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Originally Posted by LHaven
I have a set of parking covers (or perhaps protectors, if you go by what doesn't result in 95% bad hits in a web search) for my working tires that I bought many years ago. They're middling weight canvas, with a steel or fiberglass half hoop sewn into the rear channel hem that springs out for installation and then springs back in behind the tire to hold them on.
I went looking for these again to buy another set for my son, who just got his first RV. Nearly everything I found was vinyl of some sort and looked flimsy, and had negative comments on durability (some didn't even survive the original shipping). Even the ones that said they were canvas had review comments saying things like "these are in no way canvas, they're just cotton cloth." I couldn't find any that got high marks for durability, and too many that were susceptible to departure in gusts.
While engaged in this search, I suddenly recalled that the covers I liked so much had been an impulse purchase at Harbor Freight, of all places. But going to their website, I found comments such as:
Rather than just be depressed, I thought I'd survey the forum for recommendations for items that had worked for others. I should add that my son is going to be fulltiming in this RV, so durability is important. Thanks.
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I don't know what ours are called, but I just picked up the first thing I saw that fit. On our first trailer (bumper pull) they were 5 years old when we traded it. Our new trailer is a 5er and only 2 years old. The covers are like new and don't blow off. They are just a friction fit but for a specific size tire.