My reel for my solar cover scoots across the deck when I try to unroll the cover. Over the years, I prevented this by placing a bag of play sand on the legs at each end of the reel. The sand works great at keeping the reel in place. The issue is that the UV from the sun degrades the bag and it eventually splits and spills sand on the deck. Some of the solutions I've looked into. I could use a canvas bag to hold the sand but it will get wet and moldy and eventually rot.
I could use polypropylene bags that are used in flood control. Most of the ones I see have 1600 hours of UV protection but I see a lot of comments that they won't last that long. I know polypropylene is damaged easily by UV and it's the stabilizers in the product that protect it. I could use polyester canopy bags. Polyester also degrades in UV but many of them come with PVC coatings to help them last longer in the sun. I found a few nylon canopy bags that are UV resistant.
My preference is to use a bag to drape over the legs. The hard plastic coated canopy weights are less practical in how that would fit over the legs. I'm also not going the use cinder blocks or any type of metal weight.
Any recommendations or other ideas?
I could use polypropylene bags that are used in flood control. Most of the ones I see have 1600 hours of UV protection but I see a lot of comments that they won't last that long. I know polypropylene is damaged easily by UV and it's the stabilizers in the product that protect it. I could use polyester canopy bags. Polyester also degrades in UV but many of them come with PVC coatings to help them last longer in the sun. I found a few nylon canopy bags that are UV resistant.
My preference is to use a bag to drape over the legs. The hard plastic coated canopy weights are less practical in how that would fit over the legs. I'm also not going the use cinder blocks or any type of metal weight.
Any recommendations or other ideas?
