Hi Everyone, Can anyone advise me re my caravan cover, or rather what the cover may be doing to my van? I got thinking during the time that the really hot weather was on. Then I thought about my new Elddis under the caravan cover. The heat in the sun was horrendous but the heat under the cover must have been unbearable raising the caravan temperature to unbearable levels- So what is that doing to the sealants on the van? Are they being cooked or are they able to withstand such treatment? I phoned Elddis wanting to talk to thier technical dept but I was put onto customer services!and as nice as thet were they were not able to help- neither were the caravan suppliers. Covers I have found are great to keep the van in clean and polished condition and as we all know, UV light is the killer of our beloved vans but in really hot weather could it do more harm than good?
Cover or not to cover?
- Thread starter Merve_5103671
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personally i would never use one winter or summer, ive had numerous vans and never had the paint or decals faid. i polish the van twice a year wash it every time it goes out including the roof and keep the blinds closed in sunny weather. our current van a very well used 2 year old coachman vip is in as new condition and has never been covered up from the day we bought it.
i would imagine the heat under the cover is enough to dry out the mastic over time or at the very least make it more brittle.
ask yourself "why are the vast majority of vans never covered up" ?.
i would imagine the heat under the cover is enough to dry out the mastic over time or at the very least make it more brittle.
ask yourself "why are the vast majority of vans never covered up" ?.
Merve
My caravan was designed with the infamous 6 year water ingress warranty, so it must have been built with all British weather in mind. Covers invariable flap about and gradually abrade the polyplastic windows.
No cover for me, a waste of money.
Cheers
Dustydog
My caravan was designed with the infamous 6 year water ingress warranty, so it must have been built with all British weather in mind. Covers invariable flap about and gradually abrade the polyplastic windows.
No cover for me, a waste of money.
Cheers
Dustydog
Thank you. I must say I have never had any damage caused by a cover such as the windows damaged, and a well fitting cover should not flap around but I take your comments on board.
Merve
Hi! i used a cover over the winter just gone and have to say will never use one again!I got "leopard skin" effect on the rear of my van.It took me ages and a lot of elbow grease to get it looking something like it was before.I like many others now,aim to wash n wax at the end an beginning of vanning season.
We too had 'leopard skin' all over our old caravan. They never polished out completely and so now I would not take the chance on our newer van. Covers are great if you want your van to emerge nice and clean, but from my experience, if you get a bad reaction from the cover, then using one is not worth the risk.
Thanks Christine. never had problems like that I must say. Seems so far no one likes them? But what about the high temperatures? Anyone know who makes the mastic for Elddis Vans?
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