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10-25-2015, 04:40 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
1966 26' Overlander
2012 28' Flying Cloud
Waukesha
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 150
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To cover or not
We will be picking up our new to us 1966 Overlander in a couple of weeks. I'm curious, do you cover your trailer when stored outside? We have other trailers and we do cover them but I don't see Airstreams covered. Is that just my misunderstanding? Also I have not been able to find what appears to be appropriate covers for an Airstream.
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10-25-2015, 04:59 PM
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1963 26' Overlander
Hollis
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Oct 2009
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That's because we don't cover them! Because they never leak  !
No seriously .... Tarps can cause serious scratch damage if they flap , not easily fixed. The general consensus is don't cover.
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10-25-2015, 05:31 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1966 26' Overlander
2012 28' Flying Cloud
Waukesha
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 150
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How about covering the tires?
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10-25-2015, 06:03 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Yep always...
Bob
......or off & in the basement, 
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10-25-2015, 06:06 PM
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Rivet Master  Airstream Dealer
Corona
, California
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 16,497
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChuckZ
We will be picking up our new to us 1966 Overlander in a couple of weeks. I'm curious, do you cover your trailer when stored outside? We have other trailers and we do cover them but I don't see Airstreams covered. Is that just my misunderstanding? Also I have not been able to find what appears to be appropriate covers for an Airstream. |
NEVER EVER Damage to the sheet metal will happen, GUARANTEED.
Andy
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10-25-2015, 06:23 PM
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3 Rivet Member
1966 26' Overlander
2012 28' Flying Cloud
Waukesha
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 150
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That will certainly work. Thanks.
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10-25-2015, 08:04 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2015 16' Sport
Upper Sandusky
, Ohio
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 205
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How about a dust cover for inside storage? Our storage unit is very dusty. I ordered a lightweight ripstop nylon tarp and was just going to drape it over the trailer. There isn't any wind movement inside the unit to move the cover around. Think we are safe doing that?
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10-26-2015, 05:25 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by remphoto
How about a dust cover for inside storage? Our storage unit is very dusty. I ordered a lightweight ripstop nylon tarp and was just going to drape it over the trailer. There isn't any wind movement inside the unit to move the cover around. Think we are safe doing that?
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Don't see a problem with that plan....I have used a surplus 'chute for covering indoors.
P.S.  as long as it stays dry
Bob
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10-27-2015, 04:43 AM
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2 Rivet Member 
1967 30' Sovereign
Nauvoo
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 46
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If you have the space, and local rules allow, a permenate storage shed is the way to go. This is no joke if you ever looked at an older AS that has set outside for years, like the one I purchased verse one that was barn or other shelter stored, it is amazing. A restored AS is an investment in lots of time and often even more money. My working unit has been under cover all its life and is well over 10 years old. When staying at a new camp ground, everyone thinks it is a new model unit. When I traided my older unit in to purchase it, the dealer truely thought it was 3 years old when it was much much older. No place to store my 67AS but after all the work and time; my Yatch will have a home to park in!
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10-28-2015, 05:59 AM
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3 Rivet Member
1966 26' Overlander
2012 28' Flying Cloud
Waukesha
, Wisconsin
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 150
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I'm not sure if my reply posted so this may be a duplicate. I have found a barn about 20 minutes from our house. Problem is that we may not be able to make the turn to get into the barn even using a dolly and maneuvering by hand. We'll just have to try it when we pick up in a couple of weeks. If not we can store next to the barn on a concrete pad but still outside.
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