At present, there are some fraudulent descriptions of RV covers on the market. We hope that our experience can help you avoid unscrupulous businesses.

1. Misleading Descriptions

Non-woven fabric lacks distinct anti-UV and waterproof (PU coating) layers. Oxford fabric lacks a distinct anti-UV layer. These functionalities result from integrating specific components into the fibers and should not be portrayed as independent functional layers.

2. Exaggerated Descriptions

• Exaggerating layer count with 3D modeling is a tactic in description competition. Some sellers rely on customers not dismantling the cover for layer verification. The true count is only evident in real photographs.
• Exaggerating non-woven fabrics performance. Due to the absence of a waterproof layer (PU coating) and its natural porous, breathable characteristics, its hard to reach a 1000mm waterproof rating. And non-woven fabric has significantly lower tension compared to Oxford fabric, usually lower than 100lb.
• Exaggerating Oxford cloth specifications, such as 500D/600D/800D/900D/1200D, is often a tactic in description competition. Due to cost constraints, manufactures usually dont produce covers made of these specifications. Buyers struggle to discern differences in various Oxford fabric specifications.

3. Amateurish Descriptions

D (Denier) refers to fiber thickness (weight per 9,000m of fiber). Non-woven fabric does not use the denier concept as its fibers vary in thickness, length, and are arranged in a disorderly manner.

4. Oxford Facric or Non-woven Fabric?

• Oxford fabric surpasses non-woven fabric in waterproofing, tear resistance, although it has lower breathability compared to non-woven fabric (breathability and waterproofing are mutually exclusive).
• Both are close in their ability to block UV rays, usually only differing by 5% or less.
• Non-woven fabrics are more susceptible to aging and weathering. So Oxford fabric generally has a longer lifespan.
• In general, Oxford fabric comes at a higher cost than non-woven fabric.

5. How to distinguish between non-woven fabric and Oxford fabric?

Judge from the pictures. The surface of Oxford fabric is fine and smooth, while non-woven fabric has a rough surface and often comes with pores.

6. An Effective Metric

Grammage (g/m²). For the same type of fabric, a higher grammage indicates a thicker material, usually associated with better quality. However, this metric is not suitable for comparing Oxford fabric and non-woven fabric. Non-woven fabric generally has a higher grammage than Oxford fabric, but its performance is the opposite as mentioned in the previous points.