Snap Ring TireSavers help protect your tires from damaging UV rays.

Tire safety is always magnified as the summer travel season gets going. According to the website Tiresafety.com, "Under inflation is the leading cause of tire failure". Proper care and maintenance of your tires is crucial and should be a regular item on your "to do" list. Monitoring of your RV's tires are extremely important as well; especially if there are signs of UV damage. The RV Doctor says, "the damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation as well as exposure to the ozone virtually effects all tires. RV tires in general are more susceptible to this type of damage since they are considered a slow wearing tire. RV tires typically are not driven as far or as often as regular automobile tires". You can read more of The RV Doctor's article HERE.
One of his suggestions, which come from virtually every tire manufacturer, is to cover your RV tires when the vehicle is not in use.

"During short periods of non-use, keep the tires completely covered. When possible, remove and store the tires completely out of the sun and temperature extremes."

Snap-Ring TireSavers are our solution to protecting your RV tires. Actually you can find a size that will fit virtually any vehicle out there, not just RVs.

See the chart from our website:

Snap-Ring TireSavers are easy to install, just spread the spring-steel ring apart, slide it over the tire, and let it "snap" back in to place; that's it!

You can learn more about Snap-Ring TireSavers HERE
Be sure to check your tire conditions often and be safe out on the road!

It's HOT!

Temperatures are scorching again today as we approach the "Official First Day of Summer". We've all experienced the oven that is the inside of a car on a 100 degree day. So, before you scald your hands on the steering wheel or have the skin on the back of your legs melted to the seat, brush up on some products and tips that you can use to fight the heat.

First, here is a great article from eHow that really points out the basics to protecting yourself from a hot interior.
CLICK HERE!

Another one from About.com
CLICK HERE

Still another
CLICK HERE

One theme common to these lists and others is the suggestion to use some type of windshield sunshade to help keep the heat down inside the vehicle.
Covercraft has two different styles of sunshade available.

UVS100™ Heat ShieldThis premium quality, custom patterned, folding heat shield has a silver reflective fabric on the outer side, soft felt on the inside. Both fabrics are laminated to a foam-core board which acts as an insulator. The silver outside facing fabric helps reflect damaging UV rays that not only heat the inside of your vehicle but also damage the interior. 

Flex Shade™ SunScreen
High-performance radiant barrier material uses laminate construction with insulating foam and a clear mylar film on the inside. The side that faces the outside uses a metalized polyester laminate finish to reflect up to 97% of the sun's damaging UV rays.

These are just one simple way you can protect yourself and your vehicle from scorching summer temperatures and blistering UV rays. For more information on these products visit www.covercraft.com