Winter Storage Ideas

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   We are in SW Montana and wondering what everyone does with their R-Pod in winter.  Store in a garage or covered storage?  Store outside under a trailer cover?  Just leave outside in the elements?  We get quite a bit of snow.  
I'd like to hear about your experiences.

Thank you ~

Pattie

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ModMontana Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Montana Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Topic: Winter Storage Ideas Posted: 01 Sep 2017 at 9:16pm
	We are in SW Montana and wondering what everyone does with their R-Pod in winter. Store in a garage or covered storage? Store outside under a trailer cover? Just leave outside in the elements? We get quite a bit of snow. I'd like to hear about your experiences. Thank you ~ Pattie
	ModMontana 2017 R-178; '11 Ford F-150 FX4 And 2 yellow golden labs

DavMar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Lexington, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 592	Posted: 02 Sep 2017 at 9:32pm
	Not in anywhere as sever winters as you have Pattie so hopefully those in the "Great White North" that have hard winters can respond to you question. As for me unfortunately I do not have a large enough garage/shed for my Pod so it will be a cover over it and most likely pull the battery to keep indoors. Batteries don't like extreme temperature changes.
	Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508	Posted: 03 Sep 2017 at 9:37am
	We have owned an Rpod since 2009, we have pretty rough winters with cold temps and a fairly good amount of snow. When we first bought our 1st pod we took the winterizing class that the dealership offered. The tech advised to leave the vent partially open, not to cover it and regularly brush the snow off the roof. We have done that and never had any problems with either pod.
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

john in idaho Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 611	Posted: 03 Sep 2017 at 9:55am
	I learned from our first truck camper that sunlight is not your friend. I drive by storage lots with RVs out in the sunshine and just shudder. I fortunately now have a barn so all I have to do is blow out the water lines. And a concrete floor and a wheel on the front of the rPod.

codycountry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168	Posted: 04 Sep 2017 at 4:50pm
	I bought a Classic Accessories cover from Amazon for ~$120 and it lasted three years. I just purchased a replacement poly version, which should last even longer, for $139. We have a lot of wind and rough Wyoming mountain weather here, and it held up very well for the price, I think. I missed covering a couple sharp edges with duct tape or it would be good for one more year. I put old sox over the ends of the TV antenna so it wouldn't wear there. That's the key with the cover, cover the sharp edges, and don't forget the fenders. Last winter we had a record over 200 inches of snow and high winds and it was literally buried for months. The top held up very well, the sharp edges were on the tracks for awnings that I missed, and being stretched out like it was from Nov thru March it cut through when I pulled the cover off this spring. Always better to go indoors with it, but I'm too cheap to rent a place, and it has always come out nice and clean with the cover. Also, I wash it with RV wash I buy at WalMart, and use a soft brush on a long handle to scrub it clean, before I put the cover on to make sure there is no dirt or dust under there to scratch the finish. RV wash really puts a shine on there, with very little effort.

ParPod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 Oct 2016 Location: Manitoba Online Status: Offline Posts: 105	Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 3:09pm
	We get some nasty winter weather here as well. For us the unit gets winterized, washed and covered with a classic cover - and then don't move it! We cover all the sharp points with pieces of swimming noodle so the cover doesn't get wrecked. Last winter was our first with a Pod having graduated up from pop-ups. Thus far no problems with either types of units and this spring the Pod emerged from under the cover and for the most part was still pretty clean. We also throw in some anti-rodent bags we purchased from the dealer....keeps those mice out!
	Bob&Margaret 2017 179 2016 Toyota 4Runner 2 sets of Golf Clubs

RockyMtns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Sep 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 5:17pm
	We get a good bit of snow and low temps here in Northern Colorado, I have always left RV's out in the elements and just ran a electric heater when it snows heavy.. It melts the majority of snow off the roof, no problem. We even camp in RV's during the winter, all you need is dual batteries and dual propane tanks and your set for the winter weekends in a R-Pod!

osage Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Mar 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 8:14pm
	well we built a 25x32 foot building 20 years ago to store rv's in plus other junk sometimes we have to have a clean out of junk to get the rv in