Throw this storage cover over your fifth-wheel toy hauler to protect it while you're storing it for the season. The contoured cover conforms to the shape of your fifth wheel and secures with the integrated straps so it won't flap in the wind.
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Hi, Matt with etrailer. Today we're gonna be talking about the etrailer 5th wheel cover. Now this is gonna be a whole series that will fit a range of different covers. So if you are looking at these, just make sure you plug in your vehicle's information into our fit guide to find the right one for you. But this is gonna be a great value option if you're looking for something for that winterization time. So you need to protect it from any of those UV rays, dust or any type of weather condition.
So today we're really just gonna talk about some of the major features about this cover. After that we'll go into my final thoughts and a comparison for this cover. And then finally I'll show you how to put it on too. Where we're gonna start with is gonna be the material itself. Now this isn't gonna be too different from a lot of other options out there.
It's really gonna be made from a multi-layer, non-abrasive material. If I was gonna compare it to anyone out there, then I'd probably compare it to the ADCO Olefin's. 'Cause the way this is gonna work is when I actually grab this, you're notice this is very flexible. It's not very thick, it's relatively thin, but there will be a couple layers in here. And what this is really doing is since it's so thin, it's gonna allow this to be a little more breathable 'cause that's the help if you are in any type of raining condition or wet conditions or any humid conditions where a lot of humidity can get built up on the inside of your cover, that's gonna allow this to breathe a little bit better so you don't have any mildew really building up in your cover.
That's another thing to take into account with covers too, is when you put 'em on, make sure they're not too tight 'cause if they're too tight, that's gonna trap in a lot of that moisture. So what I'd recommend doing is when you're looking for a cover, just make sure you have the right size trailer. So you're just gonna measure from the very front end where the nose is on the trailer all the way to the back end and just make sure if you have anything on the back of your trailer that you wanna cover up too, include that into the measurement. Now for these ones in particular, if you have anything on your roof like an AC unit, just make sure you add another foot to make sure it will fit around your cover. And speaking of our roof, if we look up there, you'll notice we do have a different color to the cover and that's gonna do a few things for us.
So first off, since it is a lighter color, there is gonna be less likely of the sun beating on it as much as if it was a dark color. And this other color's gonna indicate this is the roof section. And with that roof section, this is actually gonna be a little bit thicker. The reason being is since we're gonna have a lot more snow, rain kind of building on top of there along with UV rays and dust, we wanna make sure that's not gonna seep through and get on top of our roof so our roof lasts longer. And this is also gonna help prevent any cracking from the UV rays or any dust that really settles in and makes your roof dirty. And if you're in an area that gets a lot of pollen, it's going to help prevent that from seeping too. Now if we look at the top, you'll notice we do have a vent showing through right now. That's also gonna prevent any pollen from sitting on your roof if you plan on having this parked outside. Now if you look over here, that flap just flown up, you'll notice we do have that little section that's a little square, that's gonna be a vent. That vent's gonna help this be more breathable. Like I was saying, this is designed to work in more humid climates too, but we also have that flap that rests on top of it to help water just wash over the top of it. Now we can come over here and kind of see how this is being held in place. So you'll notice we're gonna have one strap in the front and this is helping to pull the front in some, and we're gonna have some clips that hold this in place too. You can adjust this and you'll notice these straps are feeling pretty sturdy. Now I always recommend leaving them just a tad bit loose. The reason being, like I said earlier, if it's too tight it's gonna be more likely to hold in any moisture. And on top of that there's a lot of sharp edges to trailers. So you could encounter some point where this might rip at too. But for the most part this is feeling pretty solid. We do have some double stitching in some areas as well to kind of help keep this together. But if you go underneath here, you can kinda get a better look at that. Here's a section here, but we're gonna have all this rope underneath that is holding this all together and I think this is doing a pretty good job. You can adjust this if you want to. And all of these points that is kinda being pulled on all feel are very secure. They don't feel like they're gonna rip at all. And if we travel down, because this is gonna go all the way across to the very back end of our trailer, we'll also find we have this additional strap. Now this is gonna be an optional one. You don't have to use this. And what this is doing is wrapping completely around your trailer. And what this is really for is if you have a smaller trailer for the section of covers this is gonna fit because each cover is designed to fit with a range of different sized trailers. So if you have a smaller one for your cover, it's just gonna help keep any of that extra bellying from occurring in that spot. But again, you don't have to use these, but you will have two of these that do come with your kit. When we go to the backside, you're gonna notice we do have two straps instead of just one. And there's two ways you can put this on. You can either cross them or just have 'em parallel. And if we go right next to here, you're gonna notice we do have this reflective coating right here, that's gonna help make sure if anyone's driving around in the lot, they're gonna be more likely to see this at night. But if I undo this, you're gonna notice we do have this section that has a zipper. So if you have a toy hauler, you'll be able to access the back just by undoing the hook and loop and then unzipping either side. Now we also brought this up and it's gonna have a couple points where it's gonna have some straps that use hook and loops that hold this in place so you don't have to worry about getting underneath the cover itself or holding it up as you access anything from back of your trailer. The back's not the only place that has these zippers or a panel that opens up. We're gonna have one on the side too. Right now it's in a hard situation to really show it, but it's gonna work the same way where we had that zipper and once you get this old way up, it'll have some straps to hold it in place so you can access your trailer if you need to get anything when it is in that winterization period or if you just need to get ready for the next season. In my opinion, I think this is a pretty solid choice when it comes to covers and really at the end of the day it's gonna work like most other ones do. If I was gonna compare it to another one, I'd probably compare it to the ADCO Olefin series 'cause those are gonna be great for all types of different climates being able to withstand colder, hotter, even humid areas just like this one. The big difference between these two is really just gonna come down to aesthetic. With this one we're getting more of just this flat color on the back and it looks okay, but with the ADCO you're gonna have this kind of cooler design on the side of it, which is pretty nice. But as far as function, they're gonna work the exact same way and this one is gonna be a lot more affordable compared to the ADCO. And as for installation, this is gonna work like any other one. Now we do talk about some tips and tricks that make this a little bit easier. And before you install this, there's a couple things I do recommend. One, grabbing a couple friends, grabbing a ladder too so they can help get up here and help you out with this process. And making sure you clean off your trailer because if your trailer has any debris, dirt, or grime on the side of it, what can happen is if you got any high winds coming by, it could kind of make that flap a bit and once it starts flapping against that dirt and grime, it can scratch something up. But once you're ready to go, you can start installing it. To begin the installation I find it actually pretty easy just to start with our gutter mounts and all we have to do is grab these little bags and just throw 'em on these points here. The reason why we want to get this covered up is just so we don't poke any holes through our cover, give us a little bit more protection. Once you have those gutter mounts on all four corners a couple of tips that really help you out is when you unroll your cover, try to figure out what's gonna be the front and backside and make sure it's not inside out. Then you can roll it back up there and then we can put it on top of our roof. Now this next part we're gonna be doing a time lapse just to show you how that whole process is gonna look. So without further ado, let's do it now. The process for really rolling it over the top of your trailer is gonna be a little bit tedious, especially what we have today, we have a lot of objects up here, whether that be solar panels, a couple AC units, and we're working around that. Just take your time with this,. I'm just slowly rolling this out, trying to figure out what is the right side because if you get this upside down then that can really hinder you when you get to the very back of this. So just taking the extra time to situate that. Once we figure that out, we're starting to slowly roll it out. I eventually get some help, try to figure this out and then we're just taking it one section at a time. Typically I'd want to do one side versus going front to back, but we have a lot of stuff up here, so I just wanna do this in sections. Once we get that into a pretty good spot, we're eventually gonna reach the back and we're just trying to get over the corners, making sure that lighter color section is staying just on the roof of our trailer. Eventually I'm gonna reach the point of getting to our ladder where I wanna save that for last. And once I get to that point I want to save putting on the ladder cover. And once I get that ladder cover in place, then I'm finally gonna put the cover over the top of that. Once everything is looking pretty even on here then I'm going to grab some straps and cinch it down. Now you're gonna have one strap that goes in the front and then you're gonna have two that go in the back. You can cross 'em if you want or you can have 'em parallel. Either way it works, but what we're just gonna do is just start on one side plugging that male end into the female end and we're gonna be using the gray straps for this. Now something that I like doing is keeping the same amount of tension on either side of this buckle. So you notice this is only gonna be a couple inches on this side. I wanna make sure it looks the same on the other side too and we're just gonna walk this over and when we make this connection, again, we're making sure nothing's getting twisted up and we wanna make sure that this flap isn't getting flipped around. And that's the way it should look. Eventually, I'm just gonna grab one side a little bit, grab the other side and kind of pull 'em at the same time so it kind of gets it even fit on the either side. And then you're gonna have some excess too. We will have some clips to kind of cinch that in. They're gonna be right here. You'll be able to just hold that in place like this. And you can even push it down so it can grab on. Just make sure you do this on the other side too. Now we wanna cinch underneath it. So you're gonna have this long white rope that's gonna come with your kit. And where this is gonna go exactly is we're gonna have these little D-rings right here. And what I recommend is just tying off to one point. I'd recommend starting at the front end too. I'm just gonna do knot like that to start off with. And how we're gonna do this is kind of gonna be in more of a Z pattern. So we're gonna take this rope and then we're gonna run it through this next pilot or D-ring. Once we have that in place, then we're gonna go further back, just zigzagging our way until we get to the very back of the vehicle. Now after you've kind of zigzagged that a little bit on the front end, eventually you're gonna get to underneath the cover. So what we're gonna do is grab that little bag that comes with your kit, throw a couple rocks in there, and then with the very end of that string, you can kind of tie that off through here. I'm just gonna tie mine off to the buckle, just a real quick knot, something that'll be easy to undo. And then once you're done with that, we're just gonna go underneath here, then throw it to the other side. Perfect. Eventually you're gonna reach a point where you're gonna have a lot of tension, you can't go any further back. What I also recommend doing is if you have someone with you having them go to the very front of the vehicle where you started trying to pull out any slack that you can and then just trying to pull back to the front. Eventually you just go as far as you can go. We we inchesre able to get ours almost to the very back and then you can tie off there. Now what I also recommend doing too is if you have any spots that have a lot of billowing, like I mentioned earlier, we will have some extra straps and we're gonna throw those on now. Now the process, we're really throwing this over, we're getting the strap around is simple. You just gotta make sure you have a bundle of it still. It'll come up wrapped up and you just chuck it over. Just be mindful where you are trying to cinch it down that we are trying to get any of these area that does have a little bit more billowing to it and making sure when you do cinch it in place, if you have anything that might be more sensitive to more pressure or tension, anything like a solar panel, make sure you don't tighten it too much on top of that. Now we're just gonna chuck it over, then go to the other side and then buckle it up. And when you are cinching this up, just make sure that you put it in a location that's gonna be really easy to access. Again, we don't wanna over tighten this, we just want enough to make sure we can pull in a little bit of that billowing. Right about there. With everything cinched down the last thing I just recommend is if you have any straps or cables that are kind of hanging down, I just recommend tying them up somewhere so they look a little bit more presentable or a little bit more pretty. But that'll pretty much do it for our look at the installation and some of the features of the etrailer 5th wheel cover. I'm Matt, thanks for watching.
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