HAIL STONES & CARAVANS

Submitted: Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 12:11

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Member - DAZA (QLD)

Hi All

Is there any type of Caravan Cover to protect them from hail
damage when they are not in use, we cant leave it in a shed or
under shade sails ect, its fully insured, and I know people out their
will say what would happen if it hails when you are travelling,?
thats what your insurance is for ect.
Its a 21 foot Off Roader.

Cheers
Daza.

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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 12:25

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 12:25

Gday,
Throw a couple of old mattreses on the roof and cover it with a tarp.

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Reply By: Ozshooter - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:03

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:03

Daza try http://www.stormcovers.com.au/ a mate had one made for his camper trailer

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Reply By: Wizard1 - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:53

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:53

Are you suggesting you need protection from hail when parked at home because you fear your insurance company won't pay out?

Perhaps you need to speak to your insurance company. I know mine is covered whether it is parked in a caravan while travelling or in our front yard.

I'm yet to see a policy that does not provide cover when parked at home.

If you are that concerned about protection from hail damage then I would invest in a shade or roofed cover, like a carport. Otherwise check your insurance.

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Reply By: flappa - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:54

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 13:54

Its certainly out there.

Who actually covers it , I'm not sure.

My parents Cvan was hit by hail twice in their yard and it was covered by the Cvan insurance both times.

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Follow Up By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:06

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:06

Hi All

We have no worries with our insurance, I was just enquiring
about an actual cover, you can put over the van.

Cheers
Daza

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Reply By: Member - DAZA (QLD) - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:02

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:02

Hi OZ SHOOTER.

We contacted the company you suggested, and we have arranged
to have the van measured up next week, just by chance we will be
up at MAROOCHYDORE for a few days on R N R.

Thanks for your help.

PS Thanks for your suggestion Wizard 1.

Cheers
Daza

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Follow Up By: Wizard1 - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:23

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:23

Had a decent hail touch-up in Esperance, WA several years ago. Except the roof, as we have a poptop which didn't get one dent, all the other panels were replaced under insurance. The van was 2 years old.

We now live in the Gold Coast and frequently get hail storms in summer. Thought about putting up a Stratco carport but we've been lucky so far and have just stopped worrying.

If it gets hit then get it repaired. The cladding is a looking a bit shabby anyway. We figure that's why we have insurance.

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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:23

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 14:23

Daza ,

How do you get around the problem that the solar panels will be covered , so the batteries will die .

I am like you , I had a cover made for my camper because I just did not like to see it left out in the rain getting hammered by the elements . It's not as if they are a cheap bit of gear .

Thanks ,

Willie .

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Follow Up By: Member - Christopher P (NSW) - Tuesday, Oct 09, 2007 at 23:35

Tuesday, Oct 09, 2007 at 23:35

Dah battery charger with trickle and fast charge and all the bells and whistles to keep said battery in peak form

sorry for the cheek!

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Reply By: BennyGU - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 16:08

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 16:08

Hi DAZA,

Have you thought to try a sailmaker, might cost a fair whack but Hood Sails in Brisbane make custom covers for all sizes of boat. A caravan being a slightly rounded shoebox should not pose any hassle compared to flybridges ect.

As for those boofheads saying just leave it outside and if it does get hit thats what insurance is for, go to hell. Left unprotected out in the elements will just make it deteriorate, If I had a piece of gear worth as much as a 21 FOOT OFFROAD VAN sitting outside I would be sitting beside it with my shotty just in case some queer looked at it wrong. It is an investment, protect it. A bit of money now will reap itself many times over when it comes time to sell.

Ask yourselves this if you were a prospective buyer:

Do I take the daggy looking thing with warped cladding or the prisitine shiny one that looks as it rolled off the showroom ???

Others may not be as pedantic as me though, I have been known to spend three hours a weekend buffing the ol GU into shape, but if I come to sell Im ahead. I can see my reflection in fatso from 20 paces so probably I deserve to be classified as obsessive-compulsive.

Ben

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 22:00

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 22:00

Im With you Ben, I have the camper fully covered. Its probably worth a Tenth of the above mentioned van but hey if I can protect it from the elements I will. I have even left my work for 1/2 hour an go and grab my wifes car and throw into spotlight under cover parking if they forcast a hail storm and I see it coming on the BOM website. Have saved my wifes car twice and my own (previous cars) twice. $500 a pop to the NRMA for a claim and a vehicle that has dropped in value unless your lucky enough to have the dents popped out with out them cutting roofs off and wacking a new one on then get all the leaks,rust, and nothing lines back up properly again not including the inconvenience of it all. If your out and about and you cop it well there's not much you can do about it bar throw the sleeping bag over it. I always tell my wife cover the roof and rear quarters with picnic blankets if possible.Boot, doors,bonnet can be unbolted and replaced. If Im in the prado and I happen to be in the line of fire I will jump the gutter and park under a shops awning if I have too. Fussy, you betcha I am. Work to friggn hard to neglect them, and your right it pays when you go to get rid of them. 10K for my old 89 hilux condition, servicing says it all. Regards Steve M

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Reply By: PradOz - Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 20:09

Monday, Oct 08, 2007 at 20:09

hi there - not sure if this helps at all. depending on the size you want, i have seen some vanners use spa covers (not the hard ones - the flexible type as these are padded and offer more protection as van covers.

for your size they may make one that suit the swim out type spas.

cheers mick

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Reply By: Member - len W (NSW) - Tuesday, Oct 09, 2007 at 06:15

Tuesday, Oct 09, 2007 at 06:15

hi dazza im with Q B E and 12 months ago had hail down here in Newcastle put in a quote and when assessor come out i said i only want the roof done and the front
he said to me its all or nothing so i ended up getting the front roof 2 hatches back and one side of my van done when we looked at my neibours van he had his awning pitted with holes so i looked at mine and sure enough there were holes in it to no probs i ended up with a new awning also $13000 all fixed up would recomend them to anyone

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