RV Carports to Cover and Protect

Consider building a steel RV carport but entertaining the idea of enclosing it in the future. By getting a motorhome cover or shelter now, you can always keep the solid roof but build on the coverage you have in the future. This idea gives you the roof only cover at first, or even the roof and a side panel or two. Then later, if you decide you want to add side panels, a fully enclosed garage, building, or shelter, then you can have it enclosed and other structures become a possibility. You can have walls added with garage doors, windows, j-trim, and other customization options to make the metal RV garage your own.

A metal RV carport or steel RV cover provides decades of solid, worry-free protection

The steel carport is the bones of the structure and you choose what to add, if you want, to make the metal carport more reinforced. You can start out with a simple RV carport and add side panels for more sun and wind protection. You can add gable ends for a distinct design. Later, if you like the idea of fully enclosed metal carports, you can look at garages and see how RV covers become buildings. The cost of steel or metal prices for these buildings may make it worthwhile for you to go ahead with a garage at this time, in other words, a fully enclosed building to begin with. Some customers choose RV covers and don't go with optional conversion to a metal garage; it's all up to you.

More people are looking to the Internet to find sale items and good prices for brands they trust. What if you have never shopped online for metal RV covers and you don't know what to look for? Where should you start your search if it feels like everyone wants to sell you their product?

The best place to start is to get educated on metal RV carports first. When you bought your RV, 5th wheel, or camper, you probably learned about how to care for it all during the different seasons of the year, how to maintain the exterior, the interior, and more. The same is true for RV carport covers and what goes into them. You want to understand the important facets and options of a good, solid metal RV carport so let's consider a few.

You want to know the size you will need to properly cover your recreational vehicle. This size includes leg height or the wall height of the metal RV carport. You don't want this height to be too short so that your RV doesn't fit properly, but you also don't want it to be too tall so that you overpay for the height you simply do not need. You might be surprised how well you can fit your travel trailer into an RV carport and still have enough room to move around the vehicle. You don't want to be restricted and you want to allow room for pop-outs, slide-outs, and the ac unit on top, of course.