try the same thing and it doesn't work as well for them? After all, you don't want to be held responsible for the early arrival of the antichrist, right?
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