joe b.
Florida
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This type of shield for the toad seems to get good reviews. I am sure it is available at many RV supply businesses.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/tow-defender-tow-shield/34935
I don't use anything on my headlights as they are lexan. They are not glass as I have to polish the haze off them every few years. Protection is really a matter of personal choice. Some RV owners are very concerned about it, others are not. Almost like keeping your RV washed and waxed or not.
Some of the old homemade contraptions of the past made the RV look like a moving chicken coop with all the screen wire, etc. Only of all the ones I have seen going north bound, I have never seen one being used by anyone on the south bound trip. Often you could see the damage the vehicle had received from the attempt to protect it. I don't do anything more to my RVs to drive to Alaska, than I do to make a run up to New England or to the Pacific NW. I take the same tools, the same spare parts and the same hardware cloth behind the grill and bug screen on the front. It is a great trip to the north country.
joe b.
Stuart Florida
Formerly of Colorado and Alaska
Chevy 3500 DRW Dmax CC - Rockwood 8281 SS 5th Whl & 2008 Lance 845 TC
www.pajbcooper.com web site
Alaska Trip 2011 posted
Alaska-Colorado - photos
"Without challenge, adventure is impossible".
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Raymon
Phoenixville, PA
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When I had a new 5er and went in 2006, I used a shield called Towtector on the rear of my F250. It worked great; not one scratch or dent in the front of the trailer. We traveled many gravel roads. If you go to Towtector's website and watch the video, you will understand why their product works and other similar designs do not work; it is the extra rod that keeps the filament from sailing. Hope this helps.
Ray
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