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07/4/2015 at 9:25pm
Location: West Yorkshire Outfit: Swift Challenger 570 kia Sportage
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Sorry if this has been on before. My DH said he noticed a lot of vans that had towing covers on,whilst he was on the roads today.
Do any of you good people use them? are they worth while?
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07/4/2015 at 10:29pm
Location: Warwickshire Outfit: Coachman 460 2 VIP
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We use a towing cover as the front of van nice and clean when you arrive on site and no stone chips tar etc. We first used one with our Bailey caravan with the alutech body as it tended to chip easily and now have one from specialised covers for our new van.
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07/4/2015 at 10:57pm
Location: Hull Outfit: Elddis Rambler 550 Frinton 4 Classic
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We have one from specialised covers for the front of ours. Wouldn't be without it. Keeps the front clean and chip free. Very easy to fit on too.
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08/4/2015 at 8:30am
Location: Durham Outfit: 2015 swift challenger se 530-2014 L200 warrior
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Another vote for specialised. We use a tow pro +
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08/4/2015 at 11:36am
Location: Derbyshire Outfit: Adria Altea 542DT
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They do seem to be far more popular now and I have seen quite a few this year.
It's on my never ending list of things to buy for the van.
Can anyone who has one advise how long they take to put on ?
Do they take up much space when removed ?
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08/4/2015 at 11:37am
Location: Sheffield Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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We haven't yet but I want one, our storage site is muddy and the van gets blasted in mud as soon as we hit the road and put our foot down.
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08/4/2015 at 11:59am
Location: Derbyshire Outfit: Adria Altea 542DT
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I have looked at specialised and pro-tec, but unfortunately neither of them do a custom cover for our Adria.
Does anyone have experience of the generic covers ?
Do they fit tight to the van ?
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08/4/2015 at 12:16pm
Location: Durham Outfit: 2015 swift challenger se 530-2014 L200 warrior
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Quote: Originally posted by clever on 08/4/2015
They do seem to be far more popular now and I have seen quite a few this year.
It's on my never ending list of things to buy for the van.
Can anyone who has one advise how long they take to put on ?
Do they take up much space when removed ?
Tow pro + from specialised takes 2 minutes to fit or remove. Carrier bag size space to store. Not cheap but well worth it.
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08/4/2015 at 8:35pm
Location: Teesside Outfit: Mitsubishi ASX4
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I thought about one of these, but why oh why are they far more expensive than a full caravan cover?
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08/4/2015 at 9:12pm
Location: Sheffield Outfit: Sterling Eccles Sport 636
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Quote: Originally posted by clever on 08/4/2015
I have looked at specialised and pro-tec, but unfortunately neither of them do a custom cover for our Adria.
Does anyone have experience of the generic covers ?
Do they fit tight to the van ?
you might have an issue clever as Adria don't have an awning rail on the off side. Most of the covers I've seen use the rail each side to secure themselves
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09/4/2015 at 12:01pm
Location: Derbyshire Outfit: Adria Altea 542DT
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you might have an issue clever as Adria don't have an awning rail on the off side. Most of the covers I've seen use the rail each side to secure themselves
Ours has a rail on both sides.
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