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Subject Topic: Has anyone made a trailer cover? Post Reply Post New Topic
13/5/2009 at 7:41pm
 Location: Near Petersfield Hants
 Outfit:  Barbados- Djakarta- Anssems trailer
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Hi, after advice on how to make a cover for my trailer.  I can't afford a purpose made one as I've just extended the sides with ply, totally broke.  I would like to cover the top and ply sides and have just ordered a tarpaulin and elasticated rope.  Can I stitch, staple or other the corners in order to fit the trailer?


13/5/2009 at 8:18pm
 Location: Buckinghamshire
 Outfit: Sunncamp Grange Frame Tent
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We used a roof of an old caravan awning we got our hands on.  Where the corners are we double the material up for extra strength. Then added some 'eyes' and thread some elastic cord around in a zigzag manner. The elasticated cord was cheap from a caravan/camping shop. We got the hooks there too for the side of the trailer. In Wallace fashion "Grand job".  You shouldn't have a problem making it and will save a pretty penny. 

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13/5/2009 at 8:31pm
 Location: Canol Cymru
 Outfit: chinos and a polo shirt
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how deep are the greedy boards that you have fitted?

what you could do is is lay the flat cover over the trailer and let the sides hang down and then secure the sides to the cover buttons and you will be left with a triangle shape at the corners fold this flat and fold it around the back of the trailer and secure to one of the cover buttons

a sort of pleat fold like you would do when fitting a flat sheet on a mattress



13/5/2009 at 8:50pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: Daihatsu Gran Cargo Campervan
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I used a tarp on an old trailer tent years ago, in exactly the way Force Ten has described. I considered gluing the corners, but decided tucking them in was just as easy!

Glen



13/5/2009 at 9:28pm
 Location: nottingham
 Outfit: Grand Canyon 8 Pennine Fiesta
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Builders membraine from any builders yards is good and cheap. Fold the corners as someone has already said

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13/5/2009 at 9:46pm
 Location: Essex
 Outfit: Cabanon Aruba
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I have a large trailer and have fitted ply wood sides, I have got hold of  large piece of tarp cut it to size, fitted eye's, folded down the corners and secured with a bag of trailer cover stays that i bought from a camping shop an elastic rope, the water pools on the top of it when it rains and if left unattended could cause the tarp to stretch all the way in exposing the contents. To combat this I have used 2 bendy tent poles from a damaged dome tent set diagonally across the length of the trailer crossing in the middle to cause run off.

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13/5/2009 at 9:49pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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you can buy trailer covers from the pound shop all different sizes,blue in colour.i use the 6x4 ones.these have eyelets fitted.some hardware shops have then too.about the same blue colour of the print on here.at that price you can change them each year. like these

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/redirect.asp?redir=http://www.towsure.com/category/5124-Tarpaulins_and_Securing



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14/5/2009 at 12:37pm
 Location: Near Petersfield Hants
 Outfit:  Barbados- Djakarta- Anssems trailer
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Thanks everyone, my 'greedy boards' are 2' deep, as the trailer's sides are 12" deep, I've got another 12" heightwise. Cost me £30 for 12mm exterior ply cut to size for me, much cheaper than side extensions. I was thinking of making fitted corners like a proper cover but after reading these posts, I might not bother!


14/5/2009 at 1:14pm
 Location: Hayle Cornwall
 Outfit: Honda CRV Bailey Bordeaux + tents
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When I extended the load capacity of my trailer I made a boxlid from ply that sat on (rather than in) the sides of the trailer. I used hasps to secure it to the body of the trailer. It was water tight and was far more secure than a tarp and I felt confident to leave things in the trailer when on sites with the lid padlocked

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14/5/2009 at 5:26pm
 Location: Canol Cymru
 Outfit: chinos and a polo shirt
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so as you have increased the height by 12 inches you would be looking for somthing to cover the ply and drop right down to the original trailer side, I would try the flat sheet draped over the top dropped down the sides and tuck folded at the corners

 

and if that doesnt work then you may have to look at cutting and glueing the coners, but try the tuck fold first 



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14/5/2009 at 7:39pm
 Location: St ALBANS
 Outfit: Riva(Dandy) Destiny. Peugeot 5008
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One of the awning repair firms (advertised in the caravan mags) would probably make you one at a reasonable  price.  I am going to have ago at welding PVC with a hot air gun and roller in the near future to make an under bed awning for my camper.  If you ggogle the subject there are articles on doing it.



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