Weather proofing

ronald gordon
ronald gordon Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited September 2019 in Motorhomes #1

We have a Mercedes Autosleeper Gloucester which we bought in March.

It's going to have to spend the winter outdoors: does anyone have tips on minimising the effects of the weather?  Is there a product we can apply that would help protect it from the worst of the weather?

We are unable to use a cover as it double up as a reflexology treatment room.

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,142 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2019 #2

    What do you do with a car in winter? Treat your MH the same way, is my advice.

    I’d never put a cover on it but, being a motor vehicle, it will benefit from being kept in use to keep the mechanical bits moving. That doesn’t mean staying in it or using it on a daily basis but just doing a few miles every week or two.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2019 #3

    A 'few miles' isn't enough IMHO ... you need to get the vehicle to full working temperature to clear condensation in sumps, rocker/cam covers & exhausts. Condensation in rocker/cam covers can produce what looks like & is often referred to as mayonnaise on the oil filler cap & is symptomatic of a car that nips to the shops around the corner once a week.

    I'd connect a 'smart' battery charger such as a Ctek to the vehicle battery, assuming it's parked within reach of the mains, & leave it connected. Likewise the leisure battery, though that could be removed & brought inside.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2019 #4

    Agreed, I wasn’t meaning a quick turn around the block😀

  • EmilysDad
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    edited September 2019 #5

    👍

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2019 #6

    I agree best way to keep it from getting "old" quickly is to keep useing it and will also keep your  "reflexes" up to scratchcool