[themattreid]

1. put the soft top up - takes 5 minutes
2. put it in the garage if it fits (mine does not)
3. fork over the $100 for a good cover.

[SuMeRiaN]

garbage bags on the seat the morning after the storm is usually the route I go. I really want to take the soft top off completly but I know the moment I do it will rain for 3 days.

[themattreid]

Originally Posted by SuMeRiaN

I really want to take the soft top off completly but I know the moment I do it will rain for 3 days.

Good point - I'd like to take the top off of mine too but it's just too random that it will rain whenever... even in the summer.

[hikerpaddler]

While I was not enlightened like you, I found his post to be relevant. Made sense to me, anyway. If you want to be dry all the time, leave the top up and the windows in. It's not a station wagon. My kids survived the occasional sogginess, and years later still fight to ride in the jeep over our much dryer durango.

Originally Posted by NavinRJohnson

I think you're having the trouble following; the point of my post was that your's was non-responsive. You apparently didn't "follow" the OP too well. He specifically said he did not want to remove the carseat (child's carseat, genius) every night. But thanks for sharing your irrelevant experience. I was certainly enlightened.

[NavinRJohnson]

Originally Posted by hikerpaddler

While I was not enlightened like you, I found his post to be relevant.

Hopefully, this line of discussion ends here, but

Originally Posted by keithert

Just curious what you guys to do keep your Jeeps dry when parked and topless.

Originally Posted by ryobi

I leave the canopy up or run a safari bikini. .

So, no longer topless?

Originally Posted by keithert

I'm looking for something easy to put on and take off that doesn't cost $100.

Nor is it on and off.

Originally Posted by keithert

Just rhino lining and letting it get wet isn't an option because I have a child seat installed in the back seat and don't want to have to constantly remove it.

Originally Posted by ryobi

If it's going to be heavy, I fold the rear seatback down and rock both front seats forward, which minimizes water exposure. I put bestop "custom fit" vinyl seatcovers on the front seats. It's 100% better than wet cloth seats.

[PackMan]

Yes, I would like to know how women keep their Jeep dry when they are topless. Pics are mandatory.

[fried_gold]

Originally Posted by NavinRJohnson

I don't see the point of throwing a raincoat over the dash or a bag over the car seat because you can't drive with them on.

I guess I just don't see your point on the cab cover. It serves the same function as everything you just posted, only it does a better job. When I am running with the top down, I put it on every night and it takes 3 minutes. The primary reason I don't just throw the canopy up every night is that the added stress on the bows will wear them over time. But maybe that is because I have a LJ; its longer top makes this repeated stress a lot more of an issue.

My only point about the cab covers is that when it's raining and I have the doors and windows out and I want to go somewhere, I just hop in and go (that cool air from the rain feels so good in the summer) and I couldn't do that if I relied on a cab cover. Seems to work ok for everybody else, but not for me.

I don't put the canopy up every night, only when it rains and I put the raincoat over the dash in case the rain blows in and gets the electronics wet. That's not a problem when driving. The only thing I care about keeping dry is the dash, myself, and the carseat (waterproof seat covers, no carpet etc), The dash stays dry while parked with the raincoat over it, me and the dash stay dry when driving so the carseat is the only thing to worry about. I've only been using the bag to keep dew off at night and I only used it a few times. She's been riding with me a lot so the Jeep has been staying buttoned up, but it shouldn't be hard to secure it for driving in the rain this summer. I think I will be using something heavier duty than a plastic bag though.

[NavinRJohnson]

Originally Posted by fried_gold

My only point about the cab covers is that when it's raining and I have the doors and windows out and I want to go somewhere, I just hop in and go (that cool air from the rain feels so good in the summer) and I couldn't do that if I relied on a cab cover. Seems to work ok for everybody else, but not for me.

I don't put the canopy up every night, only when it rains and I put the raincoat over the dash in case the rain blows in and gets the electronics wet. That's not a problem when driving. The only thing I care about keeping dry is the dash, myself, and the carseat (waterproof seat covers, no carpet etc), The dash stays dry while parked with the raincoat over it, me and the dash stay dry when driving so the carseat is the only thing to worry about. I've only been using the bag to keep dew off at night and I only used it a few times. She's been riding with me a lot so the Jeep has been staying buttoned up, but it shouldn't be hard to secure it for driving in the rain this summer. I think I will be using something heavier duty than a plastic bag though.

That's cool. I guess you have better weathermen than we have here -- they always seem to screw me when I leave the canopy down. I do sometimes leave it up with no windows, parking uphill and rolling up the fornt windows. Pretty dry unless it blows sideways. I always take the carseat out though, but my kids only get in during the weekend. If you haev no kid in it, people think you have a newborn in there and I get some some pretty shocked looks with the top down on the highway.

[UTWeezul]

Originally Posted by Bill W

When I had a 1980 MGB it had a cover that spanned from the back of the softtop to the dash board and had a zipper that ran down the middle. It kept the car dry in rain storms and you could unzip just the drivers side and drive with it on.
I wish a company would step up and make something like that for the jeep crowd.

I remember my dad having an MGB, he had quite a few when I was younger. They were really fun to ride in. Oh well, the trail cover is probably the closest thing to that available.

[jappe]

Originally Posted by erickpl

I have the Rain Gear cover too. My ONLY complaint with it is that the black fades quickly. This top is about 18 months old.





It works with my side sliders just fine. Some water might get up there, but it also allows for some air flow too.

Due to the fact that I sunburn real easy, I have a safari I run most of the time, so if I get caught in the rain, I have to deal with water coming in from the doors being off (if they're off) or coming in from behind if I have the jammer out.

I want to see rear tubes better Pictures please.

[tak2w]

I had the rain gear (jeepcovers.com) cover for my CJ for years and it worked great! It does fade like one poster said. My only compalaint about it is the size when rolled up. Because the material is so thick, when you roll it up, it is about the size of a small sleeping bag. I need a cover for my 99 TJ and I was wondering if the Bestop cover material is any thinner, and packs into a smaller bag. I don't think it does from the pictures on their web site of the storage bag that it comes with, but it's hard to tell. Anyone know?