Video Transcript for Classic Accessories PolyPro III Deluxe RV Cover Review

Hey everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer and today we have the Classic Accessories PolyPro III. This is going to be a deluxe RV cover that is available in different shapes and sizes for your different RVs. Today we're gonna take a look at its different features as well as show you how to install this onto your own RV and then you can decide if this is going to be the best fit for you. This cover is available in different shapes and different sizes. It depends on if you have a travel trailer or a class C motor home or a fifth wheel. It's very important to get the right cover for those specific types of RVs.

We do have a cool fit guide here at etrailer.com where we put in your year make model and then get the fit for you. And they're designed specifically for those different types of motor homes in how they have different straps, different tension panels, as well as different shapes. The very first question is why would you need an RV cover Well, we'll see these a lot in RV parking lots during the off season. So if you're not planning on using your motor home or your trailer for months at a time you'll see people putting these covers on them and they'll do that because it takes a lot of time to put on, but it preserves or helps take care of your RV while it's parked because usually it's exposed to the elements. You'll have sun, you'll have snow, you'll have rain beating down on your RV, and you wanna make sure that you can prevent as much of that as possible.

So if you're hoping to keep your motor home or your trailer around for a good amount of time that's when you start investing in these. The way this specific RV cover does that is through its material. So the name of the PolyPro III comes from its triple ply poly material so there's gonna be a single ply through a lot of it, that's gonna be for breathability because you don't want mildew or condensations be accumulating around your motor home. You still want that breathability, but on top you have that triple ply material and that's gonna be what does most of the work for protecting your motor home from the elements. Most of that triple ply is on the top and you can see here that material.

This is gonna be a nonwoven polypropylene fabric and this is what's going to help with that snow, with that rain and with that dirt. But if you lift over the sides of that triple ply fabric you'll also see the wind vents and that's to help reduce wind stress. So if it's a gusty or there's a lot of wind that day, you're not stressing out that fabric. It's just flowing through and also it's there to help reduce that inside moisture. Along with protection, you also have easy access.

So there's zippered panels throughout the RV covers where there are most likely to be doors. So, and I've actually experienced this once. The motor home was already winterized and packed up in a way and parked somewhere, but we forgot something inside. So rather than having to take the RV cover off completely we we're able to sneak into the motor home, grab what we needed, and then simply zip it right back up without having to go through the whole process again. The downside though is that it is the process to get over your motor home, especially once you get to the much larger trailers and motor homes. Also, you might not cover everything with this RV cover so I do recommend getting this in addition to wheel covers if you want that complete protection. So if you like the PolyPro III material that this is made out of if you like that adjustability to make a more custom fit over your trailer and you're okay with a rather intense process of getting this set up, especially the first time that process can range from 50 minutes to about 45 minutes depending on the size of your trailer and how much help you have with getting this set up. Well, let's go take a look at that process. Before installing or even ordering your RV cover it's very important to make sure you get the right cover for your trailer or motor home. In this case, we we're able to use the fit guide here at etrailer.com, put in the year, make and model of your motor home and then we suggest the right fit for you and you can also measure your motor home manually and then check out our description where we explain which covers fit which length RVs. Be careful when opening up your cover because this is vacuum sealed. Now you can hear there I punctured the lip of that vacuum seal away from the cover. So I wasn't worried about cutting up the cover, that lets air in and now we can fully unwrap. Taking out the ribbon, we're then going to unfold this cover beside our motor home. Having it as close to the motor home as you can is helpful. We're then going to look at which side is the top and which side's the inside. So pulling it up loosely and grabbing the front end of the cover, I was able to climb on top of the motor home, put that over that motor home and then walk myself backwards lifting the RV cover over. I had a friend out on a ladder just to help maneuver the cover over corners like the awning as well as the air conditioning unit. There was definitely some snags there. But after I got the main bulk of the cover I was able to just continue fine tuning, getting those corners in place, pulling. Definitely took a lot of work with moving the ladders back and forth but all in all, didn't take that long. Finishing up the setup of our cover there's some small things that Classic Accessories does with their RV covers. Some of them have a triple zipper system, that way, if your class C motor home does not have mirrors that can be pushed or folded in you're still able to secure the cover around the mirror. This specific cover does not have that feature but fortunately our mirror is foldable so I didn't have to worry about them. I like to do the zippers first and then go onto the straps. And if you have a fifth wheel you would do the front strap first before you do any of the other tension panels or straps. After you pull tight on the straps you're gonna have some excess strap. It's good to tie that off as much as you can. You do have a little strap keeper at the end of your strap. The downside is it's made of plastic, so it breaks pretty easily. When all your main straps are tightened down, you're also able to utilize the elasticized corners that's gonna fit around your bumper and the corners of your vehicle. This is reinforced with some of that PolyPro material so it's not just a single ply canvas material you have on the outside. That's very important because the corners is where you're most likely to rip RV covers. I haven't even been super careful with this RV cover. I've been able to pull it and yank it in different directions and it's held up really well. But once you have those corners in, you can also use the hook and loop strap to secure your zippers and do that all around. Included with your cover is this secondary bag. This bag is there so you could put your straps inside of it. I would use my own little plastic bag for it since it's a little on the large side. But the straps are to be used with your center tension panels and these straps consist of two buckles on each end of a long strap. You also get this single toss bag, so for the toss bag you'd fill that up with rocks or whatever item has a similar weight and then cinch it tight. And some of the bags have a buckle that you can clip one into. Our bag does not have that buckle so I had to tie a loose knot around the end of it. Once I've done that I then connect the other end of the strap. I buckle that in, I grab the toss bag and I throw it underneath the RV to the other end as far as I can get it. That should make it easier to buckle on the other side. And here is what our cover looks like all set up. Now adjusting the straps underneath the RV cover definitely took a lot of time because there we're a lot of straps for those tension panels plus the toss bag that was included with this RV cover after using it a couple times, it already got torn up from the grittiness of the parking lot as well as from the rocks that we're inside. We we're able to throw the buckles on their own underneath the motor home without any issues. So if you get enough practice you can do that instead of utilizing that aspect. But other than that, everything seated pretty well over our motor home. It did take some time and it did take a little bit of finagling to get everything correctly over the different corners, but once you got it in place, you're good to go. Now a quick comparison with some other options you might be considering as a cover for your trailer. Something that I would compare would be the ADCO Olefin HD and the main difference is going to be that the Olefin has rain gutter caps and ladder caps. That is something that the Classic Accessories does not have. Another main difference though is gonna be the material. So this uses the PolyPro III material while ADCO uses the Olefin material, they look slightly different. They have the same functions. Some people think that the Classic Accessories is a bit more breathable while the ADCO might have more beading of the water upon contact properties, I personally think that they're very similar. Any RV cover is better than no RV cover. So for me, the adjustability of the Classic Accessories is where it really shines. But if I had some sharp rain gutters I would prefer the Olefin instead. So if you are looking for a way to protect your trailer from the elements whenever it is stored, this is gonna be a great option for you. All the materials as well as all the adjustability works together to protect your motor home and it's an investment of both time and money. Now with that being said, the most, most, most important thing is getting the right fit for your trailer and that's where we can help you out with that. This was a look at the Classic Accessories Polypro III Deluxe RV cover here at etrailer.com. My name is Evangeline and I hope you enjoy the journey.