Covers For Caravans – Why You Need One!

We all know the potential damage caused by leaving a vehicle outside in all weathers. Few people with garages take such a risk with their car during the winter months. You protect your car from the elements as much as possible, so it makes good sense to do the same with your caravan. Just like your car, your caravan needs care and attention, to reward you with many years of pleasurable caravanning and, when you come to replace it, keep depreciation to a minimum.

Even finding somewhere to store your caravan during the winter months is not sufficient though, as the rain that falls in April contains the same acids as the rain that falls in December. Leave that rain water to build up on your caravan for too long and the deterioration soon starts, along with a probable development of sludge and green algae on the roof.

As much as we all love to see it, the sun can also be a problem, with powerful UV rays attacking paintwork, tires and upholstery. Windows too can be subject to damage, as their rubber seals are perishable. Yet the weather is only the start of the problem. Birds might well enhance your caravanning experience, but they show no respect when it comes to where they leave their droppings! Consider also the potential for nasty scratches, bumps and even the audacious thief.

There is a solution though – a good caravan cover is an accessory that can save you upset and expense. You can even buy one that will help your caravan blend in with its surroundings. After all, wouldn’t you rather be out enjoying your caravan than spending precious time cleaning or repairing it?

The well-fitting cover, especially one made to fit your own particular caravan, is a microporous barrier. Just as our own skin is waterproof and ‘breathable’, exhaling condensation, so the caravan’s weather resistant cover can protect it from damp as well as all other environmental damage. Most covers are made from polypropylene, a versatile material well known for its toughness, strength and its powerful resistance to chemicals, grease, oil and heat.

So, if you consider yourself to be a wise caravanner, is a caravan cover something that you can really afford not to have? Add covering your caravan to your standard hibernation checklist of emptying the contents, leaving the fridge door open, and securing locking it up, and you will then have all the angles covered, and you will be giving your caravan (which is a far from cheap investment), the sound protection that it deserves.

‘Specialised Accessories’ are the original innovators of bespoke, protective caravan covers, motorhome covers and caravan trailer covers.

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