Winter impact on Motorhome

[JamieLM]

We just purchased our MH last week. Do most of you store yours inside during the winter months to keep it away from snow? If not, what are the risks if any with keeping it outside. We will be parking it on a crushed stone driveway outside the house if we elect to not find inside storage. Any experiences would be appreciated. Thanks.

[JamieGeek]

We store ours outside (in a crushed stone/asphalt lot) all winter long. I try to cover it when I can.

We stored our 5th wheel in the same lot for 10 years.

Your biggest risk/danger/etc. to the RV in storage is UV damage. Not rain, wind, etc. The RV can handle that (ok yeah if a tree falls on it that would be worse LOL). UV will slowly fade and eat away at the paint, fabric, plastics, tires, etc. Thus your best bet when storing it for a long time is to cover it.

In the 10 years of storage for our 5er: The plastic hatches got all brittle and broke during a hailstorm, all the wallpaper faded from UV and the outside paint faded and turned chalky (yeah we didn't cover it that much--learned my lesson: The Axis gets covered).

[JamieLM]

JamieGeek what state do you live in, just curious as to what different whether changes you go through throughout the year.

[JamieGeek]

Michigan; you still get a lot of UV in the winter with those cold and clear days.