The weather closed in(below freezing and snow) before I could wash and cover. New Northtrail is dirty and snow covered. New cover(still in box) says make sure unit is clean before covering. Only have 10 days before departing for winter and 10 day weather shows no break!! Do I cover dirty or better to leave it uncovered?? Help please!! Bob
what to do??
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Tom of Ypsi
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As a former Michigander who never covered a trailer I would leave it uncovered. You will most likely hit inclimate weather on your way to your winter destination. Get your rig cleaned real good when you get there.
If you are taking your rig south, I would leave it uncovered and then, stop at a truck wash on the way and get it washed and a wax treatment. I use the Blue Beacon truck wash all the time and it only costs $42.00 for truck and trailer. You can go on line and find the location for one and they are always near a truck stop.
SmokeyBare
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Bob,
Might be you can locate inside storage... We used to store our Fifth Wheel in a Fair Grounds Building... when we lived in Ohio. They rented the buildings out for inside storage winter months while the fair grounds were not being used. They required them out of the buildings by end of April or first of May...
Check out the local fair grounds in your area.
Might be you can locate inside storage... We used to store our Fifth Wheel in a Fair Grounds Building... when we lived in Ohio. They rented the buildings out for inside storage winter months while the fair grounds were not being used. They required them out of the buildings by end of April or first of May...
Check out the local fair grounds in your area.
jpmorgan37
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When I lived in Minnesota, I did both, covered and uncovered. I had some really nasty stuff grow on my fiver when I covered it for 7 months. Leave it uncovered. Now, here is another issue. What about snow load? With you being in FL and the poor North Trail in MI, what will happen if you get 3 feet of wet snow on the roof? Go find some inside storage like Marv suggested.
John
John
leftyf
SSG Stumpy-VA Terrorist
The snow load should not be a real problem. I got pictures of my Airstream buried in the snow...it looked like an igloo.
JohnDar
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If the cover is still in the box, send it back for a refund. We stored our Forest River trailer out in the open during the winter (a few miles north of you) and didn't cover anything. No problems. I did install the Maxi-air covers on the vents, though. More to keep bugs and debris out and to allow leaving the vents open in the rain. If it's just road dirt and dust, it'll wash off next spring if you don't get to it. Heck, rain and melting snow will get most of it. Tree sap will require elbow grease or a gently applied power wash. We really don't get three feet of snow around here at any one time, but storing it with the nose elevated above or below level will help slide it off.
jpmorgan37
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Bob:
I wouldn't worry about it. They make covers for them but the worst problems with the A/C are not in the winter, but in warmer weather with mud daubers and other critters.
John
I wouldn't worry about it. They make covers for them but the worst problems with the A/C are not in the winter, but in warmer weather with mud daubers and other critters.
John
htneighbors
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I would've voted for Bobbert to move into it and take it with him! 
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