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19/10/2011 at 11:56am
 Location: Gloucestershire
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Hi All

We've recently moved on from tents to a caravan.  So as always there is the shopping list to make things just the way we want them.  We're about to put the caravan to bed for winter and thought it would be a good idea to purchase a cover to minimise the crud accumulation over the winter months.

Here is my question.  The caravan is just over 20' long so technically I need a 19' to 21' cover.  But, there is the TV antenna and the flue for the heater to consider, these stick up a max of 7".  So, will the 21' be big enough or is it best to go up a size?

Thanks.



19/10/2011 at 12:00pm
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see

Sizing a ready made cover

Do you cover your van?

when we wanted a cover of 19 foot i contacted purple line covers for the same advice 17' to 19' or 19' to 21',they advised me to go for the larger one.hope this helps.



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19/10/2011 at 6:53pm
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We have a Protec cover which was made for the caravan - so it has extra material to accomodate the aeriel.

Whichever cover you get don't forget to unscrew the spike!



19/10/2011 at 8:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by audicab26 on 19/10/2011

We have a Protec cover which was made for the caravan - so it has extra material to accomodate the aeriel.

Whichever cover you get don't forget to unscrew the spike!




Spike?

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19/10/2011 at 8:39pm
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Quote: Originally posted by nelmo on 19/10/2011
Quote: Originally posted by audicab26 on 19/10/2011

We have a Protec cover which was made for the caravan - so it has extra material to accomodate the aeriel.

Whichever cover you get don't forget to unscrew the spike!




Spike?
My aerial (status) has a sort of spike on top (no idea what the tech term is) I was advised to unscrew it to avoid damage to the cover.



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