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Originally Posted by biznitch15
Those Cal Marks look awesome. Three positive reviews from you guys makes me rethink my position. My guess is that they run over $1k?
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Yup! Their pricing varies by trailer size & Vehicle.
I just got a non-final quick estimate, and for our 3 Camping vehicles:
Our
1960 Avion T20 at 20'-6" L with a 17'-6" L x 8' W x 9' H body was $1,152
Our tiny 1970 Eriba Puck at 10' L with a 7'-6" L x 6'-0" W x 6'-6" H body was $830
& our 1988 VW Vanagon CamperGL Westfalia at 14' L x 6' W x 6'-11" H was also $830
Those prices are all plus S & H, plus separate A-Frame/Tongue & Accessory Covers. Locals & SoCal/IE might be able to save S&H by picking it up when in the Oxnard CA area for another trip or camping.
I got a same day turn around on my email inquiry, if the OP biznitch15 or anyone wants to check prices for their own AS or other trailer(s) (Turkey Day tomorrow may delay it somewhat).
I'd guestimate that the OP 's 30' AS might be 1.5x or 2x my estimated price, or maybe $1700 - $2,300 .... but best to check with CalMark directly.
CalMark is probably worth it for a pricey Airstream & collectable Vintage Kin like our Avion, but I do have as good or better options for my Westy (custom fit) & Puck (close fit) at substantially lower cost.
Also note that per their reply yesterday, CalMark is currently using WeathermarkMax (R) RV Cover material, due to a fabric supply problem with Sunbrella. That fabric is more water/weather proof than Sunbrella, & is comparable the CoverKing & Covercraft top performing weatherproof fabrics.
So I don't know that you can expect exactly the same performance, protection & non-scuffing from CalMark's non-Sunbrella covers, but then I've never thought of Sunbrella as a particularly soft fabric, from what we have on our Sunbrella patio furniture cushions & pillows.
biznitch15 (OP) - I understand your IE sun, & since you mentioned that your AS was in a storage facility I presume - in my 1st reply I didn't know if your home has any capability for storage on-site - which was my recco in my 1st reply.
In addition to the AC & pop-up vent covers which you mentioned in your reply at post #17 - you may also want to get interior or exterior mounted window covers to keep the sun out of your interior to prevent sun-bleaching of woods & fabrics etc., as well as to keep the interior temps down. I don't know if you'd be comfortable using the CoverKing cover below that I use on my Avion, since it is not clear coated, like the newer Airstreams, but the info is there for your & others info.
For the OP & waninae39 - here are the covers I've used with success & no marring for all 3 of our camping vehicles - in strong SoCal sun, & through pretty heavy El Nino rains in 2018 (rest of years has been drought) below:
I've used "generic size range" trailer covers from companies which make great auto covers for my classic cars -
For the Avion T-20 I have 16' - 20' L range all weather Trailer Covers from CoverKing which is around $350; &
For the Puck I have the Classic Accessories PolyPro (& PermaPro3 also available) in their 8'-10' size Scamp/Casita/etc FG cover size - which fits over the Puck's rear 2.5" square storage bumper with spare tire carrier. They run $190 - $200 for PolyPro in 8'-10' & 11'-13 & 13'-16' size ranges, & $130 - $190 for the same 3 size ranges in PermaPro3. They also come in larger non-custom fit sizes, but I don't know if any AS owners use these, but they don't scratch our non-clear-coated Puck's paint.
These small trailers are not as broadly served, & CA was the best that I found in the USA, & often UK & EU cover makers specifically for the Eriba Pucks more common over there won't sell/ship to the USA, and they're made with polyethylene that falls apart in 12 months with SoCal/Southwest sun exposure - so not as suitable here anyway.
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I get comparable to CalMark & custom fitted Covers for the Westy from Just Kampers (current), Bus Depot, GoWesty & other VW shops, CoverKing, CoverCraft, Wolf, etc. for $300 - $400, and these are full weatherproof non-marring covers custom fit to the 1980-92 VW Westfalia Pop-top with side awning.
We've owned it since new, so I have 33+ years of non-scuffing experience with them on the Westy's clear coated paint, so perhaps one of their Airstream size/fit covers would work for the OP & others with clear coated AS's skin (i.e.: CoverKing, CoverCraft, Wolf).
I've also used their top end fitted CoverKing, CoverCraft, & Wolf auto covers on my 1973 Porsche 914-2.0 (since 1975) & 1985 BMW 325e E30 (since new) for 48 years & 36 years respectively without paint clear coat scuffing issues, but they all had soft non-scuff inner layer that the trailer & RV covers more often lack.
So I suggest getting a fabric sample from any & all covers that you'd consider using, then make the decision.
Soft inner layer in contact with the AS skin, good fit & adjustment, and well secured covers are the key to not scuffing any paint or clear coat. And unless Airstream is now using a softer & lower grade clear coat on their aluminum - then it should perform the same with covers, as do car/truck/suv paints with clear coat.
I included all vehicles' covers since others may have multiple camping vehicles & cars/etc. to consider covering as well. I didn't want to hijack the thread with more links to those other covers, so just google for them by the names (CalMark was posted already).
Hopefully the OP & others find it helpful.
Cheers!
Tom
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