Covers what to buy?

Paul, what is the warranty on Jaxida covers. I had a set many moons ago and they did not last well, and they were only used a three or four weeks per year. I too am looking for good covers that will be used maybe three weeks every year, one week at a time.

On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 8:56:05 PM UTC-7, Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,

Jaxida has improved their product over the years. Jaxida is an extremely
well respected company - and preferred by many glider pilots. You can pay
less, but you can't buy better quality.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Richard" wrote in message
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I have found that the Clouddancers Uncuttable covers are better quality than
the Jaxida Covers and half the price. Many customers in the Western US were
not satisfied with Jaxida they turned brown and brittle in a couple of
years.

Richard

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Hi
i`ve just bought a set of Kerry covers for less than £500 for my Lak 12
and they seem to be made of good material and fit well.
Colin

Hi Jonathan,

Jaxida covers are supplied with a 2-year warranty. They also offer the
option to purchase and additional 2 year warranty at the time of purchase.

You can see some the their quality details he
http://www.jaxida-cover.de/cover-en/performance/

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.


"Jonathan St. Cloud" wrote in message
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Paul, what is the warranty on Jaxida covers. I had a set many moons ago and
they did not last well, and they were only used a three or four weeks per
year. I too am looking for good covers that will be used maybe three weeks
every year, one week at a time.

On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 8:56:05 PM UTC-7, Paul Remde wrote:
Hi,

Jaxida has improved their product over the years. Jaxida is an extremely
well respected company - and preferred by many glider pilots. You can pay
less, but you can't buy better quality.

Best Regards,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring, Inc.

"Richard" wrote in message
...



I have found that the Clouddancers Uncuttable covers are better quality
than
the Jaxida Covers and half the price. Many customers in the Western US
were
not satisfied with Jaxida they turned brown and brittle in a couple of
years.

Richard

On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 3:17:08 PM UTC-6, wrote:
I am looking at purchasing covers for an 18 meter glider. Last glider I had Jaxida (spelling covers). I would use these covers when say flying out of Minded or in Utah for a week soaring vacation and did not want to disassemble every night.

Which covers to buy? Any useful comments welcomed.

Thanks

Have Kerry covers. Went to the Kerry cover website and sent them an email. They sent a invoice which I took to my bank for a wire transfer. No problems. Had the covers in 3 days!
Slight assemble was required. The bungee cord has to be cut and clips slipped on(they provide cord and clips). Very easy to do. Just requires a short amount of time after you put the covers on for the first time.
For short overnight tie downs, they are very good. I might add that the time to put them on and off is about equal to derig and rerig in the morning. Only time and money saved is the "taping", but when its in the box overnight is really what I find as being preferred. Others told me this, I didn't listen and now have a set of covers which I will use as a rare maybe.
Others I know are using Kerry covers, they are "pleased", which you can also purchase from several vendors in the USA, if you don't want to do a wire transfer yourself.

Best.#711.

Tom,

I would say that putting the covers on takes same amount of time as efficient "deriggers" but in the morning I am find that I am ready to tow out in just a few minutes which is great (especially in dry climates). Getting the dew off is a potential issue requiring a squeegee and some patience to let the remaining moisture evaporate before fully taking the covers off (20 minutes). Covers also make it easy to put water in the glider during this evaporation wait. So in general I agree that covers are not a big "time" saver but they do allow me to avoid the process (some find this stressful) of rigging and deriggingnand and taping which is really nice on pleasant lazy evenings. And my experience in the mornings has been the best part of owning covers. Zero stress!

On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 5:44:44 PM UTC-4, Sean Fidler wrote:
Tom,

I would say that putting the covers on takes same amount of time as efficient "deriggers" but in the morning I am find that I am ready to tow out in just a few minutes which is great (especially in dry climates). Getting the dew off is a potential issue requiring a squeegee and some patience to let the remaining moisture evaporate before fully taking the covers off (20 minutes). Covers also make it easy to put water in the glider during this evaporation wait. So in general I agree that covers are not a big "time" saver but they do allow me to avoid the process (some find this stressful) of rigging and deriggingnand and taping which is really nice on pleasant lazy evenings. And my experience in the mornings has been the best part of owning covers. Zero stress!

I would only add that you can water up before water pressure goes down... .

I just wanted to add to this conversation for future pilots researching covers. You don't need to mail order to China for Kerry covers. I bought mine from Northeast Sailplane in Ohio. (Might not be in business as I can't a website now??)
Secondly, tonight I just did a UV test on the material. I had recently cut out a section to install a clear vinyl window over my solar panel. I placed the removed material over my UV mineral lamp and moved it right next to a mineral that flouresces brilliant green under UV. It remained totally dark, even testing in a dark room! So these covers really do protect your finish from UV light. I am very happy with these covers. They seem to be totally waterproof too, yet breathable via bottom side mesh. Well thought out. And way less $$ than Jaxida.

I bought mine from Northeast Sailplane in Ohio.
CORRECTION: That should be Eastern Sailplane (John Murry, who I see is retiring announced June 8.)