Tire covers

[Joe C]

Hello,

My wife and I are new Oliver Elite II owners. In fact, we put the last 2023 built. We took it back home to Wyoming and I have it winterized, covered and plugged in to shore power. I am feeling pretty good about this coming winter, however, I would feel better with tire covers. What covers have you had good luck with?  Thank you for your suggestions. 

[Patriot]

Welcome to the forum Joe C - 

I have a set of these and they have served me well.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KYK3WLL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Patriot🇺🇸

[Mike and Carol]

Welcome, Joe!  Hope the Wyoming winter goes fast so you can hit the road with your new Oliver.  Mike

[John Welte]

6 hours ago, Joe C said:

Hello,

My wife and I are new Oliver Elite II owners. In fact, we put the last 2023 built. We took it back home to Wyoming and I have it winterized, covered and plugged in to shore power. I am feeling pretty good about this coming winter, however, I would feel better with tire covers. What covers have you had good luck with?  Thank you for your suggestions. 

Welcome to the Oliver family.  We just pulled #1290 through Wyoming last week.  Boondocked at Evanston in 17° temperature and stayed warm.  A little condensation on the windows, but very little.  Never on the walls.  Ours is stored outside in Oregon, plugged in with tire covers.  Ours was the third to last Elite II for 2022.

John

[Joe C]

Thank you all so much! 
Joe

[Patriot]

1 hour ago, Joe C said:

Thank you all so much! 
Joe

Stick around here there is MORE! 😄

[Doug S]

Hi Joe - great question. We are picking up our Ollie late February ‘24 and are just a few miles away from you in Jackson. Have to get together sometime!

Doug

[Steve Morris]

Curious why tire covers might be needed? I’ve seen them on semi-permanent campers, but not on most regular use campers. Please enlighten me. 

[topgun2]

1 hour ago, Steve Morris said:

Curious why tire covers might be needed?

Primarily covers are used to reduce a tire's exposure to UV light which degrades the rubber over time.  The less light that the tires are exposed to results in longer life of the rubber.

Some people will use tire covers virtually all the time when stopped - even overnight.  But, most simply use them while the RV is in storage.

Bill

[John Welte]

1 hour ago, topgun2 said:

Primarily covers are used to reduce a tire's exposure to UV light which degrades the rubber over time.  The less light that the tires are exposed to results in longer life of the rubber.

Some people will use tire covers virtually all the time when stopped - even overnight.  But, most simply use them while the RV is in storage.

Bill

I have the covers on all four tires even though when stored, the curbside tires face north and never have sun on them.

[Steve Morris]

2 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Primarily covers are used to reduce a tire's exposure to UV light which degrades the rubber over time.  The less light that the tires are exposed to results in longer life of the rubber.

Some people will use tire covers virtually all the time when stopped - even overnight.  But, most simply use them while the RV is in storage.

Bill

Thanks Bill. I thought it might be for UV protection. But then, I don't put covers on my other vehicles, and they are in the sun right beside the trailer. So I guess I don't see a need for them for me. In both cases, they'd need replaced for age before wear.

Thanks

[topgun2]

55 minutes ago, Steve Morris said:

I thought it might be for UV protection. But then, I don't put covers on my other vehicles, and they are in the sun right beside the trailer. So I guess I don't see a need for them for me. In both cases, they'd need replaced for age before wear.

Yes, there is more to the story.

It seems that for vehicles that get used more often than RV's the movement of the tire causes some distribution of the chemicals in the rubber.  Whereas when a tire stays static there is (obviously) no movement and/or flex.  In turn, this allows the surface of the tire to degrade faster than it "normally" would which eventually leads to cracking which leads to .....

When I put Twist into winter storage I first slightly elevate the tires from the gravel base by rolling the trailer onto pressure treated lumber that is covered in plastic sheeting.  This helps keep moisture away from the tires.  Then I cover each wheel with a tire cover and, finally, I place a 2 x 8 sheet of treated plywood over the covers.  This keeps rain, snow, weed wackers and the like from damaging the covers.  Perhaps a bit overkill, but, it makes me happy knowing that I've done all that I can think of to protect things while getting the most time out of them.

Bill

[Geronimo John]

On 11/19/2023 at 3:21 AM, Steve Morris said:

Curious why tire covers might be needed? I’

i think he is wanting them for long term storage, not weekend campong.

GJ

[Patriot]

2 hours ago, Geronimo John said:

i think he is wanting them for long term storage, not weekend campong.

GJ

Is weekend “campong” the similar to weekend camping? 😄

 

[MAX Burner]

6 hours ago, Patriot said:

Is weekend “campong” the similar to weekend camping? 😄

 

@Patriot:  Nope - Campong is a weekend of camping and champagne shooting...

Never heard of "Chambong"?

Ha! Cheers, brother!