Stolen Tire Cover

Our new spare tire cover arrived yesterday, it seems that somebody liked the old one more than we did. On our trip to Myrtle Beach it disappeared at a rest stop in Dunn, NC. It was on the camper when we pulled in, but gone when we came out of the bathrooms. It was a fancier one with the cat and the words "wild cat" below it. According to the dealer, they sell about a dozen or so a year to replace ones that have been stolen off the back of campers. Is this a problem in other areas, or just a VA/NC thing?

I decided to see what colleges use the "Wildcat" as a mascot to see if that is the reason it was stolen. There are a LOT of colleges and university's that use that logo. A couple that are roughly near you include Johnson & Wales (NC, SC, and Virginia) Also University of Kentucky (not so close). Who knows, maybe that is why

Hmm, hadn't thought about that being the reason. I did replace it with an identical one this time, thinking we might just get a plain white one or take it off when we travel like that again.

We thought we'd like a Wildcat tire cover. One didn't come with our trailer (our's had a cover with the dealer's name). Instead of Wildcat, we replaced the dealer's advertising with a cover that has a flag. If someone steals our flag, I hope he/she displays it proudly.... and we'll get a new one.

Tater

Tater, I wonder what Dave's does with all the tirecovers that they take off?

to the forum, lots of good info here. My High School was the WildCats.
"We are the Wildcats, mighty, mighty, Wildcats" " And everywhere we go, people want to know" "who we are, who we are" "so we tell them" "WE ARE THE WILDCATS, MIGHTY, MIGHTY WILDCATS"

Well the wife just said no more Irish Whiskey for me tonight.................Goodnight folks

Bill

wohtex wrote: to the forum, lots of good info here. My High School was the WildCats.
"We are the Wildcats, mighty, mighty, Wildcats" " And everywhere we go, people want to know" "who we are, who we are" "so we tell them" "WE ARE THE WILDCATS, MIGHTY, MIGHTY WILDCATS" Bill

I remember that cheer...only our mascot was a Gosling!

Peck em again, peck em again, harder, harder!

Sort of the same problem. The elastic band on our cover just plain got cooked by the sun. Loose enough that I won't leave it on and tow. Since all it needs is a new chunk of elastic I thought "Take it to a place where they make bimini covers for boats" (no joy), "Take it to an auto upholstery place" (no joy), "take it to somebody that does clothing alterations" (no joy), "put the damned thing in the basement" (that worked).

....wow, I'm glad that ours is inside the storage area in the back...

I know my elastic was in good shape, as part of my pre trip inspection it comes off in order to check the spare and tire pressure. At least the replacement wasn't too expensive