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| Re: Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Camper Cover This Is? Tarp With Metal Frame? [message #203030 is a reply to message #203024] |
Sat, 30 March 2013 09:07   |
habbyguy
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Location: Mesa, AZ
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| Dennis S wrote on Sat, 30 March 2013 06:38 |
Devin,
I see similar at Northern Tool -- but have also seen much less expensive at Costco -- both were only 20 ft long though.
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I was looking at the one at Costco, figuring I could buy two of them and install them end-to-end (and still have room to park a small car under there with it if I wanted to). But there was no spec for the height (inside or outside) on the package anywhere. I didn't get the feeling that even our "short" GMCs would fit in one of these without lifting it a foot or so.
Mark Hickey
Mesa, AZ
1978 Royale Center Kitchen
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| Re: Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Camper Cover This Is? Tarp With Metal Frame? [message #203083 is a reply to message #203020] |
Sat, 30 March 2013 16:17 |
bryant374
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I also have a Shelter Logic and am happy with it. I have the "barn" (gambrell) style.
hint: I purchased my shelter in 2005, buy a tarp 18' x 29' from Harbor Frieght for $50 and use it as a cover over the fitted cover. Every 3-4 years it is worn out, throw it away and tie on a new one. That way the original (more expensive) cover doesn't wear out and it only costs $50 every few years.
works for me.
Bill Bryant
PO 1976~PB (owned 34 years)
1914 Ford (owned 70 years)
1965 Corvette (owned 39 years)
GMC Motorhome History
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| Re: Does Anyone Know What Kind Of Camper Cover This Is? Tarp With Metal Frame? [message #203145 is a reply to message #203020] |
Sat, 30 March 2013 21:06 |
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mike miller
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Registered: February 2004
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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If I talk to the owner again, I'll ask.
I didn't look to closely at it when I was there, but it looked a lot like what I have seen around here used as green houses. (Covered with clear plastic.)
<http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft_hay_feed_storage-ft_hay_tarps;pg107425.html>
I use two 20 foot long portable car garages (covers) that I picked up from GI Joe's... before they went out of business.
These are the cheap covers that use piping about 1.25 inches in diameter. Out of the box, they where not tall enough, so I picked up some "lengths" of "top rails" for cyclone fence. These lengths are the same size as the covers long pipes and are over 10 feet long. Cutting to the right length allows one length to replace the leg on one side and have left over to extend the leg on the other side. Three lengths, cut right, can raise one cover high enough for the GMC. (Six lengths total to do both covers.)
I then used three more "lengths" with clamps (also found in the fencing material area) to connect the two 20 foot covers spaced almost 10 foot apart. I filled the space with an additional white tarp. This gives me almost 50 foot of covered space for my two 23 foot coaches.
I later found a good quality cover (15'x54') designed for ranchers to cover stacks of hay and covered the entire thing with it. It is like this, but I do not remember paying that much: <http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft_hay_feed_storage-ft_hay_tarps;pg103504.html>
This hay cover has "Sleeves along lengths accept weight-adding pipe to ensure stability.." I use more of the top rail lengths.
Set up between my tall solid privacy fence and the house the wind doesn't seem to bother it... as long as there are coaches under it to block the wind from getting under there and lifting the cover. The only real problem is that it doesn't shed snow very well. But it doesn't really snow (much) here...
I also get splashed rain on the lower half the coaches... doesn't help to keep the wheels shiny. 
When typing this, and adding up the prices in my mind... I might have been better off with a metal carport. 
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Sorry I couldn't get the above links to work on the forum. (The ";" symbol messes it up.) You'll need to cut and paste. -- sorry.
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Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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