Reply to thread

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Message: <blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 398473" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>Mine spends it's time outdoors with a heavy plastic tarp over it.  You have to have some kind of support to aid in shedding the snow and water and if the tarp isn't kept taught the low spots will collect water and it will usually find its way in.  For the winter I put on a second tarp to be sure no water gets in.  The water-proof or water resistant canvas covers aren't very good for winter storage as the snow (and eventually ice) will cling to the weave of the fabric and build up over the winter.  When I used one I put an additional plastic tarp over it to help shed the snow.  Snow will still collect on the plastic tarp but not as much as with the canvas ones and if you get a lot of snow like the east coast of the U.S. did last winter you may have to clean it off during the course of the winter.  A couple of years ago we had enough snow in MN that the weight of it collapsed my cheesy PVC support system and it got to be a mess.</p></blockquote><p></p>