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11-02-2020, 03:20 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Quantum RQ29
State: Florida
Posts: 9
THOR #21102
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RV cover
Is there any cover manufacturers that have covers available by make/model? I have a Thor Quantum RQ29
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11-02-2020, 03:31 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Redwood
Model: 36FB
State: Arizona
Posts: 1,766
THOR #3610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mjmercer1111
Is there any cover manufacturers that have covers available by make/model? I have a Thor Quantum RQ29
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The best cover option is building materials from Home Depot or Lowes, if not an option where you're located a good cleaning & wax job would be next.
Search "rv covers" on about any forum & you'll find the consensus is "don't cover". They can if in windy, wet areas do more damage than uncovered, not to mention a PITA to put on/off.
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Sold '13 Thor Redwood 36 FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
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11-02-2020, 04:30 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2018 24.1 AXISSIXxSIX
State: Arizona
Posts: 6,939
THOR #13932
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Cw has a place selling custom made covers in custom colors.
They're heavy and you get to dance all around the roof and all the things sticking up through it while holding something the size of a clothes dryer at 100 plus pounds.
Don't buy a cover.
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11-02-2020, 08:07 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Forest River Forester 235
State: Indiana
Posts: 4,884
THOR #6826
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I’m firmly in the “don’t cover” camp as well. No matter how careful you are they flap and rub in the wind and they trap moisture and dirt inside. Not to mention that they are very difficult to put on or take off and likely will cause you to skip your winter maintenance items like running the generator monthly or going for a drive every once in a while.
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11-02-2020, 08:28 PM
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Axis/Vegas Enthusiast
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Axis 24.4
State: Michigan
Posts: 9,837
THOR #1150
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Been covering our Axis in winter since day one.
Haven't had many "too much wind" issues.
Don't have a custom one, just use a standard class C cover.
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11-02-2020, 09:22 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2015 ACE 29.3
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 243
THOR #4359
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I cover mine after we get home from our Christmas /New Years vacation
I have had the same ADCO cover for four years now. Its on the coach for about three months every year , only issue I have had go wrong with it is one seam has started to come lose at the thread (i will have my wife sew it...) I have has no issues with it rubbing .
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2015 ACE 29.3
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11-11-2020, 08:35 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 29.3
State: Alaska
Posts: 28
THOR #6077
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To cover or not
I leave my Thor ACE covered for 7+ months in the summer in Georgia while I'm living in Alaska. I bit the bullet at bought a Goldline from National Covers, definitely the high end of covers.
The second summer under the cover was it for the cover. It almost shredded as I pulled it off. The good news, the coach was in PERFECT shape, inside and out.
Goldline gave me a prorated (fair I thought) big discount on a new cover. It just finished it's first seven months on the coach and one rip happened as I pulled it off. I'm not surprised.
Since I'm gone so long I feel the cover is mandatory. It breathes. I cinch it down with ropes in addition to the straps that came with it. I make sure there will be no chafing in the wind.
Cheaper covers will last one season. Expensive will last two or three. Do the math if you want to cover.
They are big, heavy, awkward and nearly impossible to fold back up when pulled off. Definitely a two person job.
BUT, my coach looks great, smells great when I uncover it every November to head out on the road for the winter.
I'm sold on covering for my specific needs.
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11-14-2020, 11:10 PM
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Junior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas
State: New York
Posts: 24
THOR #17148
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JamieGeek
Been covering our Axis in winter since day one.
Haven't had many "too much wind" issues.
Don't have a custom one, just use a standard class C cover.
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Same here: $400 Class C wind/snow/rain repellent Tyvek cover by ADCO for my 2016 Thor Vegas. Fits snug, so no rubbing, no damage. Has vent holes at the top to prevent moisture build up inside. Takes 45 min to put on/remove. I store it in a 65 gallon wheeled garbage bin.
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11-14-2020, 11:20 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 35M
State: Nevada
Posts: 102
THOR #13593
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I had mine Ceramic Coated
It's a Wax job with a Ceramic Coating product
Claims to protect for 5-7 years and makes cleaning much easier
I'm hoping his will help during the Hot Blistering Sun of So NV
It looks great
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11-15-2020, 12:36 AM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Citation 24ST
State: Washington
Posts: 35
THOR #10271
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I was looking at covers in the local RV dealer's parts department and the parts guy recommended to me to not buy one or cover it. That's coming from the guy who sells them and for the same reasons other commentators cite.
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11-15-2020, 02:01 AM
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I Think We're Lost!
Brand: Still Looking
Model: Tiffin Wayfarer 24 BW
State: New York
Posts: 22,195
THOR #8860
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperSweet
I was looking at covers in the local RV dealer's parts department and the parts guy recommended to me to not buy one or cover it. That's coming from the guy who sells them and for the same reasons other commentators cite.
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I heard the same advice at my Outlaw's dealership.
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11-23-2020, 04:43 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: A.C.E. 27.2
State: Indiana
Posts: 1,886
THOR #14698
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Joined the cover crowd.
The DW wanted to cover this rig. I didn't want to cover, never covered the last one.
Some battles are not worth fighting. Got an ADCO cover. Had the grandson climb on the roof and we had it installed 25 minutes. Seems to fit tight will keep an eye on it sits in the drive next to the house shouldn't get too much wind
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03-23-2021, 06:43 PM
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Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Four Winds 22E
State: Michigan
Posts: 50
THOR #21624
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Curious about how the folks with covers faired this past winter. Still plan to use or giving up?
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03-23-2021, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Vegas 25.6
State: New Mexico
Posts: 5,131
THOR #20220
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Check this out at Amazon.com
AmazonBasics Class C RV Cover, 23-26 Foot https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D9HZLNV..._3tv1pTwYUIubw
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03-23-2021, 08:23 PM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: 2015 ACE 29.3
State: Pennsylvania
Posts: 243
THOR #4359
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tuchmybuttercups
Curious about how the folks with covers faired this past winter. Still plan to use or giving up?
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Still using mine. Will take it off this weekend ....been covered since first week of January.
I have one more rip but that's my fought because I didn't add the pieces I had from the previous years to the slide topper ends.
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Tom and Jen
2015 ACE 29.3
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03-24-2021, 01:07 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Hurricane 29M
State: Texas
Posts: 2,728
THOR #11781
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How many 'old' people use covers? I wanted a cover when we bought the new coach a couple of years ago, but the wife said it would be a pita climbing to the roof to put it on and off. She has also read of how they can accelerate wear on the finish.
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Lt Keefer
2018 Hurricane 29M
CHF, Saf-T-Plus, SumoSprings
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03-24-2021, 02:18 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Forest River Forester 235
State: Indiana
Posts: 4,884
THOR #6826
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lt Keefer
How many 'old' people use covers? I wanted a cover when we bought the new coach a couple of years ago, but the wife said it would be a pita climbing to the roof to put it on and off. She has also read of how they can accelerate wear on the finish.
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I tried one on a TT I had once and my vote is with your wife.
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06-08-2021, 12:32 AM
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Senior Member
Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: Chateau 24F
State: Ohio
Posts: 4,188
THOR #16721
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KevinH
Same here: $400 Class C wind/snow/rain repellent Tyvek cover by ADCO for my 2016 Thor Vegas. Fits snug, so no rubbing, no damage. Has vent holes at the top to prevent moisture build up inside. Takes 45 min to put on/remove. I store it in a 65 gallon wheeled garbage bin.
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Same here... Mine is Tyvek. End of October I wash, wax, treat all rubber seals and other maintenance, thoroughly clean inside, then winterize. I cut a hole in the cover's top to expose one of my solar panels. Then attached the edges under the panel with Velcro. After 2 years of spending 5 months under the cover, it's WELL worth the effort - pull the cover off and store first of April, de-winterize and off we go. Being in Ohio I usually have to watch for another freeze in April. 🤬
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