| Author | Message | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
any good ideas for a bus cover? keep in mind i have 4 solar panels on the roof and we get a lot of snow. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1700 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
how about one of these? http://www.carportsandmore.com/carports.htm | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 10 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
remember i have zero $$$ nasty neighbors and 115 inches to work with and a 96 inch bus..... i had a 20x40 rv port at my old house and loved all $8000 of it. but i have only 2/10ths of an acer here. i can break wind out my back door and kill the neighbors dog..... | ||
| Nellie Wilson (Vivianellie)
Registered Member Username: Vivianellie Post Number: 351 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 75.178.92.43  Rating: N/A |
Tis an ill wind that blows no good. Like I said before, time to move.  Nellie Wilson | ||
| Nellie Wilson (Vivianellie)
Registered Member Username: Vivianellie Post Number: 352 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 75.178.92.43 Rating: N/A |
Tis an ill wind that blows no good. And like I said before, time to move. Nellie Wilson | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1724 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.68.121.122  Rating: N/A |
Devil's advocate... why do you need to tarp it? If you are hell bent to cover it... Big tarp from the building supply/big box store? And a bag of proper rubber bungee cords, not the colorful civilian crap, the black trucker ones. Keep in mind some air circulation, so having the bottom stand off, fastened to the fence/cement blocks/ whatever it takes to keep it tight but open to breath. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 11 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
i want to cover it to protect the a/c units and the solar panels.from the snow i was thinking some truck tubes under the cover might be nice also. | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1701 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157 Rating: N/A |
how about a tarp from Harbor Freight. | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 15 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
NO h/f close and remember i am married, a tarp would not go well....i have had her over a month and wifey still has not been in her. | ||
| NH BIll (Nh_wanderer)
Registered Member Username: Nh_wanderer Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 24.62.162.30  Rating: |
I have used cover in NH for two winters and it does a good job. Got it from Sam's Club. It has good ventilation and access zippers all around. The top is fully waterproof and the sides breath and don't retain moisture. Its rip-stop material and is holding up pretty well. Only issue is when snow melts water can collect in pockets and freeze inside the 'Goat Rails" on our Wanderlodge. To overcome this I have about 7 3' exercise balls that I run along the roof under the cover to create a ridge. Pretty much takes care of it. http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=171335 This year, I came up with a better idea... heading south! NH Bill | ||
| Austin Scott Davis (Zimtok)
Registered Member Username: Zimtok Post Number: 378 Registered: 9-2006 Posted From: 216.37.73.226  Rating: |
I'm not a fan of tarps on vehicles (even though I have one on my GTO) With any wind blowing the tarp you get rub marks. There is just no way to secure a tarp from moving on a windy day, and with your solor panels you do not want anything causing rub/scratch marks on them. . | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 17 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
i like the ball idea! i will have to look to see if i have room for them, thanks what part of nh? we are in bethlehem. | ||
| NH BIll (Nh_wanderer)
Registered Member Username: Nh_wanderer Post Number: 22 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 24.62.162.30 Rating: N/A |
Hello Thomas, I did not notice you were in NH. We are in Manchester but we spend a fair amount of time near you in Franconia Notch State Park. In fact, we had a Bird rally up there a few weeks ago and 12 coaches showed. Too bad, you could have stopped by if you were in the area. http://casabillisa.posterous.com/franconia-notch-nh-birds-and-bears-rally-09-2 Back to the cover issue. The cover we got from Sams has not in any way scuffed the paint or finish. If anything it buffs it. The only thing I have to be careful of are sharp angles like the gutter ends, overhead AC condenser, goat rail ends. These, I simply pad and that's it. Look forward to meeting you sometime. NH Bill (Message edited by Nh_wanderer on October 15, 2009) | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1014 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 209.142.172.138  Rating: N/A |
I could never figure out how anyone (Or two or three!) could ever spread a cover over anything that big?? | ||
| thomas flocks (Taflocks)
Registered Member Username: Taflocks Post Number: 19 Registered: 9-2009 Posted From: 69.205.11.117 Rating: N/A |
mine is still not quite ready for her maiden voyge yet,i still have to fiddle with the placement of the drivers seat as my legs are not long enough when the seat is up and when the seat is lower i cant see past the sterring wheele.also have to get seats put in for the baby and mommy,and have leaks in 2 airbag lines and coach looses all pressure over night...that just may be because i have her hooked to my compressor as to not piss off the neighbor by starting the coach all the time. | ||
| clint hunter (Truthhunter)
Registered Member Username: Truthhunter Post Number: 540 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 24.129.237.52  Rating: N/A |
build a green house with woven poly, . use rebar made into hoops, buried in the ground , also bury the ends of the plastic in a trench, cover the rebar with poly pipe or foam pipe rap insulation for maxium life from your woven poly. - As it is actually a temporary tent , you likely need no permits . | ||
| NH BIll (Nh_wanderer)
Registered Member Username: Nh_wanderer Post Number: 23 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 24.62.162.30 Rating: N/A |
Putting the cover on our coach is not difficult and I can do it alone. This is largely because I can walk the length of the roof on the diamond plate aluminum deck. I start by preparing the cover on the ground so it rolls from stem to stern. I carry it up the ladder at the aft end in a cradle fashion. Admittedly, this is a bit awkward, but doable. Bring it to the front and unroll the first 15 feet or so and let it down over the front and sides. Insert big balls to form ridge and continue the process to the back. On the ground, I make sure all chafe points are covered, then zip it closed. Finally I use the lash nylon cord through grommets at the bottom of the cover and criss cross them under the coach leaving enough slack so it is not taught and allowing room to access the door for relatively easy access. Thats it. NH BIll Just realized that photo is without the balls under the cover.  (Message edited by Nh_wanderer on October 16, 2009) (Message edited by NH_Wanderer on October 16, 2009) | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1018 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 209.142.172.252 Rating: N/A |
That sounds like a good system, unfortunately my 4104 top is rounded and it is suicidal to even attempt to walk around on it!! | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1708 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157 Rating: N/A |
You could consider heat tapes on the roof to keep smow melted off when needed. Or, make yourself a short cover that only goes down to drip rail. | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 624 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.53.155.14  Rating: N/A |
I think that NHBILL needs to move! WOW I remember stuff like that and here it is right now in sunny Florida a COLD 58 degrees. Gosh I feel sorry for you yankees hahhahahhahhahhahhahhahah.. Gomer | ||
| NH BIll (Nh_wanderer)
Registered Member Username: Nh_wanderer Post Number: 24 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 24.62.162.30 Rating: |
Hey Gomer, Your right. I'm outta here with the coach next month... Heading to St. Petersburg... no coach cover this year! NH Bill | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 625 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.53.155.14 Rating: N/A |
NHBILL I am in Ocala which is off I-75 if you come that way, however you will probably go I-95 to I-4 and go across that way. Any who, if you do come this way give us a shout. Gomer | ||
| NH BIll (Nh_wanderer)
Registered Member Username: Nh_wanderer Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 24.62.162.30 Rating: N/A |
Hey Gomer, I appreciate the offer. Not sure where we are rolling through at this point. Thanks, NH Bill | ||
| Bill Holstein (Billmoocow)
Registered Member Username: Billmoocow Post Number: 35 Registered: 5-2009 Posted From: 207.55.0.5 Rating: N/A |
Every time i have ever purchased a rv cover, it was decimated by spring. I usually put a cheap tarp on it now and lasts a couple of years. | ||
| David Dulmage (Daved)
Registered Member Username: Daved Post Number: 261 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 142.46.199.30  Rating: N/A |
I think the main reason sticks and staples motorhomes are covered in the winter is that their roofs eventually start to leak. It's one of the reasons I sold my motorhome and bought a coach. Just my opinion. DaveD  |
