Well, as Deeps and Poptop say earlier in this thread, nothing beats a warm garage, but undercover in a barn must come a close second. Better than out in the open, anyway. I don't think you need to worry about the barn being open at one end as long as the Eriba is out of the rain. In fact, a bit of a draught is a good thing, stopping the moisture settling on its soft bits. How about a tarpaulin bungeed over the (popped-up) roof to keep off the bird muck?

I'm going to put Morrison into hibernation this weekend, beneath his AL-brand cover. Given that there are permanent ventilators in the floor and door, what is the general opinion about leaving a couple of windows cracked open under the cover?

Before I fit the cover, I'll give him a bath and let him dry. What is a good polish to help preserve the GRP roof? Some suggest carnauba, but that costs more than gold. Agger has mentioned a fave wax but I can't remember what it is. And several Eribafolk warn against any gloop that contains silicon (why is this, btw?).

I use Harly wax, easy on easy off, I get mine from Jonny Woods on Ebay, great service, great guy I also use Collinite which is longer lasting but a real so & so (I cleaned that up quite a lot) to work with, try Harly and get some decent microfibre cloths hth

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… try Harly and get some decent microfibre cloths hth

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It usually arrives in a small 6" x 6" white cardboard box, if you ordered it in time delivery is usually very quick ie next day for me you will get a leaflet with it, use the wax sparingly, a little goes a long way, to much and your just wasting it! Please let me know what you think of it

Ooh, fundaments! A good edit!

I'm with you on the dehumidifier, btw, Pepé.

Good morning all again

This site is where you get your education! All the contributions here have been very informative, so thanks to all.

Next questions!

A condition of our new storage is that the gas-bottle has to be removed - no problem and I suppose this is the norm for insurance purposes?

Also, I had intended to remove the wheels and stand the Eriba on axle-supports but do not think this will be acceptable to the proprietor. If wheel-removal is not permitted, should I simply hitch-up and take the Eriba for a wee run every so often, or would it suffice to lift each wheel, from time to time, in turn and rotate so that a new part of the tyre takes the weight?

Thirdly, should I remove the battery from the Eriba whilst it is in storage?

I am now off to get some Harly wax - sounds like a good idea. Might even use some on the Eriba!

Thanks again to everyone

David

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.........would it suffice to lift each wheel, from time to time, in turn and rotate so that a new part of the tyre takes the weight?

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Staying with covers and winter storage … Yesterday I washed and rinsed Morrison, our new-to-us Triton 430, and he spent last night in an open ended barn with his top up. This morning he was bone dry, so, after giving him a coat of Harly Wax (thanks, Agger, for the info) and a strenuous rub-down, I dropped the top and fitted his new AL cover, and towed him round the back of the barn to his open-air winter quarters. Not ideal, but at least he's only a stone's throw away.

But that brought to mind a question that's been nagging me for a while: if I hadn't been able to thoroughly dry out the canvas pop-top, could I - should I - have closed the lid with it still damp? What, say, if we'd spent a disappointing few days on a rain-sodden site somewhere and eventually thrown in the towel and moved on? Should I, in fact, have kept the top up in the rain anyway, or should I have walked around inside like a hunchback and sacrificed my spine for the sake of dry canvas? What would _real_ Eribafolk do?

Martyn

I think you'll find that some water gets under the pop top anyway! Whether by condensation or just rain / frost seepage😲, ours is outside all year round with no cover, and to be honest it won't get washed again until February which is our first planned trip away, of course it will not be just one wash but a sucession to remove the over winter build up of grime, but that said it will soon be a sparkler again after Dr Agger😄 has worked his magic!

I'm surprised in this day & age that it's not possible to wash your pride & joy with a shampoo or other substance that sets, therefore sealing in the clean van / car / whatever, then when your ready you apply another substance that unsets the seal, sounds like a job for a brainbot somewhere, not me though I sit on mine apparently (cleaned up quite a bit😁😁😁😁)

Hi i have a Pro-tec covers Please with mine had it 4 years old it is Breathable

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