Bus cover, cargo cover!

[grantgoold]

Has anyone used the large canvas cargo covers (semi truck) to cover their bus? I can get one that is 40x20x10.

Thanks

Grant

[Dreamscape]

I don't have the type of cover you described. But I was thinking that because of the weight of the tarp, they are heavy, that any wind would cause chaffing on your paint.

Most RV covers not only breathe but are softer on the inside.

FWIW HTH

Paul

[HighTechRedneck]

I agree it would probably sandpaper your paint, at least on the roof and crown.  Also, at 40x20 it would leave a lot of the bus exposed (back, front and the bottom 5-6 feet of each side).

[Kristinsgrandpa]

Most tarps are watereproof and once water gets under them (and it will) they take days or weeks to dry. Mildew proof tarps help.

The resulting stain is sometimes hard to remove.

Ed

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi Grant,

You can always go to the next step... Shelter King  42'L x 14'W x 15'H

Nick-

[grantgoold]

Nick, thanks for the photos! You sure know how to get a guy right where it hurts! I sure wish I had the pocket book you do!

I guess I will pass and see if I can find a used cover from Nick!

Thanks for the input.

Grant

[Utahclaimjumper]

HUH?, lessse, 40X20x10, thats 40 long, 20 wide, and 10 thick? thats got to be one heavy sucker!!>>>Dan

[grantgoold]

40 long, 20 wide and 10 tall.

Grant

[tekebird]

hoe do you get three dimensions our of a flat tarp?

if you must have a cover an RV type is the way to go if you cannot pocket the shelter like Nick has.

[Dallas]

Ummm, Truck tarps, whether lumber, machinery or FAK are measured in 3 dimensions.. Length, Width and drop.

Normal length, unless you are one of those CA (email for that definition) companies is 24' or 28', then you get 2 tarps, equaling 48' or 53' total length, including overlap.

Width is normally 8'

Drop is normally 10'

Sounds like the 20' dimension should be half of that, the 10' width sounds like it's either for a dedicated OD load or it's overstated.

If it's a polyester tarp, you may be lucky and have a good one that will do what you want.

a rubberized canvas tarp sucks big time... run from it.

A non rubberized canvas tarp isn't worth having in any form.

If it's a one piece tarp, at 40' long it's worthless as a usable commercial tarp, if it's a 2 piece tarp, it's too short.

My wife, (BubbaQgal) got good at tossing our machinery tarps and she's only 5'2".... but they only weighed 150#.

There are also ultralight tarps and I can't give you a rating on them.

If you are going for a cover go for a real RV cover, the commercial tarps aren't built to protect the paint, they are built to protect the load.

I've probably explained this awkwardly, and wish there was an easier way.

Good Luck,

Dallas

[grantgoold]

Thanks for the input Dallas and Nick! I will run from the tarp. I believe it was non-rubberized and looked heavy!

Grant

[Busted Knuckle]

As usual Dallas you have done an excellent job of explaining. If anyone knows trucking tarps and their measurements, I can't think of anyone better than you to ask! I was ROFLMAO at the CA company part, and still not sure exactly what a FAK tarp is. As you an most others know I was a certified Chicken Hauler (Whoop, whoop.....pass'n thu...bomp!{the bomp was my roger fart instead of a roger beep! LOL!) and had no use or knowledge of tarps (now good pulp thermometers, load/cargo locks, & lettuce racks were a different story! again LOL!). The only one I didn't hear mentioned that might be of use as a RV cover (with a frame of course) would be a "smoke tarp" as I heard some of my skateboarding cb friends call them. They were the very light weight almost see thru tarps about like a cheap "pup-tent" of course as mentioned by Dallas they too came in a size that would require 2 or 3 sewed together to be large enough for a bus. All in all I'd say I'd be cheaper and easier to just start out with an RV cover or one like Nick's (he's gonna be gone most of February, and his could accidental blow away! LOL!)
  BK 

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hay BK......

[Busted Knuckle]

Hay BK......

Hey Nick,
No need to worry, I won't be anywhere near there! LOL! But I do remember hearing that one was spotted at high altitude on radar once! LOL!
  BK