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:
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I bought some sets of canvas tire covers from harbor freight years ago and I am still using those. Since they were so good I decided to order some more recently. The new ones I got are no comparison to the old ones I have. The old ones are real light weight canvas with strong inner wire. The new ones I got are similar to a light weight burlap with very thin, easily bent wire in them. The new ones are no comparison to what HF used to sell.
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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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