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What about snow loads?
Have you tested these toppers in extreme subzero temperatures?
if so, what were the results?
- We've sent a few up to Canada where they've been in -20 F
and have had no problems that we've heard of. We've personally
used our Softopper high in the Rockies at -25 F and it was always
fine. You might have to be more careful with the window material
in very very extreme temperatures when rolling it up, as it gets
very stiff when it's cold. To date, we have never has a window
that needed to be replaced though. The aluminum and Sunbrella
canvas is also fine in the snow.
How much snow can a softopper handle without being damaged?
We sometimes have as much as a foot of snow in a few hours.
- We've had a pile on ours here in Boulder Colorado (photo)
but if you had a lot of heavy wet snow, I wouldn't want it to
pile up too high. It would get pretty heavy, and may possibly
damage the frame, although we have never had a complaint in this
regard even from any of our Alaskan customers.
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