I've seen pool stores list inground pool winter covers for about $150 Cdn but a heavy duty tarp from the hardware stores with the same weave is about half the price. Has anyone used just a standard tarp? They both say UV protection.
Winter cover vs heavy duty tarp?
- Thread starter GrandizerGo
- Start date
With covers the consensus is buy the cheapest you can as they should be considered disposable 
Even the higher priced ones don't last much more than a couple of years.
Even the higher priced ones don't last much more than a couple of years.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 13,933
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
If you found one that completely covers your pool go for it! I will say that i had a really cheap blue tarp that i used as a cover to shade my little pool during the heat of the summer & it shed many blue “fibers” everywhere. As far as i can tell my Dedicated pool Cover for my big pool did not do this. I would just make sure they are of comparable quality (mil & weave). For a 33’ round pool i have no choice but to buy a pool version 