Need recommendations for inexpensive (>$50 if possible, max of $100) vehicle covers I could use on the SB Cruiser trike.
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67833
Not just a "tarp", but a decent cover that I can very simply and quickly take out of the cargo area and put over the trike, and fairly quickly just pull off and put back in the cargo area.
I haven't made measurements in a while, but it is about 11 feet long from front of front tire to back of cargo area, about three feet wide (a bit less), and about 5 feet tall. A plain "box" shaped cover would be fine, though I didn't run across any in my searches.
I may need to be able to park my trike outside a workplace for whole shifts; it isn't weatherproof enough to handle that long term, and I am not certain enough of my abilities to ensure full waterproofing against some of the (rare) storms we have here. Additionally, the sun is intense, and a cover (as long as it is open underneath for some ventilation) will help keep direct sun off the parts of the trike where heat builds up otherwise (like especially the battery compartment, the box under the seat).
I've googled around some, but there is a huge range of types, qualities, etc., and I'd like opinions based on personal experience, at least for brands that might be reliable.
I prefer something that will last a good long time, but I realize that sun and weather will degrade them. So a single layer plastic cover wont' do; it'll disintegrate too quickly and tear too easily.
The primary thing is keeping rain off the majority of the trike from the sides and above (can't do much about splatter from below in intense storms).
Secondary is keeping it a bit cooler, though that goal is not completely compatible with waterproofing, since the former needs ventilation but the latter prevents that.
Tertiary is potentially keeping people from messing with stuff on the trike, sitting on it, etc., when I am working and can't check on it. A cover at least makes them have to lift or take the cover off to do anything, so they wouldn't do it just "casually in passing", but would need actual intent to mess with it, which is less likely for most people. (if they intend to do something, it doesn't matter what I do with it, they'll do whatever they feel like).
In my hour or so of poking around, the closest thing I found within my budget is this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P27J62Z
in either the SUV or Sedan versions (I would guess the $45 Sedan one is so wide that it would still fit the trike height anyway, but the SUV one would almost certainly fit, and is only $5 more).
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=67833
Not just a "tarp", but a decent cover that I can very simply and quickly take out of the cargo area and put over the trike, and fairly quickly just pull off and put back in the cargo area.
I haven't made measurements in a while, but it is about 11 feet long from front of front tire to back of cargo area, about three feet wide (a bit less), and about 5 feet tall. A plain "box" shaped cover would be fine, though I didn't run across any in my searches.
I may need to be able to park my trike outside a workplace for whole shifts; it isn't weatherproof enough to handle that long term, and I am not certain enough of my abilities to ensure full waterproofing against some of the (rare) storms we have here. Additionally, the sun is intense, and a cover (as long as it is open underneath for some ventilation) will help keep direct sun off the parts of the trike where heat builds up otherwise (like especially the battery compartment, the box under the seat).
I've googled around some, but there is a huge range of types, qualities, etc., and I'd like opinions based on personal experience, at least for brands that might be reliable.
I prefer something that will last a good long time, but I realize that sun and weather will degrade them. So a single layer plastic cover wont' do; it'll disintegrate too quickly and tear too easily.
The primary thing is keeping rain off the majority of the trike from the sides and above (can't do much about splatter from below in intense storms).
Secondary is keeping it a bit cooler, though that goal is not completely compatible with waterproofing, since the former needs ventilation but the latter prevents that.
Tertiary is potentially keeping people from messing with stuff on the trike, sitting on it, etc., when I am working and can't check on it. A cover at least makes them have to lift or take the cover off to do anything, so they wouldn't do it just "casually in passing", but would need actual intent to mess with it, which is less likely for most people. (if they intend to do something, it doesn't matter what I do with it, they'll do whatever they feel like).
In my hour or so of poking around, the closest thing I found within my budget is this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P27J62Z
in either the SUV or Sedan versions (I would guess the $45 Sedan one is so wide that it would still fit the trike height anyway, but the SUV one would almost certainly fit, and is only $5 more).
