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Quote: Originally posted by naturlist123 on 17/12/2013

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HI Folks I have just read all the previous posts about fitting a caravan cover. I personally will no longer fit one due to the damage they can cause to your van unless you have made a very expensive tailor fitted cover which will have  extra bits on top to cover your aerial and chimney exhaust for your caravan fire. if you dont you are left with a gap between these high points and the roof of your van. if its bigger and you have slack on the top, the wind moves the slack and scratches all your roof lights it does,nt really matter if you have an opaque toilet vent and omni-fan covers but  the heki 1/ 2/3 transparent cover can get badly scratched as well as your van windows. even so called breathable covers can increase the condense in side the van. I found all my cupboard hinges had gone rusty and the push button catches had seized even with tubs of moisture absorbing crystals sat in the van sinks. I used two heavy duty extendable paint roller handles to fit my cover. i have since learnt that you must cover all windows and roof vents with heavy duty cling film before hand and use a extra couple of ropes over the roof to prevent cover movement in high winds [ not provided by cover makers] So now I just wash complete van, dry, and spray with wax. which is easily removed by hand hot water in spring.

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