If I had shade from a roofed structure, then yes, if I had a dehumidifier or lots of free air movement. Otherwise, no. Humidity is just too high, too much sap and junk falling from the trees, not to mention the birds and squirrels in them. Especially sweet gums and pines - I had one sweet gum where the squirrels would hurl half-eaten fruit at you hard enough to knock you out. I made the mistake of leaving an antique car under the trees for a few months in N GA. The results were not pretty.
Store our MH in our yard partially under a huge Norway Maple. I wax it 4 times a year and clean off often. The MH gets sun in the morning for a couple of hours and shade most of the day in the Summer time. In the Winter it is pretty much the same since the sun is lower in the sky and my neighbor's house and large evergreen trees block the sun during most of the day. It works out pretty well except in the spring and fall when the tree is shedding something. My exterior finish is staying nice because it is not baking in the sun but the unit stays dry because it gets just enough sun so mildew is not a problem.
If anyone has the space, and the money. A Covered RV Port at home is the only way to go. It is well worth the cost. We have been lucky, as we have always had a Covered RV Port, with full hook-ups. It really makes a huge differance in how your RV looks later on down the road. Our 5er is now 12 years old, and is still in Mint Condition. At the angle that our Covered RV port was built, the sun never really enters the Covered RV Port at any time. We also keep our tires covered. The 5er gets a bath quite often, and is waxed a few times a year to keep it like new looking. A real saver on the inside, as we don't have any fading at all. Its also nice to have it at home, to be able to go in and out of it as we choose. Even thought we use our 5er off/on all year long, its great to be able to do our Mods, and Proventive Maintence durning the winter months, and have everything down and ready for each comming season. Spoiled Rotten and Loving it. Good Luck. Happy Camping. Dan & Jill
1997 Ford F-250, H.D. Extended-Cab, Short Bed, 7.3 PSD, K&N Air Filter, 5000 lbs air bags w/on board compressor w/guage, SuperChips Tuner/Programer. 1996 Nash 24fter 5er, 15K "Lil" Rocker Hitch w/BedSaver, Twin EU2000i Gen's W/Kit. Nam-Vet, 33 Months.
If there is a choice, shade is the only way to go....especially in areas of very strong sun..When a coach heats up from baking in the sun, the interior also gets and stays very very warm from latent heat..like over 100 degrees....this heat can only speed deterioration of rubber, cloth, glue, fabric and everything else man made! It's like turming to aging process to 'high'.
2006 Mountain Aire 43
Wife, K9 Maggie and 4 sugar gliders are co-pilots, along with Garmin Nuvi 660
06 Vue AWD toad with Brakemaster
Blue Ox Adventa II towbar
Ours is parked inside behind locked doors at a storage facility.
We are paying thru the nose for it, but we could not live with the outdoor site we previously had. Inside we have 12 feet -- outside spaces are only 10 foot wide and our site neighbors would change frequently. Some were landscape companies -- coming and going all the time. In bad weather (tropical storms or hurricanes) the facility warned us vehicles outdoors are subject to damage as stuff flies around easily. Convinced us to cough up the xtra bucks each month.
Lucy
2006 Allegro Bus 40' DP
2005 Grand Cherokee
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Had a TT stored out in the sun in a storage lot. Now our 5ver has it's own garage and no comparison. The 5ver always looks just washed and waxed and brand new.
2004 GMC 2500 6.0L CC SB Reese 16K Slider Prodigy BC Jayco 24 ft 237a Quest 5er
A decrepid old driver a foxy navigator and one cranky Griff puppy named Bandit. Look for a "Big Red" license NEBR 1
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