Another storage question

[dp]

I know we talked about this but I can not find it now. I know it is best to get the camper off the ground during the winter but is it really necessary? Mine is in the garage and I will move it every month just to keep the tires round. I could use the jacks to just take a little pressure off. Opinions? 

[gnies]

it should be fine in the garage, I have seen some people suggest in other forum to put some woods under the wheels, me in my case I found a indoor storage location but it has no floor (it is hard dirt) and I've put nothing under the wheels and I won't be able to move it during winter.

[chuck893]

[quote source="/post/4673/thread" timestamp="1414777422" author="@ron10"]I know we talked about this but I can not find it now. I know it is best to get the camper off the ground during the winter but is it really necessary? Mine is in the garage and I will move it every month just to keep the tires round. I could use the jacks to just take a little pressure off. Opinions? [/quote]For the last three winters we've been lucky enough to have our QS 8.1 garaged. I do occasionally roll it out, maybe turn it around, and roll it back. I try to do it about once a month, but I'm not sure that's even necessary. I've never had a flat spot on a tire. Before we were able to garage it, it was outside for two winters wrapped in a tarp made originally to cover a car outside. That material breathes some, I think, so there was never a hint of mold or mildew. I always keep a bucket of DampRid inside to absorb moisture, and that works fine. Outdoors I couldn't move it because it was all locked up (I used an aircraft cable through the wheels) and usually half-buried in snow, but it still didn't develop flat spots. It may be because of the exceptionally light weight of the Quicksilvers.

[admin]

I have my 10.0 under a 12x12 carport shelter on hard dirt. Well at least the dirt is hard if it hasnt rained for a while
I am not worried about taking weight off or rotating the tires. I've owned a wide range of trailers and never had any problems when storing for extended periods of time. I honestly feel I will replace the tires due to rot, sun damage, or hopefully wear long before I see any damage from storing them in one place for long periods of time.

If the trailer was going to be fully exposed to the sun for the majority of the day I would recommend one of the covers Chuck was talking about. Then tended to only last a couple of years if used extensively but I always figured that meant they were doing their job by taking the UV damage in some way. I would also make sure any cover you use is breathable. I've seen bad things happen went equipment is stored with non-breathable tarps. They trap even the smallest amounts of moisture and promote rust and mold/mildew.

Other than that the only thing I do is put a flat piece of wood under the wheel of my tongue jack. It keeps it from sinking into the ground over time due to the high weight to surface area issue.

-Sean

[dp]

Thanks again all,
    Ron

[pinstriper]

Tire store guy told me these are bais-ply tires, not radials. They'll have a flat spot in days. Takes a few miles of travel to heat them up and round 'em out. Don't fight it. There's little to no value in trying to keep them from taking on a flat spot, it isn't a big deal.

That's what I was advised. It may be nothing but beans.