We ordered too many roof covers, so right now yours is from $199 instead of $398$398 while stock lasts
Our last order came in bigger than planned and the warehouse is full. The roof of your caravan or motorhome is what gains from it, right as the summer sun gets going.
By Anders from the warehouse.
Last updated 6 November 2026.
Summary: Our last order came in bigger than planned, and the warehouse is full of roof covers. So we're clearing them out: from $199 instead of the regular $398$398, while stock lasts.
If your caravan or motorhome sits out in the sun between trips, and you'd rather not think about the roof until the next one, this is the fix. A white cover that covers only the roof, in nine lengths from 5.5 to 13.5 m, so the sun hits the fabric instead of the sealant at the seams and hatches. And seals that held up all summer are what decide the leak check before the next trip.
1. The roof looks fine. You just never see it.
Nobody decides to let the roof take a whole summer on its own. You park the van after the last trip, figure you'll climb up and check it at some point, and then it never happens. From the ground everything looks fine. But up on the roof, the sun sits on the same seals hour after hour, and the sealant around the hatches and along the seams dries out, shrinks and starts to crack. Dust and dry leaves pile up in the corners, and the first summer storm finds whatever gap the sun opened. The roof is the one surface that sits uncovered in full sun, day after day, all summer. You'd never leave the awning out between trips. But the roof, where every seal sits, is left to fend for itself. Not because you chose it. It just turned out that way the day you parked it.
2. A wash-down after the trip doesn't stop the sun that follows
Most people do one thing to the roof a year, and it's right after the last trip. You sweep off the leaves, maybe hose it down, look at the seals and decide they seem fine. Then the van gets parked and is left on its own until the next time. Meanwhile the sun bakes the same sealant every single day, the dust blows straight back in, and when a storm finally rolls through, the water runs into the low spots around the hatch. The sun doesn't care that the roof was clean the day you parked it. One afternoon with a broom against a whole summer of sun is not a fair fight. What decides whether the roof holds up isn't how carefully you washed it. It's how many weeks the sealant sat in the sun with nothing over it.
3. Sealant that's still sound can be kept sound. A leak can't be undone.
This is the mistake that doesn't show until it's too late. Dust on the roof is no problem, it brushes off before the next trip. Cracked sealant is a different kind of problem. Once a seam has opened, the next storm sends water in through it, and the water sits in the roof and in the wall where no sun can dry it out. You stand next to the tech at the service centre as he runs the moisture meter along the ceiling, watch the reading climb near the hatch, and tell yourself it's probably just condensation. It isn't. It's water that got in through a seam the sun cracked, and the leak check only shows what has already happened. Sealant that's still sound can be kept that way, but a leak can't be taken back.
4. It isn't one storm. It's every hot day in between. (almost everyone misses this)
This is the mistake that costs the most, and it never shows on the day. A scorching afternoon leaves no mark you can spot from the ground, and neither does the next one. But the van sits out there in the sun every day, and what doesn't show in a day is plain to see after a summer: a seal that let go, a dark streak on the ceiling, a moisture reading that's too high around the hatch. And the day you sell it, the buyer stands right there with a moisture meter, knocking the price down in their head while the number climbs. It isn't one storm that does the damage. It's all the ordinary hot days you didn't think about.
5. The full cover that ends up in the shed
Plenty of owners who finally decide go for the big one: a full cover that wraps the whole van from roof to wheels. It sounds like the safe choice. In practice it's a lot of fabric to get on, it has to be dragged over the full length without snagging anywhere, and once it's on, it flaps against the sides every time the wind picks up. After the second time it stays in the shed, because it was too much work on a hot Saturday. Then the roof is just as bare as before, and all you got for your money is a bag in the shed. What protects a roof isn't the cover that covers the most. It's the one that actually goes on: a white cover that covers only the roof, that one person puts on alone, and that stays put in the wind.
So what do the owners who are relaxed at the leak check do?
They stop putting it off and cover the one surface that actually takes the sun: the roof. The cover goes over the roof, with the edge hanging 30 to 40 cm down the sides, so the sun hits white fabric instead of the sealant at the seams and hatches. Woven webbing straps on all four sides hook under the edge of the body and hold it in place when the wind picks up, and two reinforced straps go across the top. One person puts it on alone, without asking anyone for help. Over the roof, hook the straps, done. Then the van sits there between trips with its seals out of the sun.
The cover is white 210D Oxford fabric, waterproof and sun-resistant, made for strong sun, and it comes in nine lengths from 5.5 to 13.5 m, all 3 m wide. It fits over rooftop air conditioners, roof vents and skylights; with a lot of gear up there, go one size up. Shipping to Australia is free, delivery takes 5 to 10 business days, and you have 90 days to try it. The difference shows the day it's time to head off again: intact seals, a dry ceiling, and a leak check you don't have to be nervous about.
I'll be honest:
we bought too many. We brought in a bigger batch of roof covers than we've ever ordered, and now the pallets are still sitting in the warehouse. Rather than let them sit there, we're keeping it simple: from $199 instead of the regular $398$398, until the batch is gone.
That's the whole reason for the lower price. No made-up mega discount and no clock counting down. We simply have more covers than shelf space, and your roof gets more use out of one than our warehouse does.
And the price is honest the other way too: $398$398 is what the cover normally costs here. When the batch is gone, it goes back to that. The price follows the length: there are nine sizes, and the figure here is the shortest one's. Pick the length that covers your roof and you'll see its own price.
That's why you can try it risk free.
If you want one, just hit the button below. You have 90 days to try it: if the cover doesn't fit your caravan or motorhome, or you change your mind, get in touch within 90 days and we'll arrange a return or refund. But the price only holds while stock lasts.