All Weather Covers

[Charlie Gillespie]

Any recommendations for good all-weather covers (rain, sleet, snow, dark of
night)?

[Bob Kuykendall]

These seem to be the best: http://www.cobratrailer.com/?lang=en

[[email protected]]

Just one word of caution. Don't use them in moist climates, because in the morning the covers surly will be moist (wet?) and you stuff them someplace while you go flying for 5 or 6 hours. Then you land and think "Oh yes, I will fly tomorrow. No need for the covers tonight."
End result: Mold and early cover disintegration.
We replaced that unknown set with CloudDancers (www.CloudDancers.de) and like them.

On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 8:55:23 PM UTC-7, Charlie Gillespie wrote:
> Any recommendations for good all-weather covers (rain, sleet, snow, dark of
>
> night)?

[Martin Gregorie[_5_]]

On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:58:48 -0700, soarboy2 wrote:

> Just one word of caution. Don't use them in moist climates, because in
> the morning the covers surly will be moist (wet?) and you stuff them
> someplace while you go flying for 5 or 6 hours. Then you land and think
> "Oh yes, I will fly tomorrow. No need for the covers tonight."
> End result: Mold and early cover disintegration.
> We replaced that unknown set with CloudDancers (www.CloudDancers.de) and
> like them.
>
I have a set of CloudDancers for my Libelle. I'm also very pleased with
the covers and with the general attitude and responsiveness of
CloudDancers.



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[Charlie Gillespie[_2_]]

At 04:09 15 October 2014, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
>These seem to be the best: http://www.cobratrailer.com/?lang=en
>Nice, but not an option in this case!

[Richard[_9_]]

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 6:14:32 PM UTC-7, Charlie Gillespie wrote:
> At 04:09 15 October 2014, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
>
> >These seem to be the best: http://www.cobratrailer.com/?lang=en
>
> >Nice, but not an option in this case!

http://www.craggyaero.com/CloudDancers.htm

All for the SSB

Richard

[Soartech]

On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:55:23 PM UTC-4, Charlie Gillespie wrote:
> Any recommendations for good all-weather covers (rain, sleet, snow, dark of
>
> night)?

I have been very happy with the covers sold by Eastern Sailplane.
www.easternsailplane.com/catalog/sailplane-covers-p-125.html
They seem to be rain proof, keeping the machine dry underneath. The construction looks same as more expensive covers from Europe and they fit perfectly.

Soartech

[Les Connolly]

At 16:19 16 October 2014, Soartech wrote:
>On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:55:23 PM UTC-4, Charlie Gillespie wrote:
>> Any recommendations for good all-weather covers (rain, sleet, snow,
dark
>of
>>
>> night)?
>
>I have been very happy with the covers sold by Eastern Sailplane.
>www.easternsailplane.com/catalog/sailplane-covers-p-125.html
>They seem to be rain proof, keeping the machine dry underneath. The
>construction looks same as more expensive covers from Europe and they fit
>perfectly.
>
>Soartech
>Try Skycovers, we had a set made for our Arcus, £700 and they are great
value for money, we have used them a number of times now with no problems,
fully waterproof, well worth having a look.

[Nick Kennedy]

Rain Sleet Snow Dark of Night are important.

At the top of my glider cover priority are flies
Dang flies.
Are Cloud-Dancers truly fly proof?
gotta know...
Richard?

[Richard[_9_]]

On Friday, October 17, 2014 5:09:30 PM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
> Rain Sleet Snow Dark of Night are important.
>
>
>
> At the top of my glider cover priority are flies
>
> Dang flies.
>
> Are Cloud-Dancers truly fly proof?
>
> gotta know...
>
> Richard?

Yes your glider will not fly with the covers on.

Richard

[Bruce Hoult[_2_]]

On 2014-10-18 01:01:38 +0000, Richard said:

> On Friday, October 17, 2014 5:09:30 PM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
>> Rain Sleet Snow Dark of Night are important.
>>
>>
>>
>> At the top of my glider cover priority are flies
>>
>> Dang flies.
>>
>> Are Cloud-Dancers truly fly proof?
>>
>> gotta know...
>>
>> Richard?
>
> Yes your glider will not fly with the covers on.

Has that been experimentally proven?

The F117 flew, after all.

[Richard[_9_]]

On Friday, October 17, 2014 9:13:20 PM UTC-7, Bruce Hoult wrote:
> On 2014-10-18 01:01:38 +0000, Richard said:
>
>
>
> > On Friday, October 17, 2014 5:09:30 PM UTC-7, Nick Kennedy wrote:
>
> >> Rain Sleet Snow Dark of Night are important.
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >>
>
> >> At the top of my glider cover priority are flies
>
> >>
>
> >> Dang flies.
>
> >>
>
> >> Are Cloud-Dancers truly fly proof?
>
> >>
>
> >> gotta know...
>
> >>
>
> >> Richard?
>
> >
>
> > Yes your glider will not fly with the covers on.
>
>
>
> Has that been experimentally proven?
>
>
>
> The F117 flew, after all.

My test pilot is Nick

Richard

[Justin Craig[_3_]]

Vertigo covers in the UK are exceptional and seem to last a few seasons
longer than others.

http://www.vertigocovers.co.uk/