Do the majority of you cover or store your trailer?  I live in Florida and my trailer is exposed 24/7 - I was debating whether I should purchase a portable shed for protection.

Is necessary to protect the trailer from rain, sun, and so forth??

IcePonyGoddess,

Alot off topic I know but

 just curious what happened to Spazz?

                                      Ardly

Sorry to here of "Spazz's demise". Had a barn full of his cousins a few years back ti'll momma kitty and her grown up offspring cleaned house!                             Ardly

I was once told by a top automotive painter that even tho moisture,ect.is hard on steel and aluminum goods,the SUN is the biggest enemy.

There are companies that make good tarps to cover horse trailers,and they don't let moisture penetrate the tarp to the surfaces below.Pricey but worth it IMO.

I am just lucky to have grown up on a farm that now has a big empty tractor shed where I keep our trailers.It's a few miles away,little inconvenient to run them back and forth,but I'm glad to have them.If I didn't I think I would have a trailer cover of some kind.I've always wondered just how easy it is to struggle one of those monstrosities over a trailer tho,especially a good sized trailer/tarp.

I've always wondered just how easy it is to struggle one of those monstrosities over a trailer tho,especially a good sized trailer/tarp.

I'll let you know as soon as the wind settles down.  We just bought a cover for our 33ft 5th wheel camper. 

Buyer beware on trailer covers!  I bought a 5th wheel-type cover from Camping World for my trailer, the under-trailer ties popped off within a month of it going on the trailer.   Warranty only covered manufacturing defects and specifically does not cover wind damage. 

In hindsight, the cover didn't fit the trailer that well.  5th wheels are taller so the sides were too long, so the straps wouldn't pull tight, so it billowed in the wind and popped the ties off.  With some of the ties off it wore big holes in the corners, and finally popped the rest of the ties and blew off.  

I am hoping to build a pole building to store it in, but in the meantime am going to look at a higher quality cover with a better warranty. 

A trailer dealer once told me never to use a "trailer cover" on my steel trailer. She said, at least for here in New England, they were not advisable because when the wind picks up (which seems to be all the time in the winter here) the covers can actually scratch the paint.

Anyone else ever hear or experience anything like this? I have just ordered a new trailer and I want to keep it out of the New England weather, so I was thinking of having lean-to built. A cover would certainly be cheaper!

We covered our steel trailer this year.  Hubby was worried about sun damage to the AC unit and the awning.   Ordered the cover from BeverlyBay.com.  Ordered it by phone and it arrived in less than 10 days.   They have several styles and prices to choose from.  We chose one of the less expensive "universal" styles...it was around $120.  Hubby was able to get it on the trailer by himself but said in the future he will ask for help!

I googled "Beverly Bay trailer covers" which gave me the website and got the phone number from there.

Hope this helps.  Good luck.

RIDE ON!