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Purchased ADCO 52240 Designer Series Gray SFS AquaShed Travel Trailer RV Cover on Sunday and thanks to Amazon Prime received cover on Wednesday. I found a great price with Amazon Deals – turns out the box was 'damaged' but the contents were intact. Manufacture date was May 2015 on cover itself – guessing someone ordered the wrong size perhaps and returned it. Thanks to all the one star reviewers that mention how their covers were tearing, ripping and getting holes - Due to those reviews I paid very close attention to the packaging, instructions and the cover itself. After opening the box and before even removing the shrink wrap from the product I noted the two labels affixed to the wrap. Pictures of the labels and the box are included with this review. One of the labels states clearly about preparing the RV before putting on the cover and also using care when putting the cover in place. Updated March 2017: I am giving the cover five stars because I can not give it four and a half stars. I did have it have 4 stars but changed it because it is almost 5 stars. There were a couple of issues with sizing. A circumstantial sizing issue is that the cover that I ordered was not the recommended size that Adco's own website suggested. Its cover finder web-page ended up suggesting a model 52241 cover for my 2015 Jayco travel trailer model 195 RB. The 52241 cover is for RV ranging from 20'1" – 22' with overall dimension of 267" x 100" x 90". I had already measured out my RV at about 19 ½ feet and it seemed that a cover that was for up to 20' would suffice. Accordingly I ordered the 52240 that stated that it was for an RV 18'1” to 20' measured length with overall dimensions of (L x W x H): 243" x 100" x 90". Overall the 52240 size and choice worked for my RV as the pictures show - even the full tongue can be covered. However the panels that unzip for accessing the doors are slightly too low for my Jayco when fully rolled up. I tried pulling the cover over to the non-door side in order to raise the opening. However during the buckling of the straps the top part of the cover slipped back into its natural layout. I just adjusted the lower cover elasticized corner off the underside of the bumper to clear the RV door's opening and closing. Perhaps the top would adjust easier by not covering the spare tire on the back and the tongue on the front. Installation of the cover was relatively easy for the size of the 52240 – larger sizes may certainly warrant an extra person. I put the cover on during a gusty afternoon – I asked the wife for help but by the time she arrived I had already dropped the cover over the top of the RV. Keep in mind again that warning label on the shrink wrap packaging about safely installing. If the cover does NOT move when gently pulled in a direction then it is binding somewhere – in most cases it may be because the corners had dropped under and around the bottom of the RV. One other feature that is not mentioned in the online product information is that Adco supplies 4 rain gutter protector covers with elastic nylon drawstrings. I had already put the four protective booties on the gutter so I did not include a picture of one alone. The included picture is a gutter protector already in place. The supplied gutter protectors will work - if you try using them any way possible instead of just sliding them over the gutter. The gutter covers are made of polypropylene with reinforcements on the lower half inside. Each is about 4-5 inches by about 2 inches. After studying the protectors, I rolled them down in half then pulled them onto each gutter. Once in place I partially unrolled them then cinched the drawstring and wrapped the drawstring around again into a bow. I had to position the protectors drawstring so that it would tighten against a certain part of the gutter but it worked fine. It was far better than messy duck tape – I suppose some tape could even be used as securing wrap around the protector if desired. The one page Adco RV Cover Installation Advice document is fairly clear about laying out the cover correctly and installation. The sheet also lists all the items in the order including a ladder cap reinforcement cover and storage bag.that page and the warranty were easily found within the folds of the three patches that are supplied in case of a rip. Included are photos of the documents and the sheet that describes the part/model number AND where the installation instructions may be found. The patches are each 6”x11 ½” - two light grey & one dark gray. After my first winter season, last summer 2016 I had to use the patches - I ripped the fabric cover on one side due to carelessness on my part. I was too close to RV snowblowing and the snowblower's drift blade on one side caught up in the cover. Yes I was pissed! This past winter I went much more carefully when snowblowing around the RV. One of the niftiest features of the Adco cover is the simple way to get the straps under the trailer – just snap on a weighted section of what is called a Strap and Buckle Assist (pictures included) to the buckle and toss it under the trailer to the other side. Also the fabric of the cover sides is three layer polypropylene – it is certainly NOT paper-like material. An obvious consideration is that the covered RV should not be stored under trees. A falling branch could perhaps easily rip the material. A short video about the features of ADCO Designer Series Gray SFS AquaShed Travel Trailer RV Covers can be found on youtube. Amazon has a shorter video at the top of the product page that demonstrates how to measure an RV for cover size. One other consideration is climate – I live in northern lower Michigan. The AquaShed cover is the type that works in my region. For warmer climates use the Adco Tyvek RV Designer model. See the Adco cover type US Region map photo. In summary I would recommend this model series of the Adco cover.