Been thoroughly enjoying browsing all the posts, as a new owner of a brand new Troll 540. We're experienced caravanners, but Eriba newbies, and I'm intrigued by the number of people alluding to the fact they cover up their caravans in winter. When we had a white box, we were told this was a bad idea. Our new member of the family will be stored in a secure compound, and will have to endure the rigours of Scottish winters. Would therefore welcome any advice from some of you "old hands"!

Hi Adelaide. Not sure we are old hands having only got our 540 last summer. The advice given to us as to let the van weather in for a bit of the winter and then start to use a breathable cover. We opted for a generic Kampa cover that we got from AL. It was easy for the two of us to fit on our Troll and tied underneath in several places. It is not exactly a perfect fit not quite covering the rear bumper. Even some severe gales didn't budge it but we had to adjust the ties a few times.

We took it off in March and were pleased how clean everything looked. We will certainly be putting it back on next winter.
Hope this helps. MikeT

The old adage is that it was made for outdoors so you don't need a cover, however the Eribas roof is made from fiberglass and it is susceptible to UV damage over the years. The UV rays will degrade the Gel making it go chalky and in extreme cases porous. My previous Puck was 17 years old when i got it and the roof had become chalky dull white in colour.

Also during the winter trapped water can become ice and expand with the potential to blow seams open and causing a point of water ingress and internal damp. Most white boxes will be sawdust in 15 years, an Eriba can be going strong 30 years plus so its makes sense to try and preserve its good looks in its later years and maintain a high resale value.