winterizing

[reynmts]

good morning all!  Just wondering if my pu should be covered over the winter, ( it will stored outside in New York)  someone told me i shouldn't put a tarp over it, because of air flow problems, etc.  what do you guys think?

[AustinBoston]

Word from here is don't cover it.  Mine has seen winters from very cold to very wet without a problem, and most manufacturers say "do not cover."  Some will even refuse to honor some warranty items if they find out the pop-up was covered.

Austin

[mountainrev]

I always used to cover my pups in the winter with a blue tarp.  But I discovered the problem was not lack of airflow, but too much airflow.  The tarp would blow around all winter (fastened to the camper with bungees, so it wouldn't blow away).  What it ended up doing was rubbing the paint off the top.  I didn't tarp my current pup when I put it to bed a coupe of weeks ago.  We'll see how it holds up!